A 7-month-old girl died Friday after she was bitten by the family dog. Clearwater Fire Rescue responded to a call at the Fairwood Avenue residence about 2:12 p.m. Friday. Authorities said the girl was being taken care of by her grandparents when a mixed-breed dog bit her. The girl was…
Pinellas County has the highest bicycle fatality rate of any major metro area in the U.S., according to federal data. Its per-capita cyclist death rate for the past decade ranks No. 1 among the four counties in the Tampa Bay metro area. In fact, Florida has by far the highest…
Residents are urging the Florida Department of Transportation for a traffic light at the intersection where two teens were killed this past weekend. FDOT says it has already taken measures to make that intersection safer and has plans to do more in about five years. Lakewood Ranch High School students…
The Florida Highway Patrol is currently investigating a fatal crash involving a motorcycle colliding with a school bus in Pinellas County Tuesday afternoon. Investigators said the crash occurred at the intersection of 62nd Avenue North and 28th St. North. The bus was traveling west on 62nd Avenue, while the motorcycle,…
A bicyclist was hospitalized Monday morning after he was struck by a vehicle in Pinellas Park. The crash occurred just after midnight at 62nd Avenue and 66th Street North. Police said the bicyclist, an adult male, was hit in the northbound lanes, resulting in serious injuries. He was transported to…
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…