BRANDON, FL – At least one person suffered injuries in a collision that happened before 5 p.m. Thursday in the Towne Estate area.
This crash happened at the Grand Regency Boulevard and West Brandon Boulevard intersection, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies are investigating the events that led to this incident and have not included additional details at this time.
The stretch of roadway west of U.S. 19 in Pinellas County along 62nd Avenue North has little to no lighting, making this a serious hazard for drivers in this area at night.
In addition to poor lighting, there are also ditches on the side of the road and no turn lanes, according to reports.
With more drivers using 62nd Avenue North instead of Park Boulevard, heavier traffic is making the poor lighting an issue.
There is an apartment complex on 62nd Avenue North on between U.S. 19 and 49th Street and many drivers cannot see the turn into the driveway at night, causing them to run off the road and crash into a ditch.
This brings up an important issue involving street lighting and traffic accidents. Even though most drivers do not normally give it much thought, street lights are essential in preventing auto accidents. It is considerably more difficult for drivers to see possible road dangers, traffic signs, other vehicles, pedestrians, and bicyclists when there is insufficient lighting. Furthermore, poor lighting might make some driving dangers worse. It is essential to install streetlights in a way that is advantageous to drivers.
Researchers have discovered that poor street illumination has a significant impact on auto accidents. According to a recent National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) analysis, in a single year, problems with signs or signals caused over 1,000 crashes across the country. There were additional 1,000 crashes due to poor roadway design.
Additional data support these conclusions. Researchers discovered that most fatal crashes happened between the hours of 6 p.m. and 8:59 p.m. in a different NHTSA report. In similar fashion, crashes resulting in injuries most frequently happened between 3 p.m. and 5:59 p.m. Depending on the season, certain times of day can have either minimal or no natural lighting, which suggests that improved street lighting could help lower the number of collisions.
Poor lighting can cause traffic accidents in several ways:
TAMPA, FL – A traffic incident has led to the closure of the right lane on Hillsborough Ave westbound at Orient Rd in Tampa, Spectrum Bay News 9 Traffic reports.
The crash, which occurred around 4:09 a.m. local time on Wednesday, has caused disruptions for early morning commuters navigating through the area.
Tampa: Crash on Hillsborough Ave westbound at Orient Rd. Right lane blocked.
ST. PETE, FL – Authorities have closed 22nd Avenue South between 7th Street South and MLK following a pedestrian-involved crash investigation, according to a statement from St. Pete Police.
The closure was initiated in response to the incident, reported early Tuesday morning, prompting officials to advise commuters to find alternative routes.
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NORTH PORT, FL – A 23-year-old Tampa man lost his life in a two-vehicle collision Tuesday night in North Port, according to ABC7
The fatal incident unfolded around 8:30 p.m. on Interstate 75, just north of Sumter Boulevard. According to investigators, the Tampa man was operating a sedan in the northbound middle lane when it collided with an SUV carrying three individuals from Tennessee.
Details indicate the sedan rear-ended the SUV, causing catastrophic consequences. The impact ejected the sedan’s driver, who, tragically, was not wearing a seat belt at the time.
TAMPA, FL – A woman and man lost their lives in a crash at McKinley Drive and East Bougainvillea Avenue near University of South Florida (USF) on Monday.
Tampa Police told WTSP that the man and woman were declared deceased at the scene shortly after the collision, which occurred at around 8:00 p.m.
Footage taken at the site showed a totaled black vehicle, but police did not specify whether it was the only vehicle involved. The events leading up to this crash remain unclear.
MYAKKA CITY, FL – A passenger was killed Friday when a driver swerved onto SR-70 West and then off the roadway, striking multiple stationary objects and causing their car to overturn.
This collision occurred before 1:30 p.m. near Robinson Road, according to WFLA. Florida Highway Patrol said that after the driver collided with three mailboxes and a tree, the car overturned overturned and came to rest on a grassy shoulder. The impact of the wreck fatally injured a male passenger — a Sarasota resident — who was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Paramedics took the driver and a female passenger to Sarasota Memorial Hospital for treatment of serious injuries.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – A 21-year-old man died on Monday after he fell out of a stolen gray Jeep Cherokee in the Melrose-Mercy neighborhood before 11:45 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 10th.
ABC Action News said the 21-year-old man, who has been identified as Vincent Green, leaped onto the Jeep but then fell as the driver — 22-year-old Ke’Andrae Davis — sped off on 20th Street South.
Davis lost control of the Jeep, causing it to overturn. He fled the scene and was later apprehended by the St. Petersburg Police Department on Wednesday, Feb. 14th. He will face vehicular homicide charges, police confirmed.
BRANDON, FL – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is on the scene of a hit-and-run collision reported at Briarcliff Road and East Lumsden Road Monday afternoon.
Deputies have not specified the events leading up to this crash or released a description of the suspect or vehicle. They were able to confirm that no one sustained any injuries in this collision.
Our newsroom will provide more information as it becomes available.
TAMPA, FL – A Florida Highway Patrol trooper and two drivers were unharmed following a three-vehicle collision in the Temple Terrace neighborhood Saturday.
This crash happened before 1 p.m. at the North 56th Street and East Fowler Avenue intersection, ABC Action News revealed.
The collision unfolded when a driver of a red Toyota RAV4 made a right turn from North 56th onto Fowler and went in front of the trooper’s vehicle, resulting in the two colliding. The trooper hit the front left side of the Toyota, and the impact led the patrol car to ram into a red Hyundai Sonata.
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