Motorcycle Accidents

February 6, 2025

What Should You Do After a Motorcycle Crash in Tampa?

by Whittel & Melton, LLC

We are a little over a month into 2025 and Hillsborough County has already seen 24 motorcycle accidents resulting in 23 injuries and 1 death, according to the Florida Crash Dashboard.

So far in 2025 Pinellas County has seen 22 motorcycle crashes, resulting in 20 injuries and 1 death. Pasco County has seen 13 motorcycle accidents so far into 2025, resulting in 10 injuries and 1 fatality. Sarasota County has seen 7 motorcycle accidents resulting in 8 injuries and Manatee County has seen 5 motorcycle crashes and 4 injuries just 36 days into 2025.

Accidents of any kind regularly occur when you least expect them, including motorcycle crashes. One minute you could be driving to work or just to a nearby gas station to fill up your tank, and the next, you could be involved in a terrible accident. According to the NHTSA, more than 52% of all motor vehicle accidents happen within five miles of where they live, and 69% happen within ten miles.

January 20, 2025

News: Woman loses life, man hurt in Tampa motorcycle rollover wreck

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TAMPA, FL – A 47-year-old woman lost her life, and a 42-year-old man was injured in a motorcycle rollover collision on Veterans Expressway North Friday.

Florida Highway Patrol told ABC Action News that the Harley Davidson overturned after its tire fell off. The man from Apollo Beach and the woman were immediately thrown from the bike.

EMS crews rushed the occupants to the local hospital, where the woman passed away.

January 3, 2025

News: Motorcyclist, 18, dies following multi-vehicle wreck on I-275 on Howard Frankland Bridge

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ST. PETERSBURG, FL – An 18-year-old Ohio resident died following a collision Friday morning, January 3, while operating a motorcycle on Interstate 275 near St. Petersburg, according to News Channel 8.

The fatal wreck unfolded on a span of I-275 that runs on the Howard Frankland Bridge, prompting an emergency response at around. 6:44 a.m.

Officials say the victim, of Greenville, Ohio, was traveling northbound on a motorcycle when he and another motorist in an SUV collided as they approached a Road Ranger pickup truck stopped in the roadway. The initial impact caused the motorcycle to strike a barrier wall, which ejected the rider and sent him into the back of the Road Ranger’s pickup. Meanwhile, the motorcycle struck a second parked vehicle before coming to a stop.

December 19, 2024

News: SR-60 ramp wreck in Tampa claims life of motorcyclist

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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 the westbound lanes for several hours and lifted all closures at 11:30 p.m.

Police are investigating the circumstances behind this collision and have not released the motorcyclist’s identity at this time or said if anyone else was injured. These details will be provided in an updated news blog post once more details surface.

December 16, 2024

News: Crash near Hillsborough River claims life of motorcyclist

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TAMPA, FL – A motorcyclist was sent to a hospital where they later died after a collision on I-275 west of the Hillsborough River Friday.

Traffic delays immediately ensued as crews worked to clean up debris from the crash and as Florida Highway Patrol investigated the contributing factors behind this collision, according to WFLA.

At this time, FHP has not provided the victim’s age, gender, and place of residence. In addition, troopers have not provided a definitive answer regarding the exact cause of this crash. These details will be provided in an updated news blog once authorities release more information.

December 12, 2024

News: Male motorcyclist, 21, fatally hit by semi in St. Pete

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ST. PETERSBURG, FL – A 21-year-old male motorcyclist passed away after colliding with a semi-truck pursuing a turn in front of him along HCA Florida Northside Hospital last Friday, Dec. 6.

This collision took place around 2:45 p.m. at the intersection of 49th Street North and 58th Avenue North, WFLA reports. Additional details showed that the motorcyclist, operating a Suzuki motorcycle, was traveling south on 49th Street when the wreck took place.

After emergency crews arrived, they rushed the biker to a nearby hospital, where he later died and confirmed the truck driver, a 39-year-old man, a Mulberry resident, was unharmed.

November 22, 2024

News: 55-year-old man killed in motorcycle vs. bus crash in Riverview

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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL – A 26-year-old man lost his life Wednesday in Riverview when he collided with a school bus while operating a motorcycle, according to Tampa Bay Times.

The Florida Highway Patrol said the fatal accident took place on a stretch of U.S. 301 at Duncan Road, prompting an emergency response shortly after 4:00 p.m.

An early investigation found that a 43-year-old Brandon resident was driving a Hillsborough school bus when she turned left onto Duncan Road from the highway. The bus was traveling under a flashing yellow turn signal when it was hit by the victim, of Sun City Center, who was operating a Suzuki motorcycle northbound. After striking the bus, the motorcyclist went on to hit a southbound Dodge pickup truck driven by a 55-year-old man from Riverview.

November 11, 2024

News: Truck turns left, fatally hits teen motorcyclist in Sarasota

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SARASOTA, FL – A truck driver was turning left in the University Park area when he collided with a motorcycle, leading the motorcyclist, an 18-year-old teenager, to his death Sunday.

This collision happened when the truck driver was turning onto University Parkway onto North Cattlemen Road, ABC Action News reports. When the two vehicles made contact, the motorcyclist had struck the left side of the truck, and the motorcyclist, a Sarasota local, succumbed to fatal wounds.

Florida Highway Patrol, who were the first responders summoned to the scene, said that the truck driver, a 35-year-old man, also a Sarasota resident, was spared from injuries.

September 18, 2024

News: Failure to yield causes fatal car, motorcycle wreck in St. Pete

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ST. PETERSBURG, FL – A 24-year-old woman did not yield to an oncoming Harley Davidson, leading her to strike the motorcycle and resulting in her death and the motorcyclist’s Tuesday.

This collision, which happened around 11 p.m., occurred after the woman stopped at a stop sign on westbound 46th Avenue North and then crashed into the motorcyclist going north on Park Street North, WFLA reported.

The impact caused the woman and biker to succumb to fatal wounds at the scene, while an ambulance took the woman’s passenger, a 23-year-old man, also from St. Petersburg to a hospital for serious wounds.

May 31, 2024

News: Male motorcyclist, 49, killed in Sarasota crash

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SARASOTA, FL – A 49-year-old man riding a motorcycle fell off his bike and died after colliding with a car Thursday, WFLA said.

This collision happened before 9 p.m. at Fruitville Road and Paramount Drive. Florida Highway Patrol, who responded to the scene, said the crash occurred when the driver of the red car tried to turn left on Fruitville, leading the motorcyclist to hit the left side of the car and the wheel to become attached to the car.

Troopers started an investigation and have not released other details at this time.