TAMPA, FL – Authorities were dispatched to a collision involving a semi-truck Thursday afternoon on Interstate 275, north of downtown Tampa, according to FOX 13 News.
The wreck occurred on the northbound highway at the interchange to eastbound I-4. Tampa Fire Rescue personnel responded to the area at around 2:30 p.m.
While the events leading up to the crash have not been made public, photos taken at the scene indicate that the semi came to rest on top of an unspecified vehicle.
TAMPA, FL – At least one person suffered injuries in a collision reported on westbound Selmon Expressway Tuesday.
Florida Highway Patrol was summoned to the scene at 11:36 a.m. and arrived at 11:57 a.m. Troopers have not commented on the specifics of the crash, including the number of people and vehicles involved.
New details will be added as our newsroom learns more.
TAMPA, FL – Four people had to go to a hospital following an I-4 rollover collision Monday, WTSP reports.
Tampa Fire Rescue issued a trauma alert for one person before taking them and the three others to the hospital for treatment. The extent of their injuries and the events leading to the crash remain unclear.
Florida Highway Patrol started an investigation and has not shared additional information at this time.
TAMPA, FL – A driver of a white Honda was intentionally running over four pedestrians, which led to a pursuit-turned-shooting, which ultimately claimed the driver’s life and injured several others Sunday.
‘The events unfolded around 8:30 p.m. at a Dollar General Store located at 6508 South Dale Mabry Highway, BayNews9 reports.
The male Honda driver, 47, was using his Honda to try and prevent one person, a man, from leaving. The two argued, and then that man left. After the argument, the 47-year-old man followed the man to some resident buildings near West Meadow Street and South MacDill Avenue. The 47-year-old man ran over the person, who sustained minor injuries.
GIBSONTON, FL – A 61-year-old man riding a bicycle lost his life after he was run over by a Toyota RAV4 driven by a 28-year-old woman from Riverview Saturday.
The collision happened before 9 a.m. on U.S. Highway 41 North, south of Pennsylvania Avenue, ABC Action News said.
Florida Highway Patrol said the 61-year-old man local top the area died at the scene while the driver was unharmed.
TAMPA, FL – A 26-year-old woman was rushed to a hospital where she died after she crashed her SUV into an abandoned car along I-275 South Monday.
FOX 13 News said the collision took place before 1 p.m. The woman had suddenly lost control of her automobile and collided with the Dodge Dart. The woman’s car overturned and eventually stopped on the outside shoulder, and the other vehicle, a Dodge Dart, stopped on the inside shoulder.
Florida Highway Patrol said the victim was from Zephyrhills. At this time, they are working to pinpoint the events behind the fatal wreck and have no additional information.
TAMPA, FL – A 47-year-old woman lost her life, and a 42-year-old man was injured in a motorcycle rollover collision on Veterans Expressway North Friday.
Florida Highway Patrol told ABC Action News that the Harley Davidson overturned after its tire fell off. The man from Apollo Beach and the woman were immediately thrown from the bike.
EMS crews rushed the occupants to the local hospital, where the woman passed away.
PINELLAS COUNTY, FL – A multi-vehicle wrong-way crash on I-275 South ended in a driver’s arrest and sent a man to a hospital last Sunday, Jan 5.
According to ABC Action News, the collision happened when the wrong-way driver, identified as 49-year-old Rontonio Scott, drove north on I-275 South and then hit another vehicle. Once these vehicles collided, one of them collided with three others on the road.
Florida Highway Patrol responded to the scene and confirmed that Scott had a significant blood alcohol content level and arrested him. EMS crews transported one man to a nearby medical facility for treatment of pelvis, femur, liver, and ankle injuries and for surgery to remove his spleen.
TAMPA, FL – A Ford Mustang driver tried to merge into another lane on Veterans Expressway, leading to a crash with a Tesla Model 3 and injuring both motorists Tuesday.
According to FOX 13 News, this collision happened before 6 a.m. on the southbound lanes near the exit to Waters Avenue. The Mustang driver hit a barrier wall prior to striking the moving Tesla. Ambulance crews took the Tesla motorist, a 35-year-old man, and the Mustang driver, a 58-year-old man, a Spring Hill resident, to the hospital for treatment of minor wounds.
Crews shut down all southbound lanes to accommodate the scene clearance process and later reopened the area.
TAMPA, FL – As of Thursday night, Tampa police confirmed they arrested a man responsible for a four-vehicle crash in Terrace Park that claimed the life of a 26-year-old woman last Friday, Jan 3.
Police identified the man as 67-year-old Gary Manist, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
Officers said Manist was driving 100 mph on southbound McKinley Drive when he (driving a Dodge Ram 2500) struck the driver of the Kia Sorento, the 26-year-old woman, later identified as Paige Howard, from Tarpon Springs, turning left onto Bougainvillea Avenue.
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