SUV and PICKUP TRUCK collide on I-75 ONE CRITICALLY INJURED • FHP respond • Injured taken to TAMPA GENERAL and SOUTH BAY HOSPITALS

SUN CITY — According to the Florida Highway Patrol, two people injured resulting from a crash on Interstate 75, just south of Tampa. An out of state woman was driving a Toyota SUV north on I-75, north of Sun City Center Boulevard, in the inside lane when her right rear tire blew. The driver of…

OSHA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is looking into Walt Disney World monorail crash ♦ Epcot line

LAKE BUENA VISTA ♦ A Disney employee was killed when the monorail trains collided just outside the Transportation and Ticket Center, located at the parking lot of the Magic Kingdom. A park official reported that the crash happened during a track switch attempt, while they were trying to remove one of the trains off the…

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…

Child was injured at a neighbor’s house, what insurance is available to pay for their medical bills and pain and suffering? • NO HEALTH INSURANCE

STATEWIDE – Florida homeowners insurance policies provide coverage for the negligence of the homeowner. The typical homeowners insurance policy in Florida provides from $100,000 to $300,000 in liability coverage to pay for serious injuries and losses. In addition, some homeowners policies also provide medical payments coverage from $1,000 to $5,000 regardless of negligence. However, you…

Fatal crash involving a semi-tractor trailer and van closes I-75 south in Hernando County • Florida Highway Patrol on the scene • EMS • Accident

HERNANDO COUNTY – The FHP responded to the 4:50 a.m. call to find two vehicles involved in the crash, a semi-tractor trailer and a van. The driver of the semi-tractor trailer was killed in the crash. Currently the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 are blocked. Southbound traffic is being diverted off at State Road 50….

Two injured in personal watercraft crash in near Anclote in Tarpon Springs ♦ Transported to Helen Ellis Hospital

TARPON SPRINGS — According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, two people who were vacationing in Pinellas County were injured this morning when they crashed into each other while riding personal watercraft in the Intracoastal Waterway near Anclote River Park. Both were ejected from their Sea Doo’s. The crash occurred about 10 a.m. in the…

FIRE WORKS INJURY ♦ Fireworks injuries ♦ SERIOUS injuries require HOSPITALIZATION ♦ Fireworks cause BURNS ♦ Fireworks should not be used by children

Most common injuries: Hands: 2,300 Eyes: 1,500 Head, Face, Ears: 1,400 Doing most damage: Firecrackers: 1,300 injuries Sparklers: 1,000 Rockets: 800 The law prohibits the personal use of fireworks containing explosive or flammable compounds. That includes, though is not necessarily limited to, these items: Firecrackers Torpedoes Skyrockets Roman candles Daygo bombs Local law enforcement agencies…

Personal Watercraft Crash ♦ Dunedin ♦ Intracoastal Waterway ♦ Injured taken to Mease Dunedin Hospital for treatment of her accident-related injuries

DUNEDIN — A lady in her early forties was injured Saturday morning after two personal watercraft collided near the Dunedin Causeway drawbridge. Though four people were involved in the accident, only the woman in her early forties was taken to Mease Dunedin Hospital. Thankfully all for the riders were wearing their required life jackets. www.trippfirm.com

AUTO ACCIDENT ♦ Need car rental ♦ INJURED ♦ Total-loss ♦ BODY SHOP ♦ After market parts ♦ LARGO ♦ Pinellas Park ♦ SEMINOLE ♦ St. Petersburg ♦ DUNEDIN

Being involved in a car accident is never a good experience. If you have suffered an accident-related injury claim, you may want to retain a lawyer that limits their practice to personal injury law. Florida Injury Attorney G. Alan Tripp, Jr., of the TRIPP LAW FIRM, limits his practice to personal injury law. The TRIPP…

Orange County Deputy Sheriff seriously injured in Florida Turnpike Crash ♦ FHP investigates ♦ SUV ♦ Patrol car ♦ Semi-tractor trailer and car involved

ORLANDO ♦ An Orange County Sheriff’s Office deputy is in serious condition after a four-vehicle crash on Florida’s Turnpike. According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, the deputy was conducting an early morning traffic stop when the driver of a SUV veered onto the shoulder of the roadway and hit the patrol car. Upon impact,…