Filed Under:Bayou, crash, death, Florida, Investigation, St. Petersburg, Vehicle Crash

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (CW44 News At 10)–Police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle traffic crash, ending in a St. Petersburg bayou.

At 7:24 a.m. today, Oct. 26, we received a call about a partially submerged vehicle in Bayou Grande, a waterway near the intersection of 62nd Avenue and Bayou Grande Boulevard NE.

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When officers arrived they spotted a grey 2014 Volkswagen Passat in the water.

Investigators said the Volkswagen, driven by Tabatha Anne Hunter, 33, crashed through a fence just east of the intersection of 62nd Ave. and Bayou Grande Blvd. NE and had gone into the water.

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Rescue personnel went into the water and recovered one body from the vehicle.

Hunter was pronounced dead at the scene.

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It is an ongoing investigation.