A 54-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured on Sunday evening after an intersection collision on St. Pete Beach. According to reports, a 54-year-old motorcyclist from Kenneth City was driving a 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycle west on 75th Avenue approaching Blind Pass Road. At the exact same time, a woman driving a…
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 9-year-old girl that was critically injured Sunday when a plane hit her and her father during a beach landing near Venice Beach has died. The girl died of critical injuries suffered when a plane hit her and her father on Caspersen Beach, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office.…
A 4-year-old boy was mauled Saturday night by two pit bulls that had been crated at his uncle’s house in Riverview. Authorities are still trying to determine how the attack occurred. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, two deputies were conducting a traffic stop near the home when they…
A new report shows a possible connection between traumatic brain injuries and dementia. According to an article by US News and World Report, veterans who have suffered a traumatic brain injury are more likely to develop dementia later in life. The study reports that former soldiers are 60 times more likely…
According to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, 11,400 fireworks injuries were treated in hospital emergency rooms during the month surrounding July 4th last year. A good amount of these injuries were reportedly from people misusing fireworks. The most common injuries happened from lighting fireworks too close to someone, lighting…
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 recently after a personal watercraft collided with another watercraft near Bunce’s Pass near Fort De Soto Park in Pinellas County. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, a 47-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy, both of Kissimmee, were riding on the watercraft around 5:30 p.m.…