TAMPA, FL – A Tampa police officer was responding to an emergency call in the Robles Park area and crashed into a gray SUV, leading both the officer and SUV driver to suffer injuries Tuesday. WTSP said the events unfolded before 2:30 p.m. in the vicinity of North Tampa Street…
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News: At least 1 seriously hurt in Tampa tanker, pickup truck wreck
TAMPA, FL – At least one person sustained a serious injury in a collision between a tanker truck and a pickup truck Tuesday. ABC Action News said this crash occurred at the North 22nd Street and Selmon Expressway connector. While the details behind this wreck are unclear, a photo from…
News: Pickup truck fatally strikes male pedestrian in Tampa
TAMPA, FL – A Hispanic man in his mid-50s was sent to a hospital in critical condition, where he passed away after getting hit by a pickup truck while walking Monday. Tampa Police told WFLA that the events unfolded when the male pedestrian was crossing West Hillsborough Avenue and North…
News: Volunteers help crews with hurricane clean-up in Tampa
TAMPA, FL – Tampa residents are stepping up to aid city crews with the hurricane debris clean-up process, as several showed up for a clean-up event hosted by the city this past Saturday. WFLA said that volunteers spent their time cleaning out homes, removing debris from yards, cutting drywall, and doing…
News: GEM helps Tampa residents find relief after Helene, Milton
TAMPA, FL – Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) is one organization stepping up to help local Tampa residents recover after hurricanes Helene and Milton. On Friday, more than 60 semi-trucks went around providing food, water, pet kits in Hillsborough, Sarasota, Taylor, and Levy counties, where residents are still facing power outages and…
News: Tampa crews work 7 days a week to clean up Milton debris
TAMPA, FL – There are no days off for Tampa city crews who have to work seven days a week to get the city cleaned up after Hurricane Milton within a three-month span. According to Fox 13 News, personnel have to clean up an estimated million cubic yards, or the…
News: Elderly woman fatally hit by downed branch after Hurricane Milton
TAMPA, FL – A woman in her 70s died Thursday after being struck by a falling tree branch in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, which made landfall just the day before. This incident occurred before 11 a.m. on North Nebraska Avenue, amid hurricane reconstruction efforts and the debris cleanup procedure, WFLA…
News: Sign falls on car amid storm, causing fatal wreck in Tampa
TAMPA, FL – A freeway sign fell into a moving vehicle on I-4 amid Hurricane Helene, causing a single-vehicle wreck which claimed the life of one passenger, a 23-year-old man, Thursday. This collision happened before 8 p.m. at mile marker 4, WTSP reported. Florida Highway Patrol said the young man…
News: Man loses life after getting shot, crashing car into Tampa home
TAMPA, FL – Someone shot a man while he was driving, causing him to plow into a home on Courtland Street and later succumbing to fatal wounds Monday. Tampa Police were made aware of the gunshots around 8 a.m. adjacent to East Osborne Avenue, which also put Potter Elementary School into…
News: Pedestrian seriously hurt in crash on Hillsborough Ave. in Tampa
TAMPA, FL – A driver had turned east on Hillsborough Avenue from North Habana Avenue when they struck a pedestrian, leading the walker to suffer serious wounds Tuesday. Tampa Police told WFLA that the collision happened around 7:45 a.m. when the pedestrian was walking out of bounds along the marked…