Tag Archives: Tampa
Speeding driver, passenger dies after hitting wall in Tampa
TAMPA, FL – Two men, a driver and a passenger, who were said to have traveled at a high rate, passed away after striking a wall on North 50th Street Sunday. WTSP said this collision took place around 5 a.m. near East Busch Boulevard. Preliminary details from Tampa police show that the men were… Read More »
Van driver turns left, fatally strikes motorcyclist in Palm Harbor
PALM HARBOR, FL – A driver of a van turning left at the junction of U.S. 19 and Highlands Boulevard struck a motorcycle, resulting in the motorcyclist’s death Thursday. This collision occurred around 7:40 p.m. on the highway’s southbound lanes, WTSP reports. Florida Highway Patrol said the driver, an 85-year-old man, sustained non-life-threatening wounds,… Read More »
HCSO investigates injury collision in Brandon’s Emerald Acres
BRANDON, FL – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating the events behind an injury collision reported before 4:30 p.m. in the Emerald Acres area. Deputies said this crash took place at the Charles Place and Bryan Road intersection. No lane closures were reported, although drivers in the area should certainly proceed with… Read More »
Woman dead, boy hospitalized after left-turn crash in St. Pete
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – A woman passed away while her 9-year-old grandson was hospitalized after she crashed her car into a tow truck while turning left Tuesday. ABC Action News said this collision happened when the woman, later identified as Shakesha Desence, had struck the tow truck with her Honda CR-V going from 20th… Read More »
Motorcycle rear-ends van, claiming life of motorcyclist in Bradenton
BRADENTON, FL – A 42-year-old man driving a van was preparing to cross eastbound SR-70 and collided with a motorcycle, leading to the motorcyclist’s death Monday. This crash happened along Manor Hill Road, MySunCoast indicated in a report. When the two vehicles collided, the motorcycle rear-ended the man, leaving the motorcyclist to suffer serious… Read More »
Woman found dead in submerged car in Pasco Co.
PASCO COUNTY, FL – A woman who was reported missing succumbed to fatal wounds when her Toyota Corolla submerged inside a body of water. The woman, identified as 80-year-old Moira Bossard, was found dead on Sunday, ABC Action News reports. She was seen walking into a Hurricane Milton shelter at the Challenger K-8 school… Read More »
Female car passenger, 55, fatally hit by another driver in Tampa
TAMPA, FL – A 55-year-old woman, a passenger traveling in a 2022 Hyundai Tucson, lost her life when a 2005 Nissan Sentra hit the side of the Hyundai Thursday. This collision happened around 10:15 p.m., WTSP reports. It is believed that the impact of Hurricane Milton, which caused numerous traffic lights to go out… Read More »
Fire crews extinguish flames from car in Largo
LARGO, FL – Fire crews reopened the eastbound lanes of East Bay Drive at 2:14 p.m. Tuesday after extinguishing the flames from a car. This incident happened past Belcher Road and it took firefighters around eight minutes to cast away the fire, according to Pinellas Traffic. As it stands, they did not specify whether the… Read More »
Tesla driver runs red light, causes crash with fire truck in Tampa
TAMPA, FL – A driver of a red Tesla was said to have run a red light, leading to a T-bone collision with a fire truck that significantly damaged the car’s front bumper Wednesday. Tampa Police and fire crews had arrived at the scene before 4:30 p.m., as indicated in an X post from… Read More »
Plane collision near St. Pete Pier sends 3 men to hospital
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Three men hospitalized after their private Cherokee plane experienced an engine failure and crashed near the St. Pete Pier Tuesday. St. Petersburg Fire Rescue told Tampa Bay Times this happened before 11 a.m. when the men, between 25 and 40, were coming from the Albert Whitted Airport trying to flee… Read More »
