Woman dead after friend 'unknowingly' backs over her with car, St. Pete police say
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - An 80-year-old woman is dead after a car backed over her Wednesday on 5th Avenue in St. Petersburg, police said.
The St. Petersburg Police Department said a woman dropped off her two friends around 12:30 p.m. in the 5100 block of 5th Avenue North.
When the woman driving backed out of the driveway, she unknowingly hit and backed over one of her friends, St. Pete police said.
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The victim, 80-year-old Eileen O'Shea, was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, but officers said she later died.
The 5100 block of 5th Avenue North was closed to traffic. The crash remains under investigations.