News: FHP officer injured in collision with suspected DUI driver WESLEY CHAPEL, FL – A Florida Highway Patrol officer was injured Monday night when a suspected drunk driver slammed into his patrol car, the Tampa Bay Times reports. The 29-year-old driver, whose name has not yet been released, was driving south on Curley Road at…
News: Five injured in collision at I-275 and Hillsborough TAMPA, FL – Three people were injured Friday when a pickup collided with a van near the intersection of Interstate 275 and Hillsborough Avenue. According to Patch, the incident occurred when a 40-year-old man driving north on I-275 abruptly changed lanes as he approached the interstate’s…
News: Southbound I-75 closed due to flipped boat blocking roadway HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL – According to a tweet from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the southbound lanes of I-75 are currently closed due to a boat that fell off a trailer blocking the roadway. The closure took place near the Manatee County border, just south…
News: Roll over crash reported in Pinellas County PINELLAS COUNTY, FL – According to WFLA, a rollover crash involving an SUV has occurred in Pinellas County. The accident took place this morning near the intersection of Park Boulevard and US-19. Police closed the median and a turn lane in response to the crash. It is…
News: Woman arrested following hit and run DUI crash POLK COUNTY, FL – A woman has been arrested for driving under the influence after fleeing the scene of a crash that seriously injured two, reports Patch. The accident took place on Rockridge Road in Lakeland, when Nancy Norwood performed a U-turn and caused a motorcycle…
News: Sheriff reports accident on Bloomingdale Avenue HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL – According to a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s office tweet, a car accident has been reported in the westbound lanes of Bloomingdale Avenue at Watson Road. The accident was first reported today at around 10:49 a.m. The accident prompted the closure of Bloomingdale’s westbound lanes. No…
Lane blocked by accident on Dale Mabry Highway HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL – According to WTSP, lanes of the Dale Mabry Highway are blocked due to an accident on the roadway near Lakeview Drive. The accident was first reported today at around 5:01 p.m. few details on the crash have been reported at this time. If…
News: One dead following police chase and crash on Howard Frankland Bridge TAMPA, FL – According to WFTS Tampa Bay, one suspect has died and another has been hospitalized following a police chase that ended on the Howard Frankland Bridge. Police attempted to stop a speeding vehicle but the car drove off. The vehicle then…
News: Man dies in rear-end crash on US 301 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL – A man died Monday after a rear-ending a semi truck at the intersection of US 301 and Simmons Loop, according to local media reports. The crash occurred at approximately 1:53 p.m. Monday. A 20-year-old Riverside man failed to stop the power utility…
Woman killed in crash in Dunedin PINELLAS COUNTY, FL – A woman was killed last night in a crash in Dunedin, reports Patch. The accident took place on Achieva Way just before 9 p.m. The woman was hospitalized after her vehicle exited the roadway and struck a tree. She was later pronounced dead at the…
