Clearwater woman arrested in deadly hit-and-run on Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard: Police

The Brief

  • A 51-year-old Clearwater woman was arrested in a Feb. 4 hit-and-run crash on Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard that killed 60-year-old Elbert Gilbert.
  • Police say Gilbert was in a crosswalk when he was struck by Dawn Dunkle’s 2024 red Ford Mustang. She reportedly did not stop or call 911.
  • Dunkle faces charges of leaving the scene of a crash involving death and possession of a controlled substance. She was booked into the Pinellas County Jail.

CLEARWATER, Fla. A woman was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash on Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard that killed a pedestrian earlier this month, according to the Clearwater Police Department.

The backstory:

Police say Dawn Dunkle, 51, was driving a 2024 red Ford Mustang that hit Elbert Gilbert, 60, on Feb. 4 in the 1400 block of Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard.

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