TAMPA, FL – A 23-year-old man passed away while trying to save his dog from getting struck by on-coming vehicles Thursday, ABC Action News revealed. Florida Highway Patrol said that before the man was struck, he had parked his car to help his girlfriend, who was involved in a car.…
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News: Female pedestrian, 62, loses life after St. Pete hit-and-run
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – A 62-year-old woman who was walking in the 6900th block of 4th Street North later succumbed to fatal wounds after she was struck by a hit-and-run driver. ABC Action News said this collision occurred Tuesday. An ambulance took the woman, later identified as Kathy Repke, to…
News Update: St. Pete PD IDs man killed in Sunshine Skyway Ln. crash
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – St. Petersburg Police released the name of a man who lost his life after he was hit by a car on Sunshine Skyway Lane South Friday. New details from police indicate that the male pedestrian, 83-year-old Danilo Aguero Tamayo, was trying to cross the 7200 block…
News: Male pedestrian loses life in St. Pete collision
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – An elderly man walking in the 7200 block of Sunshine Skyway Lane South was hit by a Honda CRV, leading to his death Friday. The St. Petersburg Police Department told WFLA this collision happened around 7:45 a.m. Upon arriving, an ambulance took the pedestrian to Orlando…
News: Female pedestrian’s life claimed in Tampa collision
TAMPA, FL – A woman crossing the South Carter Street and West Julia Street intersection lost her life after she was struck by a vehicle Wednesday. This collision happened before 12:30 p.m., according to Fox 13 News. Tampa Police confirmed the pedestrian, whose name has not been released, succumbed to…
News: Male pedestrian critically hurt in Pinellas Park hit-and-run
PINELLAS PARK, FL – A man walking in the area of 66th Street North and 96th Avenue North was hit by a driver who left the scene, leaving him in critical condition Thursday. WFLA said this collision happened around 4 a.m. The man, who was not named, was also listed in stable condition, police said. …
News: 2 drivers fatally hit male pedestrian in Sarasota
SARASOTA, FL – A man attempted to cross Clark Road and, during his walk, was hit by two vehicles, leading him to succumb to fatal injuries Saturday. ABC Action News said this crash happened near when a sedan driver first hit him and then an SUV driver. The pedestrian, who…
News: Hit-and-run suspect fatally strikes moped operator in Tampa
TAMPA, FL – A 38-year-old man driving a 2007 Dodge Charger fled the scene after he struck a moped operator, which claimed their life Friday. ABC Action News said this crash happened before 4 a.m. on East Hillsborough Avenue. Both the suspect, identified as Nicholas Harrison, who was later arrested,…
News: Pedestrian fatally struck by driver in Temple Terrace
TAMPA, FL – A pedestrian was declared dead at the scene upon getting struck by a driver of a vehicle in the Temple Terrace district Thursday. Tampa Police told WFLA they arrived at the scene after 11 p.m., indicating the collision happened at East Busch Boulevard and North 50th Street. …
News: Woman, 75, in critical condition after Clearwater hit-and-run
CLEARWATER, FL – A 75-year-old woman was left with critical, life-threatening injuries after she was struck by a driver of a dark-colored SUV who fled the scene Tuesday. WFLA said this collision happened before 8:45 p.m. in the 1800 block of Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard along Rumba Island Bar & Grill. Upon…