Tag Archives: Tampa
Left-turn crash in Spring Hill claims life of motorcyclist
SPRING HILL, FL – An 81-year-old man driving a Kia Soul tried to turn left and struck a Kawasaki motorcycle, leading the motorcyclist to pass away Sunday. This crash happened before 1:15 p.m. at the Spring Hill Drive and Cobblestone Drive junction, FOX 13 News said. After arriving, first responders took the motorcyclist, a… Read More »
HCSO investigates injury collision in Mango
BRANDON, FL – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a crash that injured at least one person in the Mango and Seffner area Monday. Before 5:30 p.m., deputies were summoned to the South Parsons Avenue and West Wheeler Road junction. They have not indicated the exact cause of this crash, specified the kind… Read More »
2, plus toddler, hurt when driver runs stop sign, hits truck in St. Pete
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – A man and a woman, plus a 2-year-old boy, sustained injuries after the toddler’s driver had ignored a stop sign and crashed into a pickup truck Friday. ABC Action News said that when the car collided with the truck on 41st Avenue North, the toddler, who did not wear a… Read More »
2 hospitalized after plane crashes into backyard in Brandon
BRANDON, FL – A pilot and passenger were hospitalized after their small aircraft descended from the sky and crashed into a homeowner’s backyard Thursday. This incident took place at South Parsons Avenue and Forest Circle, and the impact led the plane to overturn, WTSP said. First responders arrived at the scene before 4 p.m…. Read More »
2, including HCSO deputy, injured in 2-auto crash in Tampa
TAMPA, FL – A Hillsborough County deputy and another driver sustained injuries when both of their vehicles collided at I-75 and Adamo Drive Wednesday. FOX 13 News said the collision happened around 1 a.m., leaving damage to the front of both vehicles. An ambulance transported the deputy to a hospital for minor injuries. While… Read More »
Man, 67, loses life in Mulberry plane crash
MULBERRY, FL – A 76-year-old man lost his life after an Ultraflight aircraft descended from the sky and crashed along the South Lakeland Airstrip Tuesday. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as Arthur Canning from Lakeland, according to Bay News 9. Very little information leading up to this deadly collision has been… Read More »
Man, 36, killed in fatal Pinellas Park hit-and-run
PINELLAS PARK, FL – A 36-year-old man lost his life after he was struck by a driver who fled the scene Sunday, ABC Action News reported. This fatal hit-and-run took place around 9 a.m. in the 4200 block of 62nd Avenue. The man, who was later identified as Michael Vilaysack from St. Petersburg, was… Read More »
Fiery rear-end crash in Palmetto claims life of Ruskin man
PALMETTO, FL – A 35-year-old man died Friday after a car he was driving rear-ended a parked semi-truck on U.S. 41 and caused both vehicles to catch on fire. Florida Highway Patrol told WFLA that this collision happened before 2:30 a.m. along Piney Point Road. Officials declared the man dead at the scene and… Read More »
Hit-and-run driver fatally strikes 18-year-old teen in Bartow
BARTOW, FL – An 18-year-old teenager died after he was struck by the driver of a 2018 Hyundai sedan while walking to Bartow High School Wednesday. This crash happened around 7:15 a.m. at East Pearl Street and South Jackson Avenue. Bay 9 News said that the suspect, who fled the scene, was later identified… Read More »
Pickup truck driver fatally hits motorcyclist in Tampa
TAMPA, FL – A driver of a pickup truck was approaching a Walmart when he pursued a turn on Dale Mabry Highway and hit a motorcycle, resulting in the rider’s death Wednesday. The collision happened when the pickup truck driver — a 59-year-old man from Tampa — was going north while the the victim,… Read More »
