According to new reports, the Florida Department of Transportation is holding a public workshop to discuss a new bikeway through downtown Tampa. The proposed bike lanes would be on the north side of Jackson Street, running from Ashley Drive to Nebraska Avenue. The addition would look a lot like the…
A 55-year-old man was killed Wednesday evening in a crash in Fort Meade. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the two-vehicle crash occurred at 6:15 p.m. on County Road 630 just east of County Road 555. Authorities believe a tan 2005 Chevrolet pickup truck being driven by a…
A man on a jet ski has been killed in a crash near a Captiva Island resort. Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in a statement that the crash happened Monday night near South Seas Resort. Officials believe the victim’s watercraft hit a pole and he…
A motorcyclist is in critical condition after a crash in Pinellas County ejected him from his bike. According to the Pinellas Park Police Department, the 41-year-old was driving his motorcycle near the western entrance of the Home Depot on 73rd Avenue North when a car pulled out in front of…
A fatal crash occurred Friday evening in Lakeland involving a motorcyclist colliding with a pickup truck. Officials believe that at approximately 3:20 p.m., a 37-year-old man was traveling southbound on Combee Road. He was riding a 2006 Honda 1000RR motorcycle. Around the same time, a 70-year-old woman driving a 2002…
A 53-year-old motorcyclist died in a crash with a truck early Monday morning. It happened around 7 a.m. on Walt Williams Road and Walt William Loop. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 2014 Ford F-150 was traveling south on Walt Williams Road. At the same time, the 53-year-old biker…
Can you believe that Labor Day weekend is next week? Sadly, that means that summer is coming to an end. If you are like most Americans, you will have a three-day weekend to celebrate all your hard work this year. While you may be planning a trip to the beach…
A motorcyclist was injured in a collision with a vehicle and transported to the hospital early Wednesday morning in St. Pete Beach. The crash occurred at about 7:30 A.M. near the intersection of Gulf Boulevard and 55th Avenue in St. Pete Beach. According to investigators, the 20-year-old biker was driving…
A St. Petersburg tree trimmer is lucky to be alive after he was shocked by 7,200 volts of electricity. In June, the man was working at a home on 25th Avenue North when his pole hit a power line. The man was knocked unconscious and when he woke up he…
There were more than 1,400 wrong way crashes in FL in 2015, resulting in 1,454 injuries & 96 fatalities, according to the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Wrong way driving collisions occur when a vehicle has failed to observe a posted traffic sign or pavement marking and proceeds in…