St. Petersburg, Florida -- St. Pete Police are looking for the man who dragged a woman through an intersection and then ran over her arm with his truck during a road rage incident.
Just before 10 p.m. on Thursday, a 39-year-old woman was driving on 2nd Ave. South when she noticed she was being tailgated by a pickup truck.
For unknown reasons the driver of the truck began honking his horn and then pulled in front of victim and began slamming on his brakes causing the victim to come to an abrupt stop.
The victim followed the pickup truck to the area of 4th Avenue South and 4th Street, where both vehicles stopped for a red-light. She exited her vehicle and approached the driver of the truck to speak with him about what had just occurred.
As she approached the driver's window of the pick-up, the driver reached out and grabbed her the right arm. He then began to accelerate through the intersection against the red-light, dragging the victim about 50 feet before releasing her arm.
She fell to the pavement and was then run over by the truck's left rear tire.
The suspect is described as a white male, 30-40 years old. His vehicle is described as an older model silver or beige Toyota Tacoma and was last seen entering westbound I-175 at 4th Street South.
The victim has been admitted to Bayfront Hospital for severe injuries to her right arm as the result of the truck running over her.
The St. Petersburg Police are asking for the public's assistance in identifying the suspect in this case. Anyone who believes they may have information on this incident should call the non-emergency number at 727-893-7780, Text-A-Tip to 727-420-8911 or leave a confidential tip at 727-892-5000.