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…
Three people from Tennessee were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday after their boat capsized in Clearwater about 15 miles off of Florida’s Gulf Coast. In a news release, the agency said that they were called at 2:09 p.m. by the boaters from Cookeville, Tennessee who told them…
No matter how you get around these days, everyone, at some point in the day, is a pedestrian. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), pedestrian deaths across the U.S. are on the rise. The numbers don’t lie. According to reports done by the NHTSA, 6,283 pedestrians were…
The data from Tampa is in, and it shows that while coronavirus has caused many people to stay home, the drivers that are still out are punching the gas. Speeds have increased by at least 7 percent through early this week, according to more than a month’s worth of data…
Drowning deaths in Florida are up 70% when compared to this time last year, according to Water Smart Tots. For children in the state between ages 1 and 4, drowning is the leading cause of death. Florida Health reported that there are enough child drowning deaths each year to fill…
On Sunday, a five-year-old Florida boy was struck and killed and his mother injured by a driver who failed to stop, according to authorities. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s office said in a news release that deputies are searching for a light-colored sedan following Saturday night’s crash. Officials said the mother…
Three teens are dead after a head-on crash with a semi-tractor trailer on U.S. 92 early Saturday morning in Hillsborough County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. A 17-year-old from Dover and his 15-year-old passenger were killed in the crash. A second passenger, 14, was transported to the hospital in…
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…