A St. Petersburg man died Sunday evening after he was struck by three cars while standing in Gandy Boulevard. According to troopers, the 50-year-old man was standing between the inside and outside lanes of eastbound Gandy Boulevard at Snug Harbor Road Northeast shortly after 7 p.m. when he was hit…
Florida lawmakers have recently proposed a new bill that would ban anyone under the age of 18 from using electronic devices while driving in Florida. This means teens would not be allowed to make calls, use Facebook or any other website while driving. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
A 42-year-old St. Petersburg woman was killed Monday after the vehicle she was riding in was broadsided on Fourth Street N. in St. Petersburg. According to police, the woman was a passenger in a 1992 Buick driven by her 53-year-old roommate. The crash occurred around 7 p.m. Police claim the…
A St. Petersburg scooter rider suffered a life-threatening head injury in a crash early Sunday morning that also involved two pedestrians, according to police. The 32-year-old man was apparently riding east on Central Avenue around 3 a.m. when two pedestrians started to cross in the 600 block. One stopped halfway,…
Last month, two children were rescued from inside a car that had flipped over in a St. Petersburg canal. St. Petersburg police said a chain reaction collision caused the children to be knocked into the canal and trapped them inside the vehicle. The accident occurred around 2 p.m. just after…
A St. Petersburg teen was recently arrested on charges of DWI manslaughter in connection to a crash that killed a Winter Haven couple in Parrish last year. The 18-year-old was arrested in early September after the State Attorney’s Office filed charges against her, according to the arrest report. She has…
A 24-year-old Maryland man on a cross-country bike trip to raise money for hearing loss was forced to put the last leg of his more than 10,000-mile trek on hold after he was struck by a semi-trailer truck earlier this month. The man was biking with his cousin on a…
A street race across the Courtney Campbell Causeway resulted in a smashup with a Tampa police cruiser late Sunday night, ultimately closing the westbound side of the bridge until the early hours of the morning. According to reports, a black two-door car was travelling west across the Causeway at a…
Road rage is a term that is commonly used to describe an aggressive or very angry driver. An excessively aggressive driver is much more likely to be involved in a car accident than a driver that remains calm and collected. Aggressive driving is considered negligent driving because drivers showing signs…
A Tarpon Springs man died Sunday in Clearwater after he lost control of his car, injuring two other drivers. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the 20-year-old was travelling southbound at a high rate of speed in his 2003 Honda Accord in the outside lane of U.S. Highway 19 when…