Suspect Arrested After Crashing Car Into St Pete Home and Leaving It to Burn With People Inside

St Pete Couple Escapes Burning Home After Car Crashes Through Wall During Hit and Run

Imagine waking up at 3 a.m. to a sound like a bomb going off inside your house. That is exactly what happened to Sandra and Abbott Henderson on June 8, 2026, in St. Petersburg’s Childs Park neighborhood.

Abbott got up to check. There was a car in the living room. And it was on fire.

They ran out the back door, knocked down a fence, and made it out alive. Behind them was a home they had lived in for 30 years. The man who caused it all just walked away.

A Honda Accord Through the Front Wall

The crash happened at 4434 14th Avenue South, just before 3 a.m. A Honda Accord went through the front wall, slammed into the living room, and caught fire almost immediately…

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