Charges dropped against St. Pete garbage truck driver in deadly alley crash, prosecutors say

The Brief

  • Prosecutors have dropped all criminal charges against St. Petersburg garbage truck driver Nathan Brown and officially closed the case.
  • Brown was previously charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving death after Candice Roberts, 49, was struck and killed while sleeping in a downtown alley on May 30.
  • Court records show no additional charges are pending, and the State Attorney’s Office is not moving forward with prosecution based on the available evidence.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. The State Attorney’s Office dropped all criminal charges against a St. Petersburg garbage truck driver who was previously jailed after a woman was hit and killed in a downtown alley.

Charges dropped, case closed

What we know:

Court records show the felony case against Nathan Brown, 51, has been closed and the charges have been dropped based on the evidence currently available.

The case was officially closed following a filing in Pinellas County court.

Garbage truck driver previously charged

The backstory:

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