The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash involving a vehicle leaving the roadway in the Feather Sound area and striking two pedestrians on the adjacent sidewalk, killing one of them, according to reports. Investigators believe the crash occurred around 5:02 p.m. The driver of the vehicle reportedly failed to…
A passenger in a taxi was killed and several others were hurt in a chain-reaction crash Sunday afternoon in which alcohol played a factor, according to St. Petersburg Police. The crash happened at 38th Avenue N and 49th Street N and closed parts of the intersection for hours. A 2009…
A pedestrian was hit and killed Tuesday evening while crossing Hillsborough Avenue. The crash occurred around 7 p.m. east of Orient Road. Troopers said the 31-year-old man from Jacksonville walked into the path of a Chevy pickup truck and was hit. The pedestrian died at the scene. According to…
Two females riding a motor scooter were killed in a crash Saturday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. It happened at about 4:30 p.m. at Florida Avenue and Garland Court. Troopers said two people were on a motor scooter traveling westbound on Garland Court when it tried to turn…
Another bill has been filed for the 2019 legislative session that would allow law-enforcement officers to pull over motorists for texting or talking on hand-held cell phones while driving. Rep. Jackie Toledo, R-Tampa, filed a measure (HB 107) on Monday that would prohibit drivers from talking on cell phones that…
A 49-year-old Tampa Bay area woman has been charged with driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident following a wrong-way crash at Gunn Highway and Isbell Lane just before 9 p.m. Monday. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the woman was driving a Jeep Wrangler…
A 22-year-old man has been charged in a hit-and-run Tuesday morning that left a pedestrian critically injured. The man was booked into the Pinellas County jail and charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving serious bodily injury and careless driving. Police said the 59-year-old woman was crossing Drew…
A driver was killed and a passenger injured in an early Friday crash in Hillsborough County. It happened shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Falkenburg Road. A Sheriff’s Office spokesman said a 30-year-old Lakeland resident was driving northbound and failed to noticed that Falkenburg Road ends at Interstate 4. The vehicle…
A 7-month-old girl died Friday after she was bitten by the family dog. Clearwater Fire Rescue responded to a call at the Fairwood Avenue residence about 2:12 p.m. Friday. Authorities said the girl was being taken care of by her grandparents when a mixed-breed dog bit her. The girl was…
Residents are urging the Florida Department of Transportation for a traffic light at the intersection where two teens were killed this past weekend. FDOT says it has already taken measures to make that intersection safer and has plans to do more in about five years. Lakewood Ranch High School students…