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News: Deputies investigate injury crash in Brandon’s Orient Park 

BRANDON, FL – Hillsborough County deputies are currently in the Orient Park area investigating the details of a crash that injured at least one person.  The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office was summoned to the scene, the intersection of North U.S. Highway 301 and Tampa East Boulevard, at 1:23 p.m.  Deputies…

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News: Man, 53, fatally struck by Amtrak train in Dover 

DOVER, FL – A 53-year-old man walking along the railroad tracks passed away when he was struck by an Amtrak train Saturday.  This collision took place in the area of Sydney Dover Road and East Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO).  Authorities…

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News: 7 hospitalized following I-4 chain-reaction wreck in Plant City   

PLANT CITY, FL – A chain-reaction collision involving three vehicles on I-4 sent seven people to a hospital Thursday morning, according to FOX 13 News.  The events unfolded around 6 a.m., just before the Thonotosassa Road exit, when the driver of a Hyundai van rear-ended a Chevy Tahoe, forcing the…

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News: Driver escapes injury in semi fire in Riverview 

RIVERVIEW, FL – A driver of a semi-truck was spared from injuries when their truck, carrying eggs, caught on fire and overturned on I-75 Saturday.  According to ABC Action News, the truck caught on fire after the driver had pulled over onto the shoulder, which took place before 1 p.m.…

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News: Driver dies as train, trash truck catch fire in wreck in Ruskin 

RUSKIN, FL – A collision between a trash truck and several cargo trains on Old Highway 41 led to a fire, claiming the truck driver’s life Tuesday.  The Hillsborough County Fire Rescue team told ABC Action News that they were summoned to the scene before 12:30 p.m. and managed to…

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News: Rear-end wreck in Seffner claims life of 1-year-old 

SEFFNER, FL – A one-year-old child was rushed to a hospital where they later died after their driver, operating a Toyota RAV4, was rear-ended by a Jeep Cherokee on I-4 Friday.  WFLA said this collision happened before 1:30 a.m., and the impact had also led both drivers and two other…

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News: Male cyclist, 19, fatally hit by fleeing driver in Wimauma 

WIMAUMA, FL – A cyclist, a 19-year-old man, was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died after he was hit by a driver who fled the scene Saturday.  This collision happened before 8:30 p.m. on eastbound S.R. 674 west of 4th Street, according to ABC Action News. Florida Highway…

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News: HCSO responds to injury collision in Brandon’s Towne Estate 

BRANDON, FL – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is currently responding to the scene of a crash with sustained injuries in the Towne Estate area.  Deputies arrived at the collision site, the intersection of Causeway Boulevard and South Gornto Lake Road, at 12:39 p.m. Officials are investigating the circumstances behind…

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News: HCSO investigates injury collision in Summerview Oaks  

RIVERVIEW, FL – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the circumstances behind a Thursday night crash in the Summerview Oaks area that injured at least one person.  HCSO was summoned to the southbound U.S. Highway 301 and Big Bend Road area before 8 p.m. Deputies started an investigation but…

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