Gray Nissan hits dog, flees scene in hit-and-run, Clearwater FL


Caller reports a hit-and-run where a gray Nissan Sentra struck a dog and drove away near 54 N Martin Luther King Jr Ave in Clearwater. The caller says the car had damage to the front, rear, and side and left westbound on James Avenue toward 16th. The caller estimates the event happened about 10 minutes earlier and says there were two female occupants.
Audio|Source: Pinellas County Sheriff and EMS, Clearwater / St. Petersburg Police
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Transcript:
11 alpha copy, 315 (name withheld). Other end. Just occurred: accident, hit and run[1]. 1234 James Avenue. Time lapse of about 10 minutes where a gray Nissan Sentra hit the complainant's dog and kept going. The vehicle appears to have front, rear, and side damage. It left westbound on James, then an unknown direction on 16th. The vehicle may be occupied by two females. Sierra Yankee 3-8 and Nissan gray might be the vehicle. Approaching 54 MLK at 024. Is it a mover or none? What car was that?
11 alpha copy, 315 (name withheld). Other end. Just occurred: accident, hit and run[1]. 1234 James Avenue. Time lapse of about 10 minutes where a gray Nissan Sentra hit the complainant's dog and kept going. The vehicle appears to have front, rear, and side damage. It left westbound on James, then an unknown direction on 16th. The vehicle may be occupied by two females. Sierra Yankee 3-8 and Nissan gray might be the vehicle. Approaching 54 MLK at 024. Is it a mover or none? What car was that?
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[1]
hit and run: Leaving the scene of an accident
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Location mentioned:
Near N Martin Luther King Jr Ave, Clearwater, FL 33755
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