LARGO, FL – A driver suffered a medical episode, which led to a three-vehicle wreck that sent five adults and one child to a hospital Monday.
ABC Action News said the collision happened on East Bay Drive. After arriving, medical helicopter personnel airlifted the child, and ambulance crews took the adults to nearby hospitals. All occupants are recovering from non-life-threatening injuries.
Largo police confirmed that intoxication did not play a role in the crash.
SARASOTA, FL – Local police are working to determine the events that led to a crash with injuries west of the Sarasota International Airport Monday afternoon.
Officers arrived at the intersection of North Tamiami Trail and University Parkway after 12 p.m. Police have not specified the extent of injuries sustained or mentioned the kind of people and vehicles involved.
Our team of news writers will provide updates once more information comes to light.
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.
RIVERVIEW, FL – A Hillsborough County deputy had to go to a hospital after their cruiser overturned after getting struck by a pickup truck driver Wednesday.
The sheriff’s office told FOX 13 News that the pickup truck driver had sped through the intersection of Bloomingdale Avenue and Gornto Lake Road and collided with the patrol car. After the two vehicles collided, the pickup then hit another vehicle, which was stopped at the traffic light.
The officer is currently recovering from minor injuries. The sheriff’s office confirmed the deputy was responding to an emergency call at the time of the wreck.
TAMPA, FL – Two men lost their lives, and four people were sent to the hospital after a multi-vehicle wreck caused by a trash truck driver Monday.
The events started around 1 p.m., when the truck operator had rear-ended a minivan on North 50th Street, according to ABC Action News.
After the initial rear-end collision, the truck driver then struck a man in his 20s and then hit three more vehicles.
TAMPA, FL – A 48-year-old Ruskin man lost his life, and three passengers with him were hospitalized after an I-4 crash reported before 7:30 a.m. Saturday.
Florida Highway Patrol told ABC Action News that the collision happened after the Ruskin man, driving a Kia Sedona, struck an attenuator on the westbound lanes and then hit a Nissan Pathfinder. Once the vehicles collided, one Kia passenger, a 46-year-old woman, was ejected.
Upon arrival, troopers confirmed the Ruskin man’s death, and EMS crews rushed the three Kia passengers to a hospital. They are recovering from non-life-threatening injuries.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – A two-vehicle collision claimed the life of a 28-year-old woman and ended in a DUI manslaughter charge Sunday.
WTSP said the crash happened around 8 p.m. on 34th Street North. Preliminary details showed that a 33-year-old Pinellas Park man had drifted off the road when he crashed his black Nissan Armada into a burgundy Honda Accord.
The impact of the wreck caused the Honda driver to drift off the road further and hit a concrete pole, which fell on the car. The Nissan also left the road and crashed into a tree.
TAMPA, FL – Two vehicles crashed into a barrier on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, resulting in some temporary lane closures Wednesday.
According to My SunCoast, the collision happened on the northbound lanes, and delays lasted for 25 minutes in the southbound directions and 30 minutes on the north side.
Officials have not disclosed the events leading to the wreck or said if anyone was injured. Our team of news writers will add updates once the latest developments come to light.
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 a Toyota Tacoma south on northbound Belcher Road. At one point, the wrong-way Tacoma collided with a Cadillac DTS and then a Mazda Protege 5.
EMS crews took all drivers to a hospital, where the 68-year-old man died.
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 to WINK News.
Florida Highway Patrol said the crane driver was going up a hill and had a clear view of the 18-wheeler with hazard lights on just before the incident. Upon impact, the crane truck overturned.
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