TAMPA, FL – Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a hit-and-run collision reported in the Pinecrest West Park neighborhood Friday afternoon.
This crash happened at the Dale Mabry Highway and Pine Crest Manor Boulevard junction. Troopers were dispatched to the scene at 2:36 p.m. and arrived at the crash site at 3 p.m.
Officials said no roads were blocked, did not indicate sustained wounds, and did not provide a description of the suspect or their vehicle.
TAMPA, FL – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said at least one person sustained injuries in a crash east of Lettuce Lake Park Thursday.
Deputies arrived at the scene — the 12418 block of Morris Bridge Road — before 5:45 p.m. They are investigating the details leading up to this crash and have not provided other information at this time.
TAMPA, FL – Florida Highway Patrol was summoned to a collision after 7 a.m. Thursday near Veterans Expressway.
This crash happened near Waters Avenue near the Town N’ Country neighborhood, WFLA reported. There were some traffic delays, but they appeared to die down.
The exact events leading up to this collision have not been disclosed. More information will be provided as our newsroom comes to learn more.
TAMPA, FL – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that no one was hurt in a crash reported before 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Four Oaks neighborhood.
This collision happened in the 12712 block of Holyoke Avenue. Deputies are investigating the events that led up to this crash and have not provided other information at this time.
TAMPA, FL – A chain reaction collision on I-275 led a Kenworth garbage truck to overturn, leading it to spill sand and diesel fuel, resulting in four people sustaining injuries Wednesday.
WFLA said the events of the crash unfolded before 7:45 a.m. when a driver of a Ford F-150 struck the back of a Ford F250. The motorist of the Ford F250 had allegedly failed to reduce their speed, resulting in the rear end. When both pickup trucks collided, they then crashed into a concrete wall.
The Ford F150 driver then struck a Dodge Challenger and then into the dump truck, which led the Challenge and garbage truck to roll over.
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL – A motorcycle passenger lost her life after her motorcycle operator, who was intoxicated, crashed into a guardrail in Tampa Saturday.
This collision happened before 4:15 a.m. at the northbound I-275 and eastbound I-4 junction, according to ABC Action News. First responders took the passenger, a 29-year-old woman, to a hospital, where she later died.
Florida Highway Patrol said the motorcycle operator — 37-year-old Jonathon Wing — was riding a Yamaha YZF-R1 motorcycle.
RIVERVIEW, FL – A pickup truck driver tried to change lanes, leading them to collide with another pickup truck, claiming their lives and the lives of two boys and a 34-year-old woman.
This collision happened after 3 p.m. Wednesday on I-75, north of the Selmon Expressway, according to Bay News 9. After the driver of the first pickup truck collided with the second vehicle, their truck overturned, while the second truck eventually stopped in an emergency lane.
The driver of the first truck, a 36-year-old adult, and a 12-year-old boy, and a 34-year-old woman succumbed to fatal wounds at the scene. The other passenger, a 14-year-old boy, was taken to a hospital, where he later died.
TAMPA, FL – The West Busch Boulevard and North Himes Avenue intersection in the Egypt Lake-Leto district is blocked due to a collision reported Thursday night.
Florida Highway Patrol has not yet arrived at the scene and has not provided details regarding the events that led up to this collision.
Our newsroom will provide more information as we come to learn more.
TAMPA, FL – The person who drove a dark-colored Mercedes and, fatally hit a mailer carrier, and then left the scene has been found, arrested, and booked into the Falkenburg Road Jail Monday.
FOX 13 News said the suspect was identified as 56-year-old Christopher Prater.
To recap, the collision happened Monday when Prater struck a United States Postal Service Vehicle in the Fern Cliff neighborhood, leading it to roll over, claiming the life of the mail carrier — 69-year-old Paul Falica.
TAMPA, FL – Florida Highway Patrol were summoned to a collision on I-275 North at mile marker 40 before 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Troopers arrived at the scene before 7:15 p.m. It is not immediately clear what led to this crash or if anyone was injured.
More information will be provided as it becomes available.
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