According to new reports, the Florida Department of Transportation is holding a public workshop to discuss a new bikeway through downtown Tampa. The proposed bike lanes would be on the north side of Jackson Street, running from Ashley Drive to Nebraska Avenue. The addition would look a lot like the…
According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, a pedestrian was struck and killed Tuesday around 2:30 p.m. on 9th Ave. N. The driver who hit him was charged with DUI manslaughter. Officials believe the pedestrian, a 72-year-old school crossing guard, was setting up his school zone cones when he was…
If you are out strolling along Gulf Boulevard along the beaches anytime soon, you will see some new signs touting pedestrian safety. There’s more walking along the main beach thoroughfare than anywhere else in Pinellas County, so local agencies want to make sure both drivers and pedestrians remain aware of…
A 55-year-old man was killed Wednesday evening in a crash in Fort Meade. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the two-vehicle crash occurred at 6:15 p.m. on County Road 630 just east of County Road 555. Authorities believe a tan 2005 Chevrolet pickup truck being driven by a…
A 45-year-old woman who drove the wrong way on a north Tampa roadway and caused a crash is now facing DUI charges. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the woman was driving westbound in the eastbound lanes on West Linebaugh Avenue just before 10 p.m. Friday. Deputies believe the…
A fatal crash occurred Friday evening in Lakeland involving a motorcyclist colliding with a pickup truck. Officials believe that at approximately 3:20 p.m., a 37-year-old man was traveling southbound on Combee Road. He was riding a 2006 Honda 1000RR motorcycle. Around the same time, a 70-year-old woman driving a 2002…
A 53-year-old motorcyclist died in a crash with a truck early Monday morning. It happened around 7 a.m. on Walt Williams Road and Walt William Loop. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 2014 Ford F-150 was traveling south on Walt Williams Road. At the same time, the 53-year-old biker…
A Tampa man was arrested and charged with DUI after a head-on traffic crash late Saturday night. Deputies believe the 36-year-old crashed head-on into another vehicle while driving southbound in the northbound lanes on Anderson Road near Hoover Boulevard at approximately 11:15 p.m. One person suffered minor injuries and was…
A man died and several others were injured in Manatee County after being involved in a multi-car collision just after 8:30 p.m. Thursday. The crash occurred at 14th Street West and 53rd Avenue West. Reports indicate that a 22-year-old woman driving a Dodge Charger made a left turn into the…
A motorcyclist was injured in a collision with a vehicle and transported to the hospital early Wednesday morning in St. Pete Beach. The crash occurred at about 7:30 A.M. near the intersection of Gulf Boulevard and 55th Avenue in St. Pete Beach. According to investigators, the 20-year-old biker was driving…