DOVER, FL – Florida Highway Patrol has blocked a left lane on I-4 West due to a vehicle fire reported after 5:11 p.m. Monday.
Troopers arrived at the scene at 5:43 p.m. They are investigating the circumstances leading up to this crash and have not provided additional details at this time.
Our newsroom will provide additional details as they become available.
RIVERVIEW, FL – At least one person sustained injuries in a motor vehicle collision reported on U.S. 301 Highway South near Hackney Drive Friday.
Hillsborough County deputies were just made aware of this collision and have not yet arrived at the scene.
Details about this crash are developing. Updates will be posted as they are made available.
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL – A man who drove a stolen white Mustang now faces more charges after hitting a Florida Highway Patrol vehicle and then crashing head-on with an Uber vehicle, killing two people.
The 22-year-old man, Leosvany Arias Roman, faces Grand Theft Motor Vehicle charges, two counts of Aggravated Assault on Law Enforcement Officer with Deadly Weapon, felony murder, and vehicular homicide charges, along with others, FOX 13 News reported.
To recap, this collision happened before 11 p.m. Wednesday on I-275 South. Roman had hit an FHP vehicle before fleeing the scene and then hitting a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office vehicle. New information reports that Roman also had an accomplice with him. The accomplice — 30-year-old Mohammed Ali Pujol — had intentionally tried to hit a deputy with his silver Mercedes sedan. Pujol will also face many felony charges.
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL – A driver of a stolen white Ford Mustang struck a Florida Highway Patrol car and then hit an Uber Dodge Caravan head-on, claiming the lives of two people.
This collision was reported before 11 p.m. Wednesday on I-275 South. WPTV said the events of the crash unfolded when the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and Florida Highway Patrol were called to a report of a stolen white Ford Mustang.
The person driving the Mustang had struck an FHP before fleeing away from the scene. A pursuit was brought about. Authorities again tried to stop the Mustang motorist — identified as 22-year-old Leosvany Arias Roman.
BRANDON, FL – No one was injured in a collision that happened Wednesday afternoon at Lithia Pinecrest Road and Brooker Road in the Windwood Hills neighborhood.
The Hillsborough County deputies arrived at the scene after 2:30 p.m. They are trying to pinpoint the events leading up to this crash and have not specified other details, including the kind of people and vehicles involved.
New information will be posted should it become available.
PLANT CITY, FL – A bicyclist was killed Saturday after they were struck by a hit-and-run driver in Plant City.
Officers say the cyclist was hit shortly after 2 a.m. while riding on North Park Road near East Sam Allen Road, according to Fox 13 News.
Plant City Police told the source that a witness, along with the truck’s driver, initially got out of their vehicles. The witness called 911, and then the suspect fled. A second person at the scene was able to get the suspect’s license plate number as he sped away.
RIVERVIEW, FL – A driver of an SUV made a left turn at Balm Riverview Road and U.S. 301, hitting a 17-year-old boy riding a motorcycle, who died at the scene Sunday.
This collision took place before 9 a.m., according to the Tampa Bay Times. The SUV driver, an unidentified 72-year-old man, was hospitalized for minor wounds.
Florida Highway Patrol launched an investigation and has not provided additional details at this time.
BALM, FL – At least one person was injured in a crash west of the University Of Florida-Gulf Coast Research And Education Center Thursday.
Before 5:30 p.m., the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office was made aware of a collision at the Carlton Lake Road and County Road 672 junction. They are investigating the specifics of this crash and have not yet revealed the type of occupants and vehicles involved or listed any citations or pending charges.
Additional information will be added to this news blog should it emerge.
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL – A 21-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman were injured after their Acura TL was hit by an alleged DUI driver Thursday.
FOX 13 News said this collision took place around 1:45 a.m. on SR-589 North. Ramon Luis Rivera, who was the driver suspected of impairment, drove in the wrong direction, going south on SR-589 North. Rivera collided with the Acura, sustaining minor wounds. Authorities later arrested him for “DUI involving serious injury.”
Florida Highway Patrol did not specify on which side Rivera hit the Acura, only stating it was nearly struck head-on. Regardless, the man and woman, both Trinity residents, sustained serious wounds. Florida Highway Patrol did not say if the woman was transported to a hospital but did confirm the man was.
BRANDON, FL – Hillsborough County deputies are investigating a crash at Providence Lakes Boulevard and Providence Road junction that injured at least one person Wednesday.
Deputies arrived at the scene at 6:45 p.m. It is not immediately clear what led to this collision. Deputies have also not specified the severity of injuries sustained or revealed the kind of people and vehicles involved.
Additional information will be provided as our newsroom comes to learn more.
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