LARGO – According to Bay News 9, Largo police are searching for a hit-and-run driver they say hit a pedestrian. The incident occurred near East Bay Drive and Seacrest Drive in Largo. Witnesses said, a car hit an unidentified person, and initially stopped before speeding off — running a red light. A BayFlight helicopter flew the…
PINELLAS COUNTY – THE FHP says a motorcycle hit and killed a man on Starkey Road in Seminole Friday night. Troopers say a husband and wife were walking across the street. The wife made it across, however the husband was hit. Troopers say the couple was not in a crosswalk. The investigation is ongoing. http://www.trippfirm.com/
SEMINOLE – A Seminole man is in critical condition after being struck by a car as he attempted to cross Seminole Boulevard near 54th Avenue. The pedestrian was crossing the street just south 54th Avenue when he was struck by a car driven by a Madeira Beach resident. According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s office…
TAMPA BAY – According to a recent study, the Tampa Bay Area is number two in the country for the number of pedestrian accidents. The Greater Orlando area is number one in the country for pedestrian accidents. REASON? Due to our climate we have a high number of people that walk a night. In addition,…
PASCO COUNTY – At least two students have been struck by a car in Hudson. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a driver swerved to miss one group of children walking along Utica Drive near New York Avenue and struck two teenagers. Officials said the two teens hit, both boys, were taken to Bayfront Hospital….
PINELLAS COUNTY – A pedestrian pushing a bicycle was hit as she attempted to cross U. S. Hwy 19 just south of Martin Luther King. According to the Tarpon Springs Police Department, the woman was pushing a bicycle across U.S. 19 just south of MLK when a southbound vehicle hit her. The pedestrian was rushed…
PINELLAS COUNTY – Twice in a month, a pedestrian has been hit and killed as he tried to cross Roosevelt Boulevard in Pinellas County. The accident happened on Saturday night at about 11 p.m. Law enforcement officials said the man was killed when he was hit by an automobile as he tried to cross Roosevelt…
A parishioner was hit by a car as she walked through the parking lot at a Central Florida church. The initial investigation by police suggests that the elderly driver may have pushed the gas pedal instead of the brake. The driver of the car was backing out of a handicap parking spot at the church…
SEMINOLE – A pedestrian was struck and seriously injured by a vehicle on Bay Pines Boulevard in Seminole as he crossed near the intersection of 100th Way North. Seminole Fire Rescue responded to the crash. The accident victim was rushed by SunStar ambulance to the Bayfront Medical Center as a “trauma alert” patient. Traffic was…
A 21-year-old woman was struck and killed while trying to cross State Road 60 early this morning, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The pedestrian of Valrico was trying to cross the eastbound lanes of S.R. 60 from the center grass median when she was hit by a man driving a Dodge Dakota pickup truck about…