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TAMPA, FL – Florida Highway Patrol rushed to the scene of a rollover collision on I-275 South that led to significant delays stretching past Fletcher Avenue Tuesday. 

Crews responded to the crash site around 6 a.m., which took place near Sligh Avenue, according to FOX 13 News. FHP has launched an investigation but has no further information with regard to the exact cause of this wreck, the number of individuals involved, and whether anyone sustained any injuries. 

Additional details will be provided as our newsroom learns more. 

TAMPA, FL – A 59-year-old man had suffered a medical episode while driving on the Howard Franklin Bridge, causing him to lose control of his car, ending in a crash that claimed his life Wednesday. 

Florida Highway Patrol told WTSP that as soon as the man was experiencing the episode, he crashed into another driver, a 73-year-old woman, a Palm Bay resident, who had stopped in a right center lane, facing southbound. Once the two vehicles collided, the man’s car was thrust into a barrier and came to rest. 

Ambulance responders rushed the man, a Palmetto resident, to a local hospital, where he passed away. 

TAMPA, FL – Officials confirm that Monday’s semi-truck collision on the I-75 and I-4 interchange ended in a woman getting sent to the hospital. 

New details from WTSP show that the semi-truck driver, a 31-year-old man, a Tampa local, was speeding on the I-75 northbound ramp connecting to I-4, making it difficult for him to maintain his lane. As a result, he crashed into a concrete barrier, which led the trailer attached to the semi to unhook, overturn, go off the overpass, and then fall right on top of a moving Jeep traveling on Highway 92 West. 

Right after the semi-trailer fell on the Jeep, the Jeep itself sustained significant front-end damage, and the driver, a 61-year-old woman, a Lutz resident, was rushed to the emergency room for serious wounds. 

TAMPA, FL – A north Tampa gas station clerk suffered major injuries Monday afternoon, November 18, when they were run over by a vehicle while trying to stop a robbery, according to Patch.

The events unfolded at a Shell gas station located at 11302 North Dale Mabry Highway. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the scene shortly after 2:00 p.m.

Preliminary details show that the two suspects, both 24, had parked a vehicle outside the store when one of them went into the business. When that suspect left the store with two soda bottles without paying, the store clerk followed them outside. As the clerk attempted to approach the car, the fleeing suspect held onto her arm before pushing her away. At one point, she lost her balance and was run over by the vehicle as the other suspect drove away from the scene.

TAMPA, FL – Florida Highway Patrol is currently at the scene of the 418th block of East Floribraska Avenue in Robles Park, working to pinpoint the events behind a hit-and-run wreck. 

FHP was summoned to the scene and arrived at the site at 2 p.m. Troopers have not yet confirmed if anyone was injured, needed to go to the hospital, or stated the number of people and vehicles involved. 

New details will be provided as our news team learns more. 

TAMPA, FL – A Tampa police officer was responding to an emergency call in the Robles Park area and crashed into a gray SUV, leading both the officer and SUV driver to suffer injuries Tuesday. 

WTSP said the events unfolded before 2:30 p.m. in the vicinity of North Tampa Street and Woodlawn Avenue. The officer was responding to an incident that involved a man carrying a stick and threatening to harm people in the process. Just as the officer was driving and on his way to try and mitigate the situation, that’s when he struck the SUV. 

The impact caused the SUV to overturn, and the officer and SUV motorist were taken to the emergency room.