News: Fort Meade firefighter hospitalized after being hit by train FORT MEADE, Fla. — A firefighter was struck and injured by a train while fighting a blaze in Polk County on Tuesday afternoon, reports WTSP. The incident happened as firefighters were battling a grass fire in the area of 14th Street NW near Highway 17…
News: Teenager under arrest in connection with fatal North Port wreck NORTH PORT, FL – A young man is under arrest in connection with a fatal car accident in Sarasota County in 2019. According to WZVN , Tristan Burroughs of Venice was arrested on a vehicular manslaughter charge in the case. The incident happened at…
News: 13-year-old girl struck by vehicle while riding skateboard in North Port NORTH PORT, FL – Authorities say a teenager riding a skateboard was struck by a vehicle in Sarasota County over the weekend, reports WWSB. Police and emergency crews were on the scene of the incident on Balsey Street in North Port on Saturday….
News: School board employee charged with DUI following Lake Wales crash LAKE WALES, FL – Authorities say a school board employee in Polk County was involved in a drunk driving accident on Sunday afternoon, reports Fox 13 News. 45-year-old Amy Steele was arrested on a DUI charge following the incident in Lake Wales. The Polk…
News: Man struck and killed by drag racing vehicle at track in Bradenton BRADENTON, FL – An investigation is underway following a fatal crash at the Bradenton Motorsports Park Friday night. WFLA reports that a track employee, 56-year-old Daniel Stone, was struck and killed by a drag racing vehicle at about 7:40 p.m. Investigators determined…
News: Motorcyclist dies after losing control on U.S. 301 ramp TAMPA, FL – Florida state troopers report a man was killed in a motorcycle accident Monday night in Hillsborough County. According to the Tampa Bay Times , the motorcyclist lost control of the vehicle at about 9 p.m. while going south on the entrance ramp…
News: Driver killed in collision with dump truck in Pasco County WESLEY CHAPEL, FL – A woman was killed when her car crashed into a dump truck in Pasco County Thursday morning, WTSP reports. This is an update to a previous story . Pasco County Fire Rescue responded to the scene at the intersection of…
News: Major crash involving dump truck at Wesley Chapel intersection WESLEY CHAPEL, FL – Drivers were advised of a major crash affecting traffic in part of Pasco County Thursday morning. Pasco County Fire Rescue tweeted that it was on the scene of the accident involving a dump truck and another vehicle. It happened at the…
News: St. Petersburg man dies following SUV crash on I-275 ST. PETERSBURG, FL – A St. Petersburg man died after his car was involved in a crash on Interstate 275. The accident happened Saturday as the man was driving south on I-275 near the exit for 28th Street S, according to the Tampa Bay Times….
News: Passenger dead, driver injured after car slams into tree in Lutz LUTZ, FL – A passenger in a car was killed when the vehicle crashed into a tree in Hillsborough County on Tuesday morning, according to the Tampa Bay Times. The Florida Highway Patrol said the incident happened as a woman was driving north…
