Patch.com reports on a car accident in Westchase, Florida, that killed three people Tuesday morning and is being investigated by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Around 5:00 a.m. Tuesday morning, a silver 2020 Chevrolet Malibu was northbound on Sheldon Road in Westchase when it ran a red light and was struck on the rear of…
Wet Roads Lead To Four Fatalities In Osceola County
Florida Today reported on a tragic accident in Osceola County in which four people, three from Palm Bay, were killed in a car crash and another seriously injured in poor weather conditions. The incident happened around 4:00 p.m. on Saturday when a 47-year-old Palm Bay woman was southbound on US Highway 441 near Bavar Road….
Florida Highway Patrol Responds To Two Fatal Crashes
Patch.com reports on a rollover crash in Alligator Alley that claimed the life of a young toddler last Thursday. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the incident occurred on the stretch of Interstate 75 known as Alligator Alley between the Naples area and the Miami-Fort Lauderdale when a 33-year-old man driving a pickup truck eastbound…
Teen Killed In Plant City Accident
Patch.com reported Wednesday on a deadly traffic accident in the Plant City area involving several teenagers that left one fatality and two other people seriously injured. The accident took place late Tuesday night, around 11:45 p.m., when a 2004 Ford Expedition driven by a 16-year-old high school student was speeding east on Ralston Road in…
Clearwater Wreck Leads To Charges Of Vehicular Homicide
IONTB.com reported Tuesday on a tragic crash in which a Clearwater man was charged with vehicular manslaughter after his passenger was killed in a car accident. Clearwater Police as well as Clearwater Fire and Rescue both responded to an incident around 12:23 p.m. near the intersection of Douglas Avenue and Vista Way in Clearwater. A…
Child Killed In Baker County Accident
Channel 4 News Gainesville reports that an infant was tragically killed last Monday in a Baker County car accident. The incident took place at the interchange of Interstate 10 and US Highway 90. A 21-year-old Altamonte Springs woman was exiting I-10 and attempting to turn onto US 90 when her sedan was impacted on the…
Local Food Truck Heavily Damaged In Wreck
The Tampa Bay Times reported about a food truck accident in St. Petersburg that damaged a vintage motor vehicle, and a man’s livelihood, Saturday afternoon. The owner of Gulfport’s Clara Rose ice cream truck was en route to a birthday party around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, driving on 49th Street toward 38th Avenue N when…
Clearwater Woman Hits and Kills Motorcyclist, Speeds Away
According to the Tampa Bay Reporter, a hit-and-run crash in the Tampa Bay area, on Missouri Avenue, left a motorcyclist dead and a Clearwater woman in jail, according to information released by the Largo Police Department. A 24-year-old woman from Clearwater was charged with several felonies after a crash on Saturday evening, just after 10:30…
Wrong-Way Driver Causes Two Head-On Collisions
According to the Tampa Bay Reporter, two head-on crashes in rapid succession caused by an errant wrong-way driver led to one man dead and one woman critically injured in Citrus County this weekend. The Florida Highway Patrol has not released information about the identities of those involved. However, they have stated that a 19-year-old Crystal…
Fatal Accidents In Fort Pierce, Pinellas Park
TCPalm.com reports that a Fort Pierce man was killed in a tragic accident on Sunday afternoon. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the accident occurred west of Fort Pierce on Okeechobee Road (also known as State Road 70), around 2:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. The man was headed west in the outer lane of Okeechobee…
A Florida EMT Was Struck By Vehicle, In Critical Condition
According to Firehouse.com and WOFL-TV, a Florida EMT remains in the intensive care unit of a local hospital after being severely injured while responding to the scene of an accident on Sunday in Kissimmee, Florida. The 21-year-old Osceola County Emergency Medical Technician was assisting other responders at the scene of a crash on Orange Blossom…
Florida Men Drunkenly Steal and Wreck Dump Truck, Blame The Bottle
KSL reports that two Florida men who were in Utah for summer work were arrested for allegedly stealing a dump truck and taking it for a joy ride which culminated in their crashing it into a transformer. Around 5:00 a.m. Monday, police and fire crews responded to a reported accident at 150 N. Paradise Parkway…
West Palm Beach Woman Is Critically Injured In A Hit-And-Run Collision
A 36-year-old West Palm Beach woman was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run car accident Saturday morning as she checked her mail outside her West Palm Beach area home, according to Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office investigators. The Palm Beach Post reports that the woman stepped into the roadway on…
Three Passengers Incur Serious Injuries In A Rollover Crash
The News Press reports one fatality and three serious injuries occurred due to a rollover crash. The person responsible for the accident was a man driving without a license on I-75 in Fort Meyers. The vehicle involved in the crash was an SUV that was carrying six people. At around 6:30 p.m., the driver of the…
A Woman Who Tries To Help The Driver Of Disabled Vehicle, Dies In A Rear-End Collision
The Orlando Sentinel reported on an incident in which a bystander who tried to help a disabled vehicle on I-4 died in a rear-end crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The bystander slowed down her vehicle to help the disabled car, but the car behind her did not notice her slowing. She was rear-ended…
Two People Are Injured After A Semi-Truck Performs An Illegal U-Turn Into Their Van’s Path
A semi-truck driver seriously injured two people from Safety Harbor after he made an insanely dangerous U-turn on I-275, according to a Tampa Bay Reporter. Two people riding in a van were injured while traveling southbound on I-275. A northbound semi-truck made an illegal U-turn, intercepting the van while crossing the median to go south…
Two Riders Crash Without Helmets In Ocala, One Dead, One Critically Injured
A couple riding a motorcycle in the Ocala National Forest crashed on a curve. Ocala News reported on the incident. According to the report, the driver was on southbound SE 180 Avenue near North Lake in the forest. The bike slipped on a curve and overturned several times, throwing him and his passenger off. The…
Spring Hill Rider Crashes Into Back Of Pickup Truck, No Helmet
A motorcyclist in Pasco County was killed after he was thrown from his motorcycle on U.S. 19. The Tampa Bay Reporter wrote about the incident. The Spring Hill rider was thrown after he crashed into the back of a pickup truck. He failed to stop in time before striking the back of the vehicle. The…
A Man Intentionally Drives Through A Catholic Church And Lights It On Fire
Thankfully, the overwhelming majority of car crashes are just accidents. However, sometimes accidents are caused deliberately by a driver who is being reckless. Sometimes, these accidents are caused by a driver wishing to end their own lives. Other times, the crash is caused by a driver seeking retribution for a perceived offense. In circumstances where…
A Woman Is Charged With DUI Manslaughter In A 2019 DUI Crash
In Florida, a driver commits the offense of DUI manslaughter when they are in actual, physical control of a vehicle, is intoxicated under Florida law, and causes the death of another person. Actual physical control refers to the driver being inside the vehicle, or in the case of a motorcycle, have the capability to operate…