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…
A Clearwater woman is facing DUI manslaughter charges following a crash that killed a motorcyclist Sunday night. The 47-year-old woman was arrested after the accident, which occurred around 9:40 p.m. at Missouri Avenue and Belleair Road. As of Monday morning, she was being held in the Pinellas County Jail without…
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…
A Winter Haven motorcyclist was killed Thursday morning after a box truck smashed into him, according to investigators. The crash occurred at the intersection of State Road 559 and County Road 559A in Auburndale shortly after 11 a.m. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the driver of a 2003…
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…
Two sisters walking to Middleton High School in East Tampa early yesterday were struck by a car, leaving one of the sisters critically injured. According to Tampa police, the sisters, 14 and 15, were hit while crossing Hillsborough Avenue near 25th Street. Both girls were taken to an area hospital.…
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…
A scooter rider was killed Saturday night in Sarasota after the unidentified male rider turned into the path of a minivan and was struck, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The rider was headed west on Clark Road around 8:40 p.m. Troopers claim that he turned left on a red…
An elderly woman accidentally backed into a crowd of people while leaving church late Sunday morning leaving three people dead and at least five more injured, according to authorities. The crash occurred in the Sugar Creek Country Club 55-and-over mobile home community off Belinda Circle and Clubhouse Drive in East…
Unfortunately, children are not only at risk for suffering a severe injury or death when out in the roadway or travelling as a passenger in a car, truck, SUV or other vehicle. Every year, numerous children are involved in back-over accidents and are even run over at their own home.…