PINELLAS COUNTY, FL – A multi-vehicle wrong-way crash on I-275 South ended in a driver’s arrest and sent a man to a hospital last Sunday, Jan 5. According to ABC Action News, the collision happened when the wrong-way driver, identified as 49-year-old Rontonio Scott, drove north on I-275 South and…
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News: Injury crash unfolds as driver attempts lane change on Veterans Expy.
TAMPA, FL – A Ford Mustang driver tried to merge into another lane on Veterans Expressway, leading to a crash with a Tesla Model 3 and injuring both motorists Tuesday. According to FOX 13 News, this collision happened before 6 a.m. on the southbound lanes near the exit to Waters…
News Update: Police arrest man after fatal Terrace Park crash
TAMPA, FL – As of Thursday night, Tampa police confirmed they arrested a man responsible for a four-vehicle crash in Terrace Park that claimed the life of a 26-year-old woman last Friday, Jan 3. Police identified the man as 67-year-old Gary Manist, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Officers said…
News Update: Woman, 26, loses life in Terrace Park 4-auto wreck
TAMPA, FL – As of Monday night, police confirmed that it was a 26-year-old woman, a mother of four children, who died in a Friday morning four-vehicle wreck in Terrace Park. New details from ABC Action News show that the woman was 26-year-old Paige Howard. Updated information indicates that around…
News: 1 killed, 3 hospitalized after 4-auto crash near University of Florida
TAMPA, FL – Three people were sent to a nearby hospital, and one woman in her 20s passed away after a four-vehicle collision south of University of Florida Friday. The accident was reported before 10:15 a.m. and took place at the intersection of E Bougainvillea Ave and McKinley Drive, according…
News: Man, 32, dies after Brooksville crash involving suspected impaired driver
BROOKSVILLE, FL – Authorities are investigating a wrong-way collision Wednesday morning in Brooksville that resulted in the death of a 44-year-old man, according to FOX 13 News. The fatal crash took place on the northbound side of U.S. Route 41 at Sgt. Lea Mills Boulevard. Investigators found that a 32-year-old…
News: 1 hospitalized with serious injuries after Tampa crash involving DUI driver
TAMPA, FL – A man was left pinned inside his pickup truck after being rear-ended by a DUI suspect Monday morning in northwest Tampa, according to WTSP. Deputies with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene on Waters Avenue at around 2:43 a.m. Officials said the suspect, 33,…
News: Woman hurt as sedan crashes into Tampa school bleachers
TAMPA, FL – A sedan was pushed into Plant High School’s outside bleachers after its driver collided with another vehicle, which injured and sent a woman to a hospital Wednesday. This collision happened at 1 p.m. on the 2400th block of South Himes Avenue, according to FOX 13 News. The…
News: SR-60 ramp wreck in Tampa claims life of motorcyclist
TAMPA, FL – A motorcyclist died in a Tuesday night multi-vehicle collision that happened on the State Road 60 West ramp connecting to Veterans Expressway. This crash took place before 8 p.m. and seemed to involve two cars and four other motorcycles, according to WTSP. After arriving, police blocked off…
News Update: Male motorcyclist, 47, dies after I-275 crash with Tesla
TAMPA, FL – Florida Highway Patrol confirmed that it was a 47-year-old man from Winter Haven who died after crashing his motorcycle into a Tesla Model 3 on I-275 Friday. New details from FOX13News indicate that the motorcyclist had drifted off his own lanes on the interstate on-ramp, leading him…