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.…
A baby remains in critical condition after a near drowning accident in Brandon on Saturday, according to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue. Reports indicate that a 1-year-old baby was pulled from a backyard pool around 7:45 p.m. on Highview Circle, just north of Windhorst Road. The infant was taken to Brandon…
Two people were injured after a driver attempting to park in a driveway smashed into a Bradenton home’s kitchen Monday night. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 46-year-old woman was critically injured as a result of the crash, and was taken to Blake Medical Center for treatment where she…
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…
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…
A 1-year-old girl survived a near-drowning accident in a backyard pool Saturday morning, according to officials. The incident occurred just before 10 a.m. at a home at 5401 Westchester Blvd. in unincorporated Pinellas County near St. Petersburg. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office reports that the child’s caregiver was preparing her…
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 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…