TAMPA, FL – A woman sustained minor wounds and was able to escape her burning vehicle after it crashed thanks to aid from a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputy Monday.
This collision occurred around noon on Gunn Highway near Copeland Road, according to WFLA. Deputies told the source that the driver, a 70-year-old woman, drove through a fence and then a wooded area. First responders took the woman to a hospital, where she recovered.
TAMPA, FL – At least one person sustained injuries in a collision that happened around 7 p.m. Tuesday near Tampa International Airport.
This crash occurred in the 4417th block of West Henry Avenue, according to a traffic report from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
Officials have not indicated the events leading up to this crash or said if anyone needed to be taken to a hospital. Additional details will be provided as our newsroom comes to learn more.
TAMPA, FL – A man was taken to a hospital and then to Orient Road Jail after causing a three-vehicle collision that resulted in a 59-year-old woman’s death Sunday.
The events of this wreck unfolded in the area of when the man — Jenri Fuentes Rodriguez — left a nightclub around 6 a.m., struck an occupied vehicle, and then fled the scene. WTSP said that Rodriguez then rammed into another automobile, fled the scene and down Waters at a high rate of speed, and then hit a third automobile, causing it to overturn multiple times.
The driver of the third victim vehicle, the 59-year-old woman, identified as Ann Marie Rutkowski, succumbed to fatal wounds.
TAMPA, FL – Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a hit-and-run collision reported Friday morning at the North 24th Street and East 17th Avenue junction.
Troopers have not said if anyone was injured, and they have not provided a description of the suspect or their vehicle at this time.
Additional details will be provided as our newsroom comes to learn more.
TAMPA, FL – Hillsborough County firefighters were summoned to a semi-truck fire reported around 8:30 p.m. Thursday outside Walmart SuperCenter on Gunn Highway.
First responders told WFLA that a caller noticed smoke coming from the back of the truck (storing empty wood pallets) and wanted crews to come. Fortunately, fire crews arrived a short time later and were able to ventilate the smoke out of the store and extinguish the flames.
The driver and people inside and around the store were unharmed. It is not immediately clear what brought about the fire.
TAMPA, FL – A woman and man lost their lives in a crash at McKinley Drive and East Bougainvillea Avenue near University of South Florida (USF) on Monday.
Tampa Police told WTSP that the man and woman were declared deceased at the scene shortly after the collision, which occurred at around 8:00 p.m.
Footage taken at the site showed a totaled black vehicle, but police did not specify whether it was the only vehicle involved. The events leading up to this crash remain unclear.
TAMPA, FL – A Florida Highway Patrol trooper and two drivers were unharmed following a three-vehicle collision in the Temple Terrace neighborhood Saturday.
This crash happened before 1 p.m. at the North 56th Street and East Fowler Avenue intersection, ABC Action News revealed.
The collision unfolded when a driver of a red Toyota RAV4 made a right turn from North 56th onto Fowler and went in front of the trooper’s vehicle, resulting in the two colliding. The trooper hit the front left side of the Toyota, and the impact led the patrol car to ram into a red Hyundai Sonata.
BRANDON, FL – A collision with reported injuries is currently blocking the eastbound West Brandon Boulevard and Lakewood Drive intersection in the Towne Estate area, according to Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers were just made aware of this crash and have not arrived at the scene yet. They will examine the details that led to this collision and will provide more information should it become available.
TAMPA, FL – At least one person suffered unspecified wounds after they were struck by a driver who then fled the scene in the Greater Carrollwood neighborhood Friday.
This collision took place before 4:30 p.m. Friday at the Turner Road and Arbor Hills Road junction. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has not said what led to this crash nor provided a description of the suspect or their vehicle.
Additional details will be provided as our newsroom comes to learn more.
TAMPA, FL – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a collision along the Orange Hill cemetery that led at least one person to suffer injuries Thursday.
After 6 p.m., deputies responded to the East Chelsea Street and North 50th Street junction. They are investigating the specifics of what led to this collision and have not disclosed the kind of people and vehicles involved and specified the type of injuries sustained.
More details will be provided as they become available.
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