A head-on collision between a Ford Escape and a motorcycle left two people dead and one person with serious injuries. The crash occurred around 4:27 p.m. on Sunday on US 98 just north of Rockridge Road in Polk County. The Florida Highway Patrol said the Escape was traveling northbound on…
A Lakeland man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing three people in a 2016 wrong way crash. Witnesses said the man was street racing at the time of the crash. According to witness accounts, he was racing another car when that car cut him off. The…
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a Certified Nursing Assistant accused of sexually assaulting an 85-year-old man. The 35-year-old is charged with one count of sexual battery. Deputies say that through June 6 and June 9, the man sexually assaulted the man. The man was allegedly working as a CNA…
Pedestrians killed by SUVs is a growing trend across the U.S. In Florida, the problem is quite severe as Miami ranks number 5 and Tampa ranks number 8 in the top 10 deadliest cities in America. A Detroit Free Press/USA TODAY NETWORK investigation found that the SUV revolution is the…
After a dozen elders overheated and died in a Hollywood nursing home during Hurricane Irma last year, Florida has passed new rules requiring health facilities to install backup generators capable of keeping the air conditioning blowing if the power goes out. The state healthcare agency in charge of regulating institutions…
A motorcyclist was hit and killed while traveling on U.S. 19 in Pinellas County on Wednesday. Troopers identified the victim as a 25-year-old man from Port Richey. He was driving northbound on US 19 when a Ford F150 turned left into the path of the motorcycle causing the fatal collision.…
Tampa Police have arrested two men for street racing on the Gandy Bridge. Both men face unlawful racing on a highway charges. Police say they stopped the two men late Saturday night and found two children in one of the men’s cars. Both children were less than 5 years old.…
A Tampa Bay Area family wants changes after a 63-year-old was struck and killed by a car while crossing 40th street in the Temple Crest community. This woman is at least the second person who has been hit and killed while crossing the street in recent years. There is a…
According to AAA travel club, more than 41.5 million people will travel for the 2018 Memorial Day weekend, which is 4.8% more than last year. This will be the most travelers since 2005 for the holiday period that runs from May 24 through May 28 this year. AAA goes on…
A wrong-way driver was killed late Monday in a crash in Plant City. According to Plant City police, A 2002 Volkswagen Passat traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of N. Alexander Street collided head-on with a semi truck just before midnight. The man driving the Volkswagen was killed at the…