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…
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash with a bus in Tarpon Springs on Thursday. According to Tarpon Springs police, the crash occurred around 5 p.m. at the intersection of Tarpon Avenue and Huey Avenue. The motorcyclist, an 18-year-old man, collided with a privately operated bus. No passengers were aboard…
Two people have died after two personal watercrafts collided in Tampa. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said a 42-year-old Tampa man was fatally injured when his watercraft collided Monday in the waters off Tampa with a watercraft driven by a 41-year-old Clearwater woman. The man died at a…
Pinellas County parents are suing a St. Petersburg hospital, alleging negligence in the delivery of their son. The couple filed a complaint on April 2 in Pinellas Circuit Court against CHS/Community Health Systems Inc., doing business as Bayfront Health St. Petersburg, alleging the hospital breached professional standards of care and…
A man is dead after a boat capsized Saturday afternoon in Tampa, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The incident happened shortly before 2 p.m. in Hillsborough Bay just south of Davis Islands. Emergency responders arrived at the scene after receiving 911 calls about six people clinging…
A 17-year-old girl is recovering at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital Monday after a Largo crash involving a wrong-way driver left her and three of her friends all with serious injuries. The girl was a passenger in the front seat when the cars collided head-on. Her three friends were also…
Tampa police are currently investigating an early-morning fatal hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian. According to Tampa police, the crash happened in the 6900 block of east Adamo Drive just before 5 a.m. The pedestrian died as a result of the crash. The eastbound lanes of Adamo Drive were closed at…
Tampa police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash early Saturday morning. The crash occurred at South Manhattan Avenue and West Euclid Avenue. Police believe the motorcyclist hit a tree. The victim, a 36-year-old man, suffered fatal injuries. The crash caused the road to be closed for several hours Saturday morning…
A tree trimmer was in critical condition after being shocked by a power line while working Monday morning. Clearwater Fire & Rescue identified the 38-year-old victim and confirmed he is being treated at Tampa General Hospital. Authorities said the man was trimming trees while on a ladder on Milton Street…