News: Driver released on bond after Ellenton accident that killed motorcyclist ELLENTON, FL – The driver involved in a crash that killed a motorcyclist is free on bond while the community mourns the victim, WFLA reports. This is an update to a previous story. The driver, 53-year-old David Shanks, was charged with DUI manslaughter following…
News: Police on scene of crash on U.S. 19 in Clearwater CLEARWATER, FL – The Clearwater Police Department tweeted an alert to drivers about an accident affecting traffic on Thursday afternoon. The crash happened on southbound U.S. 19 near Nursery Road and was reported shortly before 2 p.m. Police posted a photo of what appeared…
News: 52-year-old woman fatally struck while crossing roadway in Bradenton BRADENTON, FL – Florida state troopers are investigating an accident that killed a pedestrian in Bradenton Tuesday night. According to ABC Action News, the victim was trying to walk across lanes of State Road 70 in the area of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard when she was…
News: 20-year-old woman dies when car overturns, hits tree in Pasco County PASCO COUNTY, FL – A car accident in Pasco County Thursday night claimed the life of a young woman, according to the Tampa Bay Times. The Florida State Patrol said the victim was a 20-year-old Zephyrhills woman who was driving at a high…
News: Woman struck and killed by SUV on Pasco County roadway PASCO COUNTY, FL – State troopers say a woman died after being struck by a vehicle on a roadway in Pasco County early Wednesday, the Tampa Bay Times reports. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the pedestrian was hit by a northbound SUV while…
News: Pedestrian dies after being hit by car on East Busch Boulevard in Tampa TAMPA, FL – Police say a pedestrian walking across a roadway in Tampa was struck and killed by a car Wednesday night, WTSP reports. The victim was a 39-year-old woman whose name has not yet been released. Investigators said she was…
News: Pedestrian struck by vehicle on Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa TAMPA, FL – Police were on the scene of an accident that left a pedestrian injured in Tampa Tuesday morning. According to WFLA, the person was struck by a white car in the vicinity of Hillsborough Avenue and North 47th Street. The severity of the…
News: Driver arrested in crash that killed teenage motorcyclist in Ellenton ELLENTON, FL – A man is under arrest in the case of a teenage motorcyclist who was fatally struck in Manatee County Sunday night. WFLA reports 53-year-old David Shanks has been charged with DUI manslaughter following the accident on U.S. 301 in Ellenton. The…
News: 2 adults, 2 children killed in Polk County head-on collision LAKE WALES, FL – A wrong-way crash in Polk County Friday night claimed the lives of two adults and two children, according to WFLA. The collision involved a car and a pickup truck, and took place on State Road 60 near County Road 630…
News: Stretch of Sarasota roadway shut down following fatal crash SARASOTA, FL – Authorities were on the scene of a deadly accident on a Sarasota roadway Monday night, according to WFLA. A single vehicle was involved in the crash in the westbound lanes in the 4600 block of Bee Ridge Road. No specific information on…
