TAMPA, FL – It took Florida Department of Transportation crews more than an hour to clear the scene of a multi-vehicle collision on I-275 North Thursday.
The crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. at exit 59, which led to Land O’Lakes and Tarpon Springs, according to WTSP. Officials removed the vehicles and reopened the affected northbound lanes by 7 p.m.
Authorities have not specified the exact cause of the crash or said if anyone was injured. New details will be added after our team learns more.
TAMPA, FL – A male motorcyclist was suspected to have been speeding, which led to a fatal crash that involved an SUV last Saturday.
The collision happened after 2 a.m. on I-4 West, according to Tampa Beacon. The motorcyclist was traveling at a high rate when he lost control of his bike and rear-ended an Audi Q7.
The biker succumbed to his injuries at the scene. Florida Highway Patrol identified the motorcyclist as a 39-year-old man from Orlando and the car driver as a 67-year-old man from Seminole.
TAMPA, FL – Two people were left with minor injuries following a rollover collision that happened in the College Hills area Tuesday.
Tampa Police told Fox13News that the collision happened around 3 a.m. in the area of N. 18th St. and E. 25th Ave. Officers said someone shot a moving vehicle with their gun. The driver then lost control of their vehicle, plowed into a tree, and then struck three parked cars, causing the vehicle to overturn.
Police confirmed no one was inside the parked cars. Officers are working to find the suspect who shot the moving vehicle.
NORTH TAMPA, FL – A male pedestrian lost his life after getting struck by a CSX train while crossing the intersection of West Busch Boulevard and North Florida Avenue Saturday.
WTSP said the pedestrian collision happened around 10:45 p.m. when the train was traveling west from North Florida Avenue and struck the pedestrian. Authorities issued a several-hour-long shutdown for the investigation and clean-up process.
During the closures, drivers were asked to avoid the area.
TAMPA, FL – At least one person was injured in a collision that happened near the Tampa Executive Airport Wednesday afternoon.
Florida Department of Transportation crews told ABC Action News that the crash happened on the southbound lanes. After arriving, they shut down the southbound left lanes to clean up debris from the accident and for the Florida Highway Patrol’s investigation.
Troopers have not specified the exact cause of the collision, listed the number of people and vehicles involved, or said if anyone was cited or charged.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – At least one person was injured in a crash that happened on the Howard Franklin Bridge Wednesday morning.
Florida Highway Patrol told WTSP that they arrived at the scene around 7:15 a.m. and blocked two northbound lanes to accommodate the clean-up process and investigation.
Troopers cleared the scene just before 9:30 a.m. and reopened the area.
TAMPA, FL – Tampa Police were summoned to a hit-and-run crash that happened on I-275 North near SR 60 Sunday, according to WFLA.
The details behind the hit-and-run crash remain scarce. However, based on what officials know so far, it appears that at least three vehicles were involved. EMS crews issued one trauma alert for one individual, but the extent of the injuries has not been disclosed.
Additional information, including a description of the suspect and their vehicle, will be added after our team learns more.
SOUTH TAMPA, FL – A driver who was suspected of DUI was arrested after causing a pedestrian crash in South Tampa on Memorial Day.
According to WFLA, the crash occurred before 3 a.m. at South Howard Avenue at West Azeele Street, which is in the South Howard neighborhood. Preliminary details suggest the driver, for reasons unclear, swerved and then struck a pedestrian behind their car.
Tampa police arrested the driver, and EMS crews transported the pedestrian to a hospital for treatment of serious injuries. The pedestrian has been listed in stable condition.
NORTHEAST TAMPA, FL – A 22-year-old woman, a 3-year-old boy, and a five-year-old boy were left in serious condition after a crash on I-75 that happened on Memorial Day.
Florida Highway Patrol told ABC Action News that the young woman, who drove a Toyota Camry car, failed to negotiate a curve while driving on the East Fowler Avenue off-ramp. She had lost control of her car while trying to go into northbound I-75 and crashed off the road.
The woman and the two boys with her, her sons, were thrown from their overturned vehicle.
TAMPA, FL – A 23-year-old man died early Wednesday, May 21, following a northeast Tampa collision involving a parked semi-truck, according to WFLA.
The fatal collision occurred on a stretch of U.S. Highway 301 at Valletta Drive, prompting an emergency response from the Florida Highway Patrol at about 1:12 a.m.
Officials say the 23-year-old man, a local resident, was driving a BMW 328i southbound on the highway. At one point, the car collided with a semi that was parked in a private driveway near Gulf Coast Thermo King.
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