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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 have not been able to confirm the events behind this wreck. In addition, authorities have not stated the kind of people and vehicles involved or said if anyone required a trip to the hospital. 

Additional information will be posted as deputies release more details. 

RIVERVIEW, FL – A construction crew discovered a dead man’s body inside his convertible Mazda Miata following a collision along I-75 Monday. 

This discovery occurred near Progress Boulevard, FOX13 News indicated in a report. Florida Highway Patrol launched an investigation and believe this collision occurred somewhere within a span of several weeks. 

No other information has been made available. 

BRANDON, FL – At least one person suffered injuries in a collision caused by a driver who fled the scene in the Lithia Oaks community Friday. 

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to Lithia Pinecrest Road and Oakline Road at approximately 8:19 p.m. 

HCSO has not yet provided a description of the suspect or their vehicle, listed the number and kind of occupants involved in this crash, or said if anyone required a trip to the emergency room. 

THONOTOSASSA, FL – A 40-year-old man, identified as Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputy, passed away in a collision involving a semi-truck Thursday. 

HCSO told WFLA that the crash happened when the deputy, Darell Brown, had gone in front of a flatbed semi-truck on U.S. 40, leading the two vehicles to come into contact. The semi-driver, who was not identified, even tried to press on their brakes to avoid striking Brown’s Ford F-150 pickup truck. The semi-motorist could not stop, prompting the truck to jackknife in the process and sustaining significant front-end damage, and Brown’s pickup came to rest 100 yards away from the big rig. 

Deputies said Brown was coming from his job at the Orient Road Jail, on his way home in Pasco County, prior to the collision. They said Brown perished at the collision site, while the semi-driver (who did not flee the scene) was able to walk away without a scratch. 

RUSKIN, FL – A 25-year-old man faces DU charges after he crashed into a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office car, sending the deputy to a hospital Saturday. 

HCSO said the events unfolded around 10:30 p.m. when the 25-year-old man, identified as Uriel Garcia Nestor, had ran a stop sign at 15th Street Southeast and then struck the deputy’s vehicle, a 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe, on westbound East College Avenue, which caused it to roll over numerous times and the deputy to be thrown from the vehicle. 

HSCO said the deputy, identified as 47-year-old Ivan Clark, received a call concerning a reckless driver and came into the area to investigate.