LAKELAND, FL – A 28-year-old male motorcyclist lost his life after colliding with a left-turning FedEx truck Monday, Fox 13 News said. The collision happened around 4:30 p.m. on Tom Costine Road. Polk County deputies said the motorcyclist was traveling behind the truck. The biker, Brandon Bailey, tried to pass…
TAMPA, FL – A male pedestrian was left with critical, life-threatening injuries after getting hit by a vehicle in the Sulphur Springs district Tuesday, FOX 13 News said. The crash occurred before 6:30 a.m. in the area of East Busch Boulevard and North Brooks Street, west of Rowlett Park. EMS…
TAMPA, FL – A cyclist lost his life after he collided with a scooter rider on Dale Mabry Highway South, north of Hudson Lane Saturday, WTSP said. Florida Highway Patrol were dispatched to the scene before 7:45 p.m. According to their preliminary investigation, the cyclist tried to merge into an…
PALM HARBOR, FL – A wrong-way collision near Sutherland Elementary School last Saturday claimed the life of one man and injured two other people, WTSP reports. Florida Highway Patrol said the crash took place before 8:45 p.m. while, for reasons not immediately clear, a 68-year-old Tarpon Springs man was driving…
NORTH PORT, FL – A driver operating a crane truck failed to reduce their speed just prior to striking another big rig Wednesday, leaving at least one person injured. The collision happened before 11 a.m. on I-75 South and caused hydraulic oil to spill from one of the trucks, according…
ODESSA, FL – A woman’s life was claimed, and three children were left in critical condition due to a head-on wreck north of Lake Rogers Park Friday. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office told The Tampa Bay Times that the events unfolded before 3:45 p.m. One driver was going north on…
CLEARWATER, FL – An 85-year-old woman has died after crashing her Cadillac STS into a bridge pillar last Tuesday, February 25. The single-vehicle collision happened after 1 p.m. on U.S. 19, near Bellair Road, according to IONTB. Officials say the woman struck a curb, which caused her tires to default.…
SARASOTA, FL – A hit-and-run crash left a bicyclist in critical condition and led to a Massachusetts man’s arrest Thursday, WFLA reports. The suspect, later identified as John Figgie, had veered into the U.S. 41 bike lane and struck the 78-year-old male cyclist, a local, before hitting a van and…
TAMPA, FL – Homes aren’t the only places affected by Hurricane Milton. Tampa nonprofits, like the historic Dr. Walter L. The Smith Library library building, was also impacted by the devastating hurricane that claimed 32 lives in the U.S. alone in October. FOX 13 News said the 117-year-old library and museum…
TAMPA, FL – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that it was 26-year-old Jesus Manuel Nieves, an off-duty deputy, who struck a pedestrian with his car on Tuesday. New details from Tampa Bay Times indicate that Nieves was operating a Chevy Tahoe when he struck a pedestrian, an unidentified 30-year-old…