A Lakeland man was hit and killed Sunday night while crossing the road. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to the accident on Broadway Avenue in Lakeland around 11:30 p.m. Deputies believe the 22-year-old was crossing Broadway Avenue when he was hit by a Toyota Highlander. The 28-year-old driver apparently…
Hillsborough deputies are currently investigating a fatal crash involving a motorcycle rider colliding with an SUV in Thonotosassa Friday. Deputies believe the motorcycle and the SUV were both traveling south on Tom Folsom Road Friday around 4:31 p.m. As the SUV slowed to make a left turn onto Reylinda Avenue,…
A 1-year-old child drowned Tuesday night in a pool at a Davenport home. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the child was found floating in the family’s pool at their home. Deputies and emergency personnel responded to the home after the child was found floating in the pool just…
A 31-year-old Land O’ Lakes man was killed Wednesday morning in Tampa in a crash involving a motorcycle. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 56th Street and Hillsborough Avenue just before 7 a.m. Troopers believe the motorcyclist ran the red light at the intersection while traveling…
A 24-year-old man is in serious condition after a multi-vehicle crash on I-4 in Hillsborough County Tuesday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol believes a truck traveling northbound on the crosstown connector entered the ramp to travel eastbound on I-4 and spilled a large amount of gravel onto the roadway, causing…
One person was killed and another was injured early Monday in a mobile home fire in Odessa. According to officials, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue responded just after 6 a.m. to a fire in the Silver Dollar Golf/Trap and RV Resort. The firefighters found flames shooting through the roof of the…
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…