Category Archives: Car Accident
Fatal Hit And Run In Plant City
Police have a 22-year-old man in custody following a hit-and-run wreck which involved an overturned SUV. This accident happened on Interstate 4 near the Thonotosassa Road intersection. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 22-year-old man lost control of his vehicle, causing it to flip over. A 25-year-old passenger was ejected from the SUV…. Read More »
KC Chiefs Coach Could Face DUI-Manslaughter Charges
A 5-year-old child is clinging to life after a wreck which involved troubled Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid. A few days before Super Bowl LV, Reid apparently rear-ended a disabled vehicle and another vehicle which had stopped to render assistance. Two young children in the disabled vehicle’s back seat, the aforementioned 5-year-old… Read More »
Dual Fatal Wrong-Way Collision in Tampa
Two women are dead after one of them, for reasons which are unclear, drifted into oncoming traffic. The wreck occurred in the early morning hours on the Dale Mabry Highway. According to police and witnesses, a southbound driver crossed into oncoming traffic and struck a northbound vehicle. Both drivers died almost instantly. No other… Read More »
High-Speed Wreck on I-75 Kills One, Injures Two
Investigators are unsure who was at fault in a collision which sent two cars careening off the highway. This wreck, which occurred near mile marker 42, involved a 26-year-old driver in one car and a 16-year-old driver and 18-year-old passenger in the other one. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, both cars were westbound… Read More »
Serious Crash Follows Nightclub Altercation
Investigators believe that speed was the primary factor in a car wreck which occurred shortly after a shootout at an area nightclub. Several patrons exchanged gunfire just before closing time in a lounge parking lot on Cayuga Street. The shooters then sped away and headed down Interstate 275. Two of the three vehicles collided… Read More »
Fireball Collision Kills Three People
Investigators believe that excessive speed was the primary factor in a Pasco County wreck which caused a vehicle to burst into flames. The accident happened in Hudson on Denton Drive. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a driver was operating “at a high rate of speed” and lost control of his vehicle. After it… Read More »
Dual Fatal Alcohol-Related Wreck in Tampa
A motorist admitted she was “tipsy” when she barreled across the center line and smashed into two oncoming vehicles. Investigators state that a 29-year-old woman from St. Petersburg was southbound on the Bayside Bridge when she crossed the median and crashed into a northbound vehicle and a northbound motorcycle. A passenger in that car… Read More »
Teenager Dies in Sarasota Car Crash
Investigators believe that a driver lost control of his car immediately prior to a violent car wreck which killed one teenager and seriously injured three others. Shortly before 11 p.m., a 17-year-old driver lost control of his car near the intersection of University Parkway and Blithe Avenue in Sarasota. The car hit a culvert… Read More »
Elderly Man Seriously Injured in Intersection Crash
An 83-year-old man who apparently pulled out in front of a pickup truck barely survived an intersection collision in Palm Harbor. The wreck occurred on U.S. Highway 19 near Curlew Road. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the 83-year-old man, who was northbound, tried to make an unprotected left turn against traffic. When he… Read More »
Cyclist Nearly Killed in Hit and Run Accident
Police have one suspect in custody following a hit-and-run bicycle crash in Tampa. The other suspect remains at large. According to police, a dark Nissan Murano struck a 56-year-old bicyclist at the intersection of West Wyoming and South Westshore. Although the force of the collision knocked the bicyclist to the ground, the driver did… Read More »