STATEWIDE – Three of Florida’s major highways have been ranked as the most dangerous in the nation. Interstate 4, Interstate 75 (I-275) and Interstate 95 have all been singled out as three of the most dangerous roads in the nation. But why? One motorist put it this way, “Anybody who lives in this part of…
TAMPA – A motorcyclist died Wednesday night after riding between stopped cars on Interstate 4. According the the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) the cyclist lost control of his bike and sliding beneath a moving tow truck. The motorcyclist who was not wearing a helmet died at the scene. The crash remains under investigation.
POLK COUNTY – A multivehicle crash closed one lane of Interstate 4 westbound at U.S. 27 on Sunday afternoon, backing up traffic for six miles. The first of 23 crashes happened at 4:43 p.m. and caused a chain reaction. Altogether, 48 vehicles were involved, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. FHP officials said there weren’t any…
TALLAHASSEE – Col. John Czernis, director of the Florida Highway Patrol, today announced the preliminary results of recently completed enforcement initiatives where troopers placed special emphasis on impaired drivers, as well as those who violate Florida’s Move Over Law. From August 21 through September 7, the Patrol participated in the national Over the Limit –…
SEMINOLE COUNTY — A crash on Interstate 4 in Seminole County shut down all eastbound lanes for more than an hour early Saturday morning. Two cars collided around 4:45 a.m. just past the State Road 434 exit in Longwood. According to Seminole County Fire and Rescue, one person was slightly entrapped in one of the…
TAMPA BAY AREA – A pair of motorcyclists lost their lives this past weekend in two separate accidents. One was a single motorcycle accident where the driver lost control if his motorcycle after hitting a curb and was thrown from his motorcycle. He was transported to Bayfront Medical Center and later died. The second motorcycle…
LADY LAKE — A young boy has died after the 4×4 he was riding on crashed over the weekend. The Florida Highway Patrol said a 12-year-old was riding the utility vehicle Sunday night when it somehow flipped over. The boy’s brother, was pinned underneath, and was taken to Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children with critical…
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY – West bound I-4 was closed for several hours when a semi-tractor-trailer slammed into the back of a stopped car pushing it into a FHP – Trooper’s car. The trooper was there in his car, with his lights on, to make sure motorists slowed down for road construction in the area. The impact…
According to Florida Highway Patrol troopers said, a Florida man died from injuries he received when the golf cart he was riding in was struck by a van. Two men were in a golf cart when they were struck from behind by a Ford van with four occupants. The violent impact pushed the golf cart…
TAMPA — Slick rain-soaked roads this morning turned the Howard Frankland Bridge into a traffic-laden mess, with accident after accident piling up along the roadway. A camper that was being towed detached from the vehicle in the northbound lanes of Interstate 275 near the Kennedy Boulevard. Several lanes are blocked according to witnesses. In addition,…