Articles Tagged with Tampa

by

TAMPA, FL – Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the events behind a crash that injured at least one person in the East Lake-Orient area Tuesday. 

FHP were summoned to East Adamo Drive and South Ware Boulevard after 4 p.m. and arrived at the crash site after 4:30 p.m. 

Troopers did not reveal the cause of this collision or say if anyone was taken to a hospital. 

by
Posted in:
Tagged:
Updated:

by

TAMPA, FL – A Hillsborough County deputy driving a patrol truck and a driver of a sedan both suffered injuries in a two-vehicle collision Wednesday. 

This crash happened around 1 a.m. on Adamo Drive near I-75, according to Fox 13 News. The events leading up to this wreck are unclear, but footage indicated that both vehicles sustained some significant front-end damage. 

Emergency responders took the deputy to a hospital for treatment of minor wounds. First responders said the other driver was injured but did not confirm if they were sent to a hospital nor provided an update on their current condition. 

by
Posted in:
Tagged:
Updated:

by

TAMPA, FL – At least one person suffered unspecified injuries in a hit-and-run crash that happened before 7:15 p.m. in the Palm River-Clair Mel district. 

Florida Highway Patrol was dispatched to the scene at 7:09 p.m. and arrived around 7:27 p.m. They have not provided a description of the suspect or their vehicle or shared other details surrounding this crash, including the severity of wounds suffered. 

Updates will be posted when more details surface. 

by
Posted in:
Tagged:
Updated:

by

TAMPA, FL – A 25-year-old man from Little Falls, New Jersey, who operated a Suzuki motorcycle lost his life after he was struck by a pickup truck driver Wednesday. 

According to FOX 13 News, the events of this collision unfolded when the pickup truck driver, a 59-year-old man, tried to make a turn from northbound Dale Mabry Highway into a Walmart parking lot. He did not make it, as he collided with the motorcyclist traveling south. 

The 59-year-old man and the passenger with him, a 52-year-old woman, also from Tampa, were uninjured. Florida Highway Patrol said the motorcyclist succumbed to fatal wounds at the scene. 

by
Posted in:
Tagged:
Updated:

by

TAMPA, FL – A passenger of a golf cart is at a hospital recovering from critical, life-threatening wounds after they were hit by a vehicle Tuesday. 

According to FOX 13 News, this crash took place around 8 p.m. at the South Malijo Avenue and West Barcelona Street junction. 

Police closed the intersection at the time of reporting and asked travelers to use different routes. 

by
Posted in:
Tagged:
Updated:

by

TAMPA, FL – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office revealed at least one person suffered wounds in a collision in the East Lake-Orient Park district Wednesday.

Deputies arrived at the scene — the Highland Manor Drive and North Falkenburg Road junction — before 6 p.m. They started an investigation and have not provided additional commentary with regard to the events that led to this crash or indicated if anyone needed to be taken to a hospital. 

Our team of new bloggers will post more details when they come to learn more. 

by
Posted in:
Tagged:
Updated:

by

TAMPA, FL – A driver of a Dodge pickup truck tried to make a U-turn and then started driving the wrong way, leading him to collide with the wall and sustaining critical, life-threatening injuries. 

This crash happened before 9 a.m. Thursday at the northbound lanes of the I-4 and Selmon Expressway interchange, according to WFLA. The impact led the truck to spit in half and then catch on fire. Part of a beam was scorched, and the truck was heavily damaged. 

Officials did not reveal the motorist’s name, only identifying him as a 41-year-old man from St. Petersburg. 

by
Posted in:
Tagged:
Updated:

by

TAMPA, FL – When two vehicles, one of them rammed into a utility pole and then burst into flames Tuesday, claiming one life. 

This incident took place around 5:30 p.m. at the West Waters Avenue and North Boulevard junction, WTSP reported. The impact led to some power outages. 

The person who died was found inside one of the vehicles when fire crews arrived to put out the fire. 

by
Posted in:
Tagged:
Updated:

by

TAMPA, FL – The Tampa Police Department arrested a driver who tried to flee the scene after colliding with several other vehicles on North Dale Mabry Monday. 

This four-vehicle collision happened before 6:30 a.m. near I-275, according to ABC Action News. The suspect fled on foot, but police found them a short time later. They are in custody, and no one suffered severe wounds. 

Police said the suspect has a dog and indicated they were trying to get the suspect’s pet to a safe environment. 

by
Posted in:
Tagged:
Updated:

by

TAMPA, FL – A woman sustained minor wounds and was able to escape her burning vehicle after it crashed thanks to aid from a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputy Monday. 

This collision occurred around noon on Gunn Highway near Copeland Road, according to WFLA. Deputies told the source that the driver, a 70-year-old woman, drove through a fence and then a wooded area. First responders took the woman to a hospital, where she recovered. 

by
Posted in:
Tagged:
Updated:
Contact Information