A wrong-way driver and her two passengers were killed in a head-on collision with a gasoline tanker truck on Interstate 275 just south of Bearss Avenue early Sunday. This is the fourth fatal wrong-way crash on I-275 in Tampa this year that has happened just before sunrise. The Florida Highway…
A man was killed early Monday after he walked into the path of an oncoming pickup truck in Tampa, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The man was struck along 50th Street just north of Palm River Road at 4:27 a.m. Troopers believe a 54-year-old Ruskin man was driving his…
An adult and an infant were killed and two children were critically injured after a minivan travelling on Interstate 4 exited the roadway and crashed. A 2008 Hyundai Entourage was heading west on the highway, west of County Road 579, around 1:10 a.m. when it left the road, according to…
A 56-year-old man was killed early Friday morning in Auburndale after he was struck by a Polk County Sheriff’s patrol car, deputies said. The crash occurred at 6 a.m. at the intersection of 42nd Street and Havendale Boulevard. According to investigators, a 21-year-old deputy had just completed his shift and…
A recent study shows that the Tampa Bay area, including St. Petersburg and Clearwater, is one of the most dangerous cities for pedestrians. In fact, Tampa took second place in the top 10 deadliest metro areas for walkers. The new report from the National Complete Streets Coalition, Dangerous By Design 2014, used…
A 52-year-old woman was killed Saturday after she failed to maneuver a turn on the southbound off-ramp from U.S. Hwy 27 to U.S. Hwy 192 in Haines City on her motorcycle. The woman tried to correct and was ejected from her motorcycle. The motorcycle landed on top of her. According…
Two people were injured after a driver attempting to park in a driveway smashed into a Bradenton home’s kitchen Monday night. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 46-year-old woman was critically injured as a result of the crash, and was taken to Blake Medical Center for treatment where she…
A new shuttle service made its debut Monday to haul students to and from school near a busy stretch of Hillsborough Avenue that has had deadly pedestrian accidents. The shuttle was started to protect students, and runs from the Meridian Pointe Apartments to nearby Middleton High School. Officials with the…
An 18-year-old man hit by a car while walking home from school on Wednesday remains in critical condition. According to Tampa police, the student and his friend were running northbound on 40th Street trying to cross Hillsborough Avenue against the light when he was struck. The man was hit by…
While we all use various modes of transportation to get from place to place, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is urging everyone to remember one key road user fact – we are all pedestrians. The sad reality is that pedestrians were one of a few groups of road users…