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The Brief
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- A pickup truck slammed into a Pinellas Park couple’s mobile home late Saturday night, missing them by inches.
- The driver fled the scene and had not been caught as of Sunday night.
- One passenger from the truck was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
M and N say they are grateful to be alive after a truck barreled into their mobile home on 76th Terrace North around 11 p.m. Saturday. The couple had just moved from their living room to their bedroom when the crash occurred.
According to the pair, the pickup truck clipped a fire truck responding to another call before jumping a median and slamming into their home, pinning them against a wall.
An Uber driver stopped to help, but they said the driver of the pickup and others inside tried to reverse and take off.
Police say the driver has not been located. One passenger was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The impact shifted the home off its foundation, leaving the couple displaced. S. says the only belongings they were able to save were her books and a phone charger. They’re now staying with neighbors.
What they’re saying:
“We’re just screaming for help because we’re trapped,” S said, “It looks bad, it feels bad, it is bad. But we will recover.”
L said, “A whole truck came through… he barely clipped a fire truck… hopped the median… and came straight in.”
S hopes the crash serves as a reminder for drivers to slow down on U.S. 19: “We see people speeding… going 80, 90, and this is what happens.”
As of Sunday, Pinellas Park Police are continuing to search for the driver who left the scene. The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is urged to contact the police.
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Source: fox13news
