VENICE, FL – A driver traveled the wrong way on Englewood Road, causing the motorist to strike two other cars head-on, leading one to suffer fatal injuries. This collision occurred adjacent to Whispering Pines Circle before 9 p.m. Saturday, according to WFLA. Officials have not indicated if anyone else was…
The Florida Highway Patrol has confirmed that a Plant City man has been arrested on a vehicular homicide charge after a fatal crash Monday night. The 18-year-old Plant City man was apparently racing another driver when the accident happened on State Road 60 near Cassels Road. Reports indicate that the…
A construction worker was taken to the hospital Monday afternoon after an incident at Midtown Tampa. Officials say the worker’s boom lift hit a power line at the construction site at 3725 W Grace Street at 12:05 p.m. The boom was still in the raised position with the worker in…
A 30-year-old driver accused of killing two people in a wrong-way crash on Sunday at Tampa International Airport made his first court appearance Monday morning. A judge set the man’s bond at $150,000. He faces two charges of DUI manslaughter and two charges of vehicular homicide. The man was allegedly…
A 31-year-old man downed a double shot of Fireball Cinnamon Whisky at 11 a.m. Thursday and thirteen minutes later struck a pedestrian on Bayshore Boulevard, turning one of Tampa’s most scenic stretches into a crime scene. The impact flung the pedestrian into Hillsborough Bay and tore off chunks of Bayshore’s…
Investigators are on the lookout for a hit-and-run driver who they say struck and killed a skateboarder early Wednesday. The accident happened near the intersection of Upper Manatee River Road and Waterlefe Boulevard just before 3 a.m. The roadway and nearby Fort Hamer Bridge were shut down for nearly five…
An elementary student was hit and killed while riding his bike to school in Sarasota Monday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol said the 9-year-old boy was hit at the intersection of Webber Street and Nodosa Drive just before 8 a.m. Deputies said the boy was riding his bike to Brentwood…
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 motorcyclist has been pronounced dead after apparently losing control of his bike on U.S. 19 and then being struck by a car. The crash shut down northbound U.S. 19 just south of 126th Avenue for hours Sunday morning. Pinellas Park Police believe the 22-year-old motorcyclist was speeding when he…
A 3-year-old boy drowned in a pool Saturday afternoon in Tarpon Springs. According to Tarpon Springs police, the drowning happened at a home on Stone Creek Drive. Authorities believe the incident was accidental. The case remains under investigation. Swimming pools can bring lots of fun, but they can also…