A 51-year-old woman was arrested Saturday night after deputies say she hit and killed a pedestrian in St. Pete Beach and took off. 

  • Woman charged with DUI after fatal hit and run in St. Pete Beach
  • Peter Chenhall, 40, was hit and killed
  • Carolyn Yovan, 51, charged with DUI manslaughter

Deputies said Peter Chenhall, 40, was walking on the sidewalk in St. Pete Beach near the intersection of Captiva Circle and Blind Pass Road when a 2004 Lexus RX330 drove up onto the curb and the sidewalk and struck Chenhall. 

Deputies said the driver, Carolyn Yovan, 51, fled the scene and cause a second crash, two miles south of the first crash, at Gulf Boulevard and Gulf Winds Drive. No one was injured in the second crash. 

The crash occurred around 7 p.m. and Yovan was arrested around 10:30 p.m.

Deputies said Yovan showed signs of impairment and refused to provide valid breath samples. 

She was arrested and charged with misdemeanor driving while license suspended or revoked, felony leaving the scene of a crash with death, and felony driving under the influence manslaughter.