Articles Posted in Car Accidents

TAMPA, FL – A 51-year-old woman, who was intoxicated, was arrested after causing a fiery collision that claimed the life of her passenger Monday.

The Tampa Bay Times said the woman had crashed her van into a median on 78th Street North under the Selmon Expressway. The force of the crash caused the van to catch on fire and trapped the woman and her passenger.

Hillsborough County deputies arrived at the scene around 2:30 a.m. and pulled out the occupants. Deputies said the male passenger died at the crash site. He has since been identified as 54-year-old Emilio Alfaro-Herrera. EMS crews rushed the driver to Tampa General Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

TAMPA, FL – Tampa police are investigating the reason why a woman lost control of her gray Honda car and plowed into a home on the 2100th block of Sligh Avenue Monday.

Officers responded to the scene around 6 a.m. A photo from WFLA reveals some slightly dented windows. While the home sustained minor damage, the driver and home occupants were uninjured. 

TAMPA, FL – EMS crews rushed a 62-year-old woman to a local hospital following an I-75 rear-end collision near the Tampa Executive Airport Monday.

Florida Highway Patrol told ABC Action News that just before 11:30 a.m., a 55-year-old man driving a semi-truck had first rear-ended a Nissan Altima. The Nissan driver, the 62-year-old woman, then was pushed forward and struck another vehicle. Three other vehicles — a Suzuki Grand Vitara, a Toyota Camry, and a Honda Accord — rear-ended each other.

After all the vehicles collided, one gray car slammed into a guardrail, and one red car was left completely totaled.

TAMPA, FL – At least one person was seriously injured in a crash that happened at the intersection of Busch Boulevard and 42nd Street Thursday.

Fox 13 News said the collision took place around 6:45 a.m. Tampa police closed both directions of Busch from 40th Street to 42nd Street for three hours to accommodate the scene clearance and investigation.

Officers launched an investigation. At this time, they have not revealed the events, listed the number of people and vehicles involved, or said if anyone was hospitalized.