ODESSA, FL – A woman’s life was claimed, and three children were left in critical condition following a head-on wreck north of Lake Rogers Park Friday. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office told The Tampa Bay Times that the events unfolded before 3:45 p.m. when one driver going north on Gunn…
CLEARWATER, FL – An 85-year-old woman was transported to a hospital where she later died after crashing her Cadillac STS into a bridge pillar last Tuesday, Feb 25. This solo collision happened after 1 p.m. on U.S. 19 near Bellair Road, according to IONTB. Prior to striking the pillar, the…
SARASOTA, FL – A hit-and-run crash left a bicyclist in critical condition and led to a Massachusetts man’s arrest Thursday, WFLA reports. The suspect, later identified as John Figgie, had veered into the U.S. 41 bike lane and struck the 78-year-old male cyclist, a local, before hitting a van and…
TAMPA, FL – Homes aren’t the only places affected by Hurricane Milton. Tampa nonprofits, like the historic Dr. Walter L. The Smith Library library building, was also impacted by the devastating hurricane that claimed 32 lives in the U.S. alone in October. FOX 13 News said the 117-year-old library and museum…
TAMPA, FL – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that it was 26-year-old Jesus Manuel Nieves, an off-duty deputy, who struck a pedestrian with his car on Tuesday. New details from Tampa Bay Times indicate that Nieves was operating a Chevy Tahoe when he struck a pedestrian, an unidentified 30-year-old…
TAMPA, FL – A pedestrian suffered serious injuries after they were hit by an off-duty Hillsborough County deputy in Town ‘n’ Country Tuesday. The crash happened at 9 p.m. at the intersection of West Hillsborough Avenue and Memorial Highway, according to WTSP. EMS crews immediately rushed the walker to a…
BRADENTON, FL – An 85-year-old woman with dementia lost her life after she was struck by a Hyundai Sonata in a Bradenton neighborhood Friday. The incident unfolded around 5:30 a.m. at the intersection of Woodlawn Drive and Wildwood Springs Boulevard, according to the Bradenton Herald. After the woman was hit,…
PLANT CITY, FL – As of Monday, a woman who was responsible for being impaired and causing a fatal crash in Plant City in 2021 is expected to face several decades in prison. FOX 13 News said the woman, Jennifer Carvajal, is expected to face anywhere between 31 years to life in prison. Her…
TAMPA, FL – Authorities were dispatched to a collision involving a semi-truck Thursday afternoon on Interstate 275, north of downtown Tampa, according to FOX 13 News. The wreck occurred on the northbound highway at the interchange to eastbound I-4. Tampa Fire Rescue personnel responded to the area at around 2:30…
SEFFNER, FL – Hillsborough County deputies arrested a teenager responsible for a hit-and-run crash that sent a woman to a hospital Tuesday, ABC Action News reports. Deputies suspect the teenager was driving a black Honda when they struck the woman at the intersection of County Road 579 and Clay Pit…