TAMPA, FL – Two sustained minor injuries after an Amtrak train collided with their SUV at the East Broadway Avenue and East Tampa Boulevard intersection in the Orient district around 1 p.m. Friday. WTSP said the SUV occupants, women in their 40s, wore seatbelts when they were struck by the…
Thanksgiving is upon us, and that means millions of people are hitting the U.S. roadways to get to their families and friends for the holiday. A spokesman for AAA estimates that 2.6 million Floridians will be road tripping this year (2021), which is 200,000 more than last year. With so…
A 29-year-old Lakeland man was killed Thursday in a multi-vehicle crash on State Road 60 at the intersection with Grape Hammock Road in Lake Wales. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the 2:45 p.m. crash involved four vehicles, including two semis, which resulted in significant diesel fuel and oil…
A 7-year-old boy is in critical condition at the hospital after he was hit by an SUV in Clearwater Tuesday night. Emergency crews responded to a call at an apartment complex in the 2200 block of Nursery Road a little after 7:30 p.m. Upon arrival, officers on scene were told…
A woman, who caused a crash that killed three after she suffered a seizure, was in a wheelchair at her pretrial hearing Monday morning. In August of 2017, prosecutors say the woman was driving over 100 miles per hour when she slammed into a Hyundai, killing a man, his wife…
A bill to make texting while driving a primary offense in Florida is closer than it has ever been to the governor’s desk. The Florida Senate voted 33 to 5 Thursday to pass the House version of the bill, (HB 107) substituting it for the Senate version, which was broader…
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Lawmakers, law enforcement and families who have faced the danger of distracted driving firsthand are urging all Florida drivers to put the phone down while behind the wheel. At least 233 Floridians were killed by distracted drivers in 2018, according to data from the…
A driverless bus for tourist pickups on Clearwater Beach is in the planning for testing on Mandalay Avenue, according to the city. The City Council agreed during a recent work session to write a letter of support for the demonstration of a 12-passenger, self-driving vehicle along Mandalay. The letter will…
A 48-year-old man was arrested on Sunday for a deadly hit-and-run crash that occurred on March 16, in downtown St. Petersburg. According to police, a Ford F-150 truck was traveling northbound on 28th Street North crossing Central Avenue when it hit a pedestrian. The pedestrian, identified as a 74-year-old man,…
The family of a woman hit and killed by a garbage truck last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Tampa. The complaint asks a circuit court to find the municipality liable for the negligence of its truck driver. The 65-year-old woman was on her morning…