DUI driver kills bicyclist in Pinellas County, leaves crime scene, FHP says

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (WFLA) — A Pinellas Park man was arrested early Sunday morning after killing a bicyclist in a DUI crash, according to the Flori...

September 11, 2022
10:10 PM

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (WFLA) — A Pinellas Park man was arrested early Sunday morning after killing a bicyclist in a DUI crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said Nicholas Carusotti, 29, was driving east on 62nd Avenue North when he ran into a bicyclist that was traveling on the same road. The driver kept driving for a short distance until his vehicle was disabled from the crash. The FHP said Carusotti then left the vehicle and traveled on foot until he was found by Pinellas Park police.

Nathaniel Rodriguez