Articles Posted in Car Accidents

TAMPA, FL – Police have confirmed the identity of the United States Postal Service employee who died after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver in the Fern Cliff area Monday. 

WFLA said the mail carrier — 69-year-old Paul Falica — was operating a USPS vehicle when the suspect, driving a dark-colored Mercedes sedan, hit him at the North River Cove Street and North Mulberry Street junction and then fled the scene. 

Falicia succumbed to fatal injuries at the scene. Police located the suspect’s vehicle (which had damage consistent with the automobile that hit Falicia) on North 16th Street, a mile away from the collision. However, they have yet to catch the suspect. 

TAMPA, FL – At least one person sustained injuries in a collision that happened on the 6200 block of Gunn Highway Monday night. 

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office was called to the scene at approximately 6:35 p.m. They are examining the sequence of events that led to this collision and did not say how many people and vehicles were involved or specify the severity of injuries. 

Additional information will be provided as our newsroom comes to learn more. 

TAMPA, FL – A United States Postal Service carrier lost his life after he was struck by a driver in the Fern Cliff neighborhood who then fled the scene Monday. 

This collision took place in the area of East River Cove Street and North Mulberry Street, according to ABC Action News. 

Tampa Police confirmed the suspect — an unidentified man — was driving a dark-colored Mercedes sedan when he hit the USPS vehicle. They found the sedan a mile from the collision site. However, they have yet to locate the driver.