HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY – This past weekend thirteen (13) teenagers sustained non-life threatening injuries when the van they were in flipped on Interstate 275 near Lois Avenue in Tampa. Law enforcement officials said, the van blew a tire and crashed into the median. Several fire rescue units and ambulance crews treated the passengers and the driver….
SUMTER COUNTY — According to the Florida Highway Patron, a St. Petersburg woman and her passenger were seriously injured Wednesday when the left rear tire of their Ford Explorer disintegrated on Interstate 75. The driver was flown to Orlando Regional Medical Center. The passenger was transported to Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness. The accident took…
LEESBURG — A deadly rollover crash on the Florida Turnpike is blamed for two deaths. Florida Highway Patrol troopers said it happened after a van filled with nine people, including an infant, blew a tire along the highway near the U.S. 27 exit in Lake County. The van then rolled over several times. Troopers said…
Across the United States, individual states are moving to regulate the sale of aged tires, which experts say can prove deadly to unsuspecting motorists. Lawmakers have credited an ABC News investigation that revealed how outdated tires, even if they appear to be brand new, can be more prone to sudden, catastrophic failure.“The story’s impact has…