SARASOTA, FL – At least one person sustained minor injuries as a result of a three-vehicle crash that happened along the Sarasota Fairgrounds last Saturday, April 26.
The collision happened on the westbound lanes just before 3:45 p.m., according to My Sun Coast. The impacted vehicles appear to be a red sedan, a dark-colored car, and an SUV.
Local authorities immediately shut down the intersection for the scene clearance process.
BRADENTON, FL – A 47-year-old man was arrested for DUI after causing a collision that injured an on-duty Manatee County deputy Sunday.
The impaired driver, identified as William Thomas, drifted off northbound Boulevard West and into the southbound lanes and struck the deputy’s vehicle head-on, CBS 12 said. The impact caused the deputy’s car to overturn.
EMS crews and deputies pulled up to the scene after 11:45 p.m. Ambulance crews took the deputy to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries. Deputies stayed at the crash site and conducted an investigation. Officials learned that the deputy was about to turn left into the Manatee County Jail when he was hit by Thomas.
BRADENTON, FL – An SUV driver failed to stop at a red light and caused a multi-vehicle crash that left a 56-year-old woman and child in serious condition Monday.
After 1 p.m., the SUV driver, a 24-year-old man from Sarasota, first rear-ended a Kia sedan at the intersection of SR 70 and Greenbrook Boulevard, according to My SunCoast. Once those vehicles were, the Kia was propelled forward, and the 24-year-old man then hit another SUV.
The driver of the second SUV then struck another sedan. The driver of the Kia, the 56-year-old woman, and her child were the only injured individuals.
SARASOTA, FL – A BMW driver was said to have been speeding when he lost control of his car, causing the car to overturn and claiming the life of his passenger Saturday.
ABC Action News said the solo collision happened on the westbound lanes of Northagate Boulevard at 2:45 a.m. Once the car rolled over, it went over a curb and then hit a tree. The backseat passenger, a 21-year-old man from Bradenton, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The front seat passenger and driver, also a 21-year-old man from Bradenton, was left with minor injuries.
DOVER, FL – A 16-year-old teenager lost his life, and six teenagers were injured as a result of a two-vehicle collision on I-4 Wednesday, Fox 13 News reports.
Florida Highway Patrol said the crash, reported at 11 p.m., happened after a 16-year-old boy, driving a Dodge SUV, tried to merge into another lane and struck a Cadillac CTS.
Troopers said the Dodge SUV driver, a 16-year-old boy from Temple Terrace, and four other passengers in the SUV sustained minor injuries. One passenger, a 16-year-old boy, did not wear a seatbelt and was pronounced dead at the scene. Two others in the SUV were left in serious condition.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Twenty people sustained injuries as a result of a 13-vehicle collision that included an ambulance on the I-275 South off-ramp Wednesday.
The crash took place at 5:30 p.m. at the ramp connecting to 22nd Avenue South, according to WTSP. EMS crews issued one person a trauma alert and transported them to a hospital.
Transportation workers shut down the area for several hours for the clean-up process and have reopened all lanes since.
TAMPA, FL – A 51-year-old woman, who was intoxicated, was arrested after causing a fiery collision that claimed the life of her passenger Monday.
The Tampa Bay Times said the woman had crashed her van into a median on 78th Street North under the Selmon Expressway. The force of the crash caused the van to catch on fire and trapped the woman and her passenger.
Hillsborough County deputies arrived at the scene around 2:30 a.m. and pulled out the occupants. Deputies said the male passenger died at the crash site. He has since been identified as 54-year-old Emilio Alfaro-Herrera. EMS crews rushed the driver to Tampa General Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
TAMPA, FL – Tampa police are investigating the reason why a woman lost control of her gray Honda car and plowed into a home on the 2100th block of Sligh Avenue Monday.
Officers responded to the scene around 6 a.m. A photo from WFLA reveals some slightly dented windows. While the home sustained minor damage, the driver and home occupants were uninjured.
LUTZ, FL – Crews shut down the southbound directions of Dale Mabry Highway along Cheval Boulevard due to a Friday afternoon crash, Florida Highway Patrol said.
At least one person was injured. However, the extent of their injuries, including the exact cause of the crash, is unclear.
Our team of writers will provide more information as it becomes available.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – A pursuit-turned-crash ended in a 30-year-old woman’s arrest and injured at least one person last Thursday, April 3, WFLA reports.
Pinellas Park police tried to pull over the woman, Janai Fowler, for a severely cracked windshield and illegal tint. Fowler refused and sped up. Officers used stop sticks, which resulted in two of Fowler’s tires coming undone.
Fowler continued driving until she crashed on I-275 near 38th Avenue. After the collision, she took her two passengers with her – two children — and fled the scene on foot, going north.
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