Five students were hit by a 48-year-old former law enforcement officer Thursday afternoon. Officials believe the man was drunk at the time of the accident. A 13-year-old boy died from his injuries received in the crash Friday morning. The students were hit by the man after they had gotten off…
A 27-year-old is in critical condition after a motorcycle accident Tuesday night in Hillsborough. Troopers believe that a 49-year-old man was stopped on Riga Boulevard at the intersection of SR 574 when he turned east onto SR 574 and changed lanes into the path of a motorcycle. The motorcycle, driven…
A 23-year-old man was killed Wednesday morning in a pedestrian-involved crash near Ulmerton Road in Clearwater. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 6:45 a.m. near westbound Ulmerton and 34th Street North. Troopers believe the Alachua man was walking northbound across Ulmerton Road when he stepped into…
A 23-year-old man was killed Wednesday morning in a pedestrian-involved crash near Ulmerton Road in Clearwater. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 6:45 a.m. near westbound Ulmerton and 34th Street North. Troopers believe the Alachua man was walking northbound across Ulmerton Road when he stepped into…
A motorcyclist was killed late Sunday in a hit-and-run crash in Tampa. According to police, the driver of a pickup truck struck the motorcyclist at 11:30 p.m. at West Waters Avenue and North Boulevard and then fled the scene of the crash, leaving the vehicle behind. The motorcyclist was rushed…
Millennial drivers are behaving badly on U.S. roads, a trend that could be contributing to a spike in highway deaths, according to a new study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. In 2015, U.S. traffic deaths rose 7 percent to 35,092, the largest single-year increase in five decades. They’re…
Deputies are currently investigating a fatal crash that involved a motorcyclist. The accident occurred around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday on 150th Avenue in Seminole. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office believes the 40-year-old man was traveling eastbound in the median lane of Bay Pines Boulevard when he lost control of his motorcycle.…
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…