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…
An 82-year-old Winter Haven man is in the hospital while Florida Highway Patrol troopers search for the driver who caused him to wreck his motorcycle. On April 13 at around 5 p.m., the man was on his red Harley Davidson motorcycle, traveling south on U.S. 17 in Wauchula, Florida. At…
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,…
Rescuers pulled nine people from the water following a boat accident near Sarasota on Sunday afternoon. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said two boats collided just south of the Stickney Point Bridge in Sarasota. Many of the people who went into the water were not wearing life jackets.…
A 17-year-old skateboarder is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car on Saturday morning, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Before 7 a.m., the female teen was using the bicycle lane on Providence Lakes Road in Brandon and riding her skateboard when she was…
One person was killed in a multi-vehicle crash involving a Pinellas County deputy in Pinellas Park. Officials said a Chevy Equinox and a Pinellas County deputy patrol vehicle were stopped at a red light at the intersection of 126th Avenue North when a Buick LeSabre, traveling southbound in the northbound…
A passenger in a taxi was killed and several others were hurt in a chain-reaction crash Sunday afternoon in which alcohol played a factor, according to St. Petersburg Police. The crash happened at 38th Avenue N and 49th Street N and closed parts of the intersection for hours. A 2009…
A pedestrian was hit and killed Tuesday evening while crossing Hillsborough Avenue. The crash occurred around 7 p.m. east of Orient Road. Troopers said the 31-year-old man from Jacksonville walked into the path of a Chevy pickup truck and was hit. The pedestrian died at the scene. According to…
Two females riding a motor scooter were killed in a crash Saturday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. It happened at about 4:30 p.m. at Florida Avenue and Garland Court. Troopers said two people were on a motor scooter traveling westbound on Garland Court when it tried to turn…
A 17-year-old Polk County high school student is recovering after being left for dead in a ditch during a hit-and-run accident. Investigators say the teen was walking along Swindell Road sometime after 6 a.m. Tuesday when she was struck from behind and thrown into a water-filled ditch. She may have…