A 6-year-old boy died Sunday in an ATV crash in Lakeland. Officials say the child was riding in an ATV driven by an 8-year-old when it crashed. The boys were apparently riding on a dirt track when the ATV struck two dirt mounds and flipped onto its side, landing onto…
A 16-year-old that was struck by a vehicle Friday afternoon in Tampa has died from his injuries. The teen was hit while trying to cross E. Sligh Avenue near N. Rome Avenue around 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Police say the teen was running northbound across the street, outside the crosswalk,…
Two people were injured in a boat crash in Tampa on Sunday, according to authorities. The crash happened in the area of Channel Drive and Cayuga Avenue, near Davis Islands. Tampa Fire Rescue believe a boat hit a pole and crashed. Both people on the boat were injured. They were…
A head-on collision between a Ford Escape and a motorcycle left two people dead and one person with serious injuries. The crash occurred around 4:27 p.m. on Sunday on US 98 just north of Rockridge Road in Polk County. The Florida Highway Patrol said the Escape was traveling northbound on…
A Lakeland man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing three people in a 2016 wrong way crash. Witnesses said the man was street racing at the time of the crash. According to witness accounts, he was racing another car when that car cut him off. The…
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a Certified Nursing Assistant accused of sexually assaulting an 85-year-old man. The 35-year-old is charged with one count of sexual battery. Deputies say that through June 6 and June 9, the man sexually assaulted the man. The man was allegedly working as a CNA…
Pedestrians killed by SUVs is a growing trend across the U.S. In Florida, the problem is quite severe as Miami ranks number 5 and Tampa ranks number 8 in the top 10 deadliest cities in America. A Detroit Free Press/USA TODAY NETWORK investigation found that the SUV revolution is the…
After a dozen elders overheated and died in a Hollywood nursing home during Hurricane Irma last year, Florida has passed new rules requiring health facilities to install backup generators capable of keeping the air conditioning blowing if the power goes out. The state healthcare agency in charge of regulating institutions…
A motorcyclist was hit and killed while traveling on U.S. 19 in Pinellas County on Wednesday. Troopers identified the victim as a 25-year-old man from Port Richey. He was driving northbound on US 19 when a Ford F150 turned left into the path of the motorcycle causing the fatal collision.…
Tampa Police have arrested two men for street racing on the Gandy Bridge. Both men face unlawful racing on a highway charges. Police say they stopped the two men late Saturday night and found two children in one of the men’s cars. Both children were less than 5 years old.…