Investigators are on the lookout for a hit-and-run driver who they say struck and killed a skateboarder early Wednesday. The accident happened near the intersection of Upper Manatee River Road and Waterlefe Boulevard just before 3 a.m. The roadway and nearby Fort Hamer Bridge were shut down for nearly five…
An elementary student was hit and killed while riding his bike to school in Sarasota Monday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol said the 9-year-old boy was hit at the intersection of Webber Street and Nodosa Drive just before 8 a.m. Deputies said the boy was riding his bike to Brentwood…
A 7-year-old boy is in critical condition at the hospital after he was hit by an SUV in Clearwater Tuesday night. Emergency crews responded to a call at an apartment complex in the 2200 block of Nursery Road a little after 7:30 p.m. Upon arrival, officers on scene were told…
A 48-year-old man was arrested on Sunday for a deadly hit-and-run crash that occurred on March 16, in downtown St. Petersburg. According to police, a Ford F-150 truck was traveling northbound on 28th Street North crossing Central Avenue when it hit a pedestrian. The pedestrian, identified as a 74-year-old man,…
A 17-year-old skateboarder is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car on Saturday morning, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Before 7 a.m., the female teen was using the bicycle lane on Providence Lakes Road in Brandon and riding her skateboard when she was…
A Good Samaritan died Sunday morning when he was struck while trying to help a man who had been injured in a previous traffic crash on I-75, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The 59-year-old man died at the scene. A 31-year-old woman was one of the drivers taken to…
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash involving a vehicle leaving the roadway in the Feather Sound area and striking two pedestrians on the adjacent sidewalk, killing one of them, according to reports. Investigators believe the crash occurred around 5:02 p.m. The driver of the vehicle reportedly failed to…
A pedestrian was hit and killed Tuesday evening while crossing Hillsborough Avenue. The crash occurred around 7 p.m. east of Orient Road. Troopers said the 31-year-old man from Jacksonville walked into the path of a Chevy pickup truck and was hit. The pedestrian died at the scene. According to…
A 17-year-old Polk County high school student is recovering after being left for dead in a ditch during a hit-and-run accident. Investigators say the teen was walking along Swindell Road sometime after 6 a.m. Tuesday when she was struck from behind and thrown into a water-filled ditch. She may have…
Multiple people were hit and injured Thursday morning in Tampa, including students at a bus stop, according to police. The crash occurred at E. Bougainvillea Avenue and Marvy Avenue around 8 a.m. Witnesses stated the vehicle was speeding on Bougainvillea Ave. before hitting the pedestrians on the south side of…