Surveillance video shows suspected hit-and-run driver

Raw: Hit-and-run crash scene

St Pete police say an older model faded red Honda or Hyundai can be seen in this surveillance video leaving the scene of the crash.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Police in St. Petersburg are hoping new surveillance video will help them figure out who was involved in a hit-and-run crash that left a motorcyclist dead.

The crash happened around 7:40 p.m. Saturday. Police say Brendan Markeith Hawkins was riding a 2017 Suzuki motorcycle eastbound on 5th Avenue S when a red vehicle coming the other way turned left onto 37th Street S and into the path of the motorcycle.

Police say the motorcycle struck the back right-hand side of the car. Even though Hawkins was wearing a helmet, the 24-year-old later passed away at a hospital.

The red vehicle left the scene. Police say it appears to be an older model faded red Honda or Hyundai that can be seen in grainy new surveillance video.