Category: Tampa

Disaster Follows Brightline Brightline train and auto accidents

Disaster Follows Brightline

AVENTURA, FL—On Monday afternoon, Amy Charal was driving her Nissan Altima before being stopped by the driver ahead. Ms. Charal’s sightline was blocked by the bushes, but she saw a green light. After no movement, she began honking until the other driver seemed to be waving her around. So with that in mind, she pulled…

Injured Child at the Florida State Fair Sky tram amusement park accident

Injured Child at the Florida State Fair

TAMPA, FLORIDA –The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office released information about a seven-year-old girl who fell from the Sky Tram, a gondola ride. The incident happened around 8:40pm on February 12th, the first Saturday of the fair. According to the Florida Department of Agriculture, the child and her family were sharing the same “tub,” when the…

CROSSING THE STREET: A BACK TO SCHOOL GUIDE – Orlando | Tampa | Clearwater | Jacksonville

CROSSING THE STREET: A BACK TO SCHOOL GUIDE – Orlando | Tampa | Clearwater | Jacksonville

It’s that time of year again. Parents all over the nation are swarming local stores and loading up on school supplies in preparation for the upcoming year. In Florida, residents have more to worry about than navigating the crowded aisles and making it out of their favorite big-box store alive. Floridian parents have to worry…

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TAMPA – The Tampa Bay Times reports that the number of bicyclist deaths in the city of Tampa are down so far this year as compared with this time last year. However, it is also being reported that the number of motorcyclist deaths are up as compared with this time last year. Motorcycle accidents can result…

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NEW TAMPA – Bay News 9 reports that a 26 year-old Tampa man was killed when the motorcycle he was riding was hit by a vehicle that failed to yield to his right of way. The motorcyclist was ejected from his bike and died at the scene. Motorcycle accidents can result in serious bodily injury and…

One killed ♦ Two injured in roll-over accident on Memorial Highway in Tampa ♦ Town n Country

TAMPA – According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff, a roll-over crash has killed one person and closed a stretch of road in Tampa. One person died when a Ford Explorer SUV flipped over several times just after 3 a.m. on Memorial Highway near George Road. Two others were injured an transported to local hospitals. Memorial…

Fatal crash closes downtown Tampa interstate off-ramp ♦ I-275 Ashley Street

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY – The I-275 Ashley Street exit in downtown Tampa was closed after the fatal 3:15 a.m. crash. A man was killed early Friday when his SUV failed to navigate the curve on the Interstate 275 southbound exit on Ashley Street. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the man was killed at 3:15 a.m….

DOZEN PEOPLE INJURED IN TAMPA HARTLINE BUS CRASH with pickup truck at 56th Street and Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY — At least a dozen people were injured in a crash involving a Hartline bus and a pick-up truck in Tampa this morning. According to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue, at least 12 people were injured when the bus and truck collided at the intersection of 56th Street and Hillsborough Avenue. Ten passengers on…

Dangerous Intersections – TAMPA BAY AREA

According to the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) some of the most dangerous intersections in Pinellas County are in Largo, Florida. Driving in Largo, Florida could mean that you are more vulnerable to car crash than elsewhere in Pinellas County according to this data. The MPO recently released its annual traffic crash statistics for Pinellas County….