BRANDON, FL – At least one person suffered injuries in a collision reported before 8:45 p.m. at the North Parsons Avenue and Victoria Street interchange.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, who initially received this call, has not mentioned the exact cause of this crash, listed the sort of vehicles and people involved, or said whether anyone was sent to the hospital.
New details will be added should developments come to light.
MANATEE COUNTY, FL – Florida Highway Patrol was dispatched to the scene of a major multi-vehicle collision on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge Saturday.
FHP told WFLA they arrived at the scene, at mile marker 10, before 4 p.m. Upon arrival, they shut down all northbound lanes for an hour to accommodate their investigation and the crews’ scene clearance process.
The exact number of vehicles involved has not been verified. However, based on a photograph from the Florida Department of Transportation, it appears that at least six or seven automobiles were involved.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Florida Highway Patrol was called to a hit-and-run collision at 10:29 a.m. in the Williamsdale Square area.
Troopers said this crash happened at the 113th Street North and 54th Avenue North intersection.
FHP has not yet arrived at the collision site and, therefore, has not been able to comment on the events that led to this crash, provide a description of the suspect and their vehicle, or other details at this time.
TAMPA, FL – A crash with reported injuries is currently blocking I-275 South at mile marker 53, Florida Highway Patrol revealed.
FHP was dispatched to the scene at 8:37 a.m. and arrived at approximately 9:04 a.m.
Officials have not disclosed the exact cause of this crash, listed the sort of people and vehicles involved, or said if anyone needed to go to the hospital.
TAMPA, FL – At least one person was injured in a crash that happened on southbound SR-589 at mile marker 9 after 6:30 a.m.
Florida Highway Patrol was dispatched to the scene at 6:46 a.m. and arrived at the collision site at 7:15 a.m.
Troopers did not provide a formal statement regarding the exact cause of this crash, nor did they say if anyone would face charges or citations.
HOLIDAY, FL – A 32-year-old man was later booked into the Pasco County Jail after fleeing from Florida Highway Patrol and sideswiping several vehicles Monday.
This collision happened when the man was going southbound on U.S. 19 North and struck the vehicles near Flora Avenue, according to WFLA.
The man fled the scene on foot after striking the vehicles. As such, troopers lost sight of the man and called off the pursuit at US-19 and Sunray Drive. They were able to locate him thanks to help from good samaritans.
LAKELAND, FL – A 36-year-old Tampa man driving a pickup truck lost his life after he tried to overtake another vehicle by going into the opposite lane and hitting a semi head-on Saturday.
This collision occurred after 3:15 a.m. as the pickup truck driver was going southbound on U.S. 98 while the semi-driver was traveling northbound on U.S. 98., according to ABC Action News.
The semi-truck driver and the passenger with him were spared from injuries.
PINELLAS COUNTY, FL – A vehicle wreck Friday afternoon left part of Interstate 275 blocked in west St. Petersburg, according to FL511 Tampa Bay.
The accident happened on the northbound lanes of I-275 at the ramp to eastbound I-175. It was first reported at about 3:32 p.m.
While the circumstances behind the event have not been disclosed, the right lane was closed in the immediate aftermath.
CLEARWATER, FL – Clearwater police suspect a motorcyclist, operated by a 19-year-old young man, was traveling at a high rate when he died after rear-ending a car last Friday.
The Tampa Bay Times said this collision happened around 11 p.m. on eastbound Courtney Campbell Causeway.
After first responders arrived at the scene, Clearwater Fire Rescue rushed the biker, later identified as Ramon Castro Jr., a Tampa resident, to Mease Countryside Hospital. There, Castro succumbed to fatal wounds.
BRADENTON, FL – A 26-year-old man, a resident of Oklahoma City, succumbed to fatal wounds after crashing his Dodge Charger into a tree and fence over the weekend.
Florida Highway Patrol told WFLA this single-vehicle collision happened while the man, who they suspect was traveling at a high speed while going north on U.S. 301, had lost control of his steering wheel while pursuing a left-hand turn.
The man was found dead on Monday.
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