Tag Archives: Tampa
Tampa Police dispatched to hit-and-run crash in South Tampa
TAMPA, FL – A hit-and-run collision was reported on the 3800 block of W Swann Ave. after 6 p.m. Monday. Tampa Police were made aware of the crash before 6:30 p.m. and arrived at the scene shortly after, as indicated on the Police Traffic Calls for Service. It is unclear what led to the… Read More »
Poles crash into semi-truck on I-275 in Tampa
TAMPA, FL – A driver slammed on brakes, causing two utility poles, both weighing 5,400 pounds, to come crashing directly into a semi-truck. The collision occurred on I-275 Friday, Click Orlando reported. According to an eyewitness, the driver was initially parked on the outside shoulder, facing southbound. The driver then proceeded to enter interstate… Read More »
Tampa Police called to crash in Oak Park
TAMPA, FL – A collision was reported at the intersection of North 50th Street and East 10th Avenue Thursday. Tampa Police were notified of the crash before 6:30 p.m., according to the Tampa Police Traffic Calls for Service page. Police did not specify what led to Thursday’s crash, if anyone was hurt, or how… Read More »
Tampa Police responds to crash near Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park
TAMPA, FL – Tampa Police were dispatched to a collision outside Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park Wednesday night. The collision occurred at the intersection of East Zack Street and North Ashley Drive, according to the Tampa Police calls for traffic. Officers arrived at the scene after 6 p.m., although they did not specify the cause… Read More »
2 hurt, 93-year-old man dead after crash near Wimauma
WIMAUMA, FL – One life was claimed, and two people were injured after a crash near Wimauma Saturday. The two-vehicle collision happened at the intersection of U.S. 301 and Bill Tucker Road, the Tampa Bay Times reported. The driver of a pickup truck, a 93-year-old man, was traveling on the southbound lanes of the… Read More »
2 women hurt, 2 men dead after Sarasota hit-and-run crash
SARASOTA, FL – Two lives were claimed in a suspected DUI crash on I-75 South after 7 p.m. Saturday. According to ABC Action News, a sedan driver, later identified as 59-year-old Donald Leif Johnsen, drifted off the lane he traveled in and swerved to the left side, hitting a pickup truck in the process. … Read More »
Tampa Police called to crash along North 37th St.
TAMPA, FL – A collision was reported at the intersection of North 37th Street and East Hillsborough Avenue Friday. Tampa Police arrived at the scene after 6 p.m., according to the Tampa Police traffic calls for service. No further information is available. Updates will be posted accordingly. One of the most important steps you… Read More »
Man, 29, critically injured after falling off Clearwater building
CLEARWATER, FL – A construction accident in Clearwater sent a man to a hospital Thursday afternoon. According to WTSP, the unidentified 29-year-old man fell from a second story of The Grove at Countryside, a soon-to-be assisted living facility located on McMullen Booth Road. Officials responded to the scene around 1 p.m.. The man was… Read More »
Tampa Police called to crash near Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
NORTH TAMPA, FL – A collision was reported near Busch Gardens Tampa Bay after 6:15 p.m. Wednesday. First responders were called to the crash scene – East Annie Street and North 26th Street – before 6:30 p.m., Tampa Police indicated. It is unclear if anyone was injured, how many vehicles and people were involved,… Read More »
Two hurt in wrong-way crash in Clearwater
CLEARWATER, FL – Two people were hospitalized following a wrong-way collision around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday. The crash happened when a driver was heading north on U.S. 19, then, for reasons unclear, drifted into the southbound lanes, FOX 13 News reported. The driver of that car then collided with another vehicle. Another vehicle was involved…. Read More »
