News: Driver killed in collision with tractor-trailer in Manatee County MANATEE COUNTY, FL – Police say a 70-year-old driver died after his vehicle was struck by a tractor-trailer in Manatee County Wednesday afternoon. According to WWSB, the collision occurred in the area of Moccasin Wallow Road and 36th Avenue East. The driver of a sedan…
News: Woman hit by car while leaving music festival in Tampa TAMPA, FL – Police say a woman leaving a festival in Tampa Saturday night was struck by a car and injured, reports WFLA. The accident happened as the woman was crossing Himes Avenue following the Sunset Music Festival near Raymond James Stadium. She was…
News: Pinellas Park man critically injured when motorcycle collides with pickup truck PINELLAS PARK, FL – A motorcyclist was critically injured in a collision with a pickup truck on U.S. Highway 19 in Pinellas Park Monday night, police said. IONTB reported that 58-year-old Debra Felton of St. Petersburg was driving a Ford F150 pickup when…
News: Tampa police looking for hit-and-run driver after death of pedestrian TAMPA, FL – Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver following the death of a pedestrian in Tampa on Monday night, according to WTSP. Tampa police said the victim exited his car on North 40th Street at about 11:30 p.m. and walked into the…
News: Multi-vehicle wreck in Lakeland leaves 1 driver dead, 2 hospitalized LAKELAND, FL – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a multi-vehicle crash that killed a driver on Friday morning. Fox 13 News reports the accident occurred on U.S. Highway 98 near Lakeland Acres Road in Lakeland just after 7 a.m. Investigators said 28-year-old…
News: Pedestrian trying to cross U.S. 19 fatally struck by pickup truck PORT RICHEY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a pedestrian died after being hit by a vehicle on a highway in Pasco County, according to Fox 13 News. State troopers stated that the victim was a 39-year-old Port Richey man who was…
News: Bicycle rider struck, killed by car on U.S. 41 in Sarasota SARASOTA, FL – A bicyclist who was riding on U.S. 41 in Sarasota was struck and killed by a car Friday night, according to WTSP. The Florida Highway Patrol said the victim, age 52, was riding near Spanish Lakes Boulevard when the accident…
News: Pedestrian struck, killed by vehicle on Harney Road in Tampa TAMPA, FL – A pedestrian died after being hit by a vehicle at an intersection in Tampa early Tuesday morning, reports the Tampa Bay Times. The incident happened in the East Lake-Orient Park neighborhood just after 5 a.m. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s…
News: Passenger dead, driver arrested after vehicle crashes in Manatee County MANATEE COUNTY, FL – A driver is facing charges after a crash in Manatee County that killed a passenger in his vehicle, the Florida Highway Patrol said. According to WWSB, 33-year-old Nicholas Rodriguez has been charged with DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide. The accident…
News: Motorcycle and car involved in deadly collision on U.S. 41 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL – A collision on U.S. 41 in Hillsborough County left one person dead and two others injured, the Tampa Bay Times reports. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a man was riding a motorcycle south on the highway on Wednesday when…
