The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) wants to continue working with a coalition of automakers to develop a Driver Alcohol Detection System to curb the growing trend of DUI fatalities. According to reports, in 2012, deaths in crashes involving drunk drivers increased 4.6 percent, taking…
A bicyclist was seriously injured Wednesday morning after he was struck by a semi-truck in Winter Haven. The crash occurred at 10:25 a.m. on U.S 17 near Snively Avenue, according to reports. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said a white semi-truck, hauling a 53-foot box trailer, was travelling northbound and…
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 three-vehicle collision in Oldsmar Wednesday afternoon took the life of an 81-year-old man. The accident occurred around 2:47 p.m. at the intersection of Tampa Road and St. Petersburg Drive. According to Pinellas County sheriff’s deputies, the Clearwater man’s wife, 65, was driving a 2005 Cadillac DeVille west on Tampa…
A three-year-old boy was taken to the hospital and listed in critical condition Saturday night after being struck by a car in Sarasota. The crash took place on Bee Ridge Road and Briggs Avenue around 7 p.m., according to reports. The Florida Highway Patrol believes the child ran into the…
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 45-year-old Brandon man riding shotgun in a pickup truck during Monday evening rush hour was shot and injured in what authorities believe was a possible act of road rage. A 45-year-old Brandon woman was driving the Ford F150 east on Causeway Boulevard with the man as her passenger. The…