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Woman killed after being hit while walking her bike across the street, driver arrested for DUI

The crash happened Tuesday night, according to St. Petersburg police.
Credit: St. Petersburg Police Department

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A woman who was walking her bicycle across the road was hit and killed by a driver who was allegedly under the influence, police said

Haylee Concepcion, 25, was attempting to cross 54th Avenue South in a marked crosswalk around 9 p.m. Tuesday when a black Jeep made a left turn from 31st Street South and hit her, the St. Petersburg Police Department said in a media release.

She was reportedly taken to Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital with life-threatening injuries and died on Wednesday. 

The left turn was legal and the driver, Richard Wilson, was turning under a steady green arrow. When police arrived on the scene, they determined Wilson showed signs of impairment, and he was arrested for driving under the influence, according to the department.

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