ST. PETERSBURG — According to Pinellas County Emergency Services a van overturned on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge at about 5:30 a.m. The crash happened just past the hump of the bridge’s southbound lanes. The driver, was injured in the crash and he was not taken to the hospital according to EMS. The Florida Highway Patrol…
SAFETY HARBOR — At least two men were injured after falling 12 feet from a Safety Harbor scaffolding during a construction accident this morning, authorities said. The men, who fell from the scaffolding were taken to the hospital by a helicopter and ambulance. www.trippfirm.com
STATEWIDE – Here is a WAKE UP CALL!A recent study shows that a driver that is distracted by TEXTING AND DRIVING is worse than a DRUNKEN DRIVER! Wake up FLORIDIANS! Here are the FACTS of a RECENT STUDY: A sober driver took half a second to brake A drunken driver with a blood alcohol level…
OSCEOLA COUNTY – POINCIANA, FL – An 18-year-old woman has filed a lawsuit that says Burger King burned her with five cups of hot coffee. The incident happened about one week ago. When the Burger King employee handed her the coffee, she says she got it, with the fifth cup placed in the middle of…
PASCO COUNTY – A jury awarded $750,000 each to the parents of a 21-year-old who was strangled to death in a Land O’ Lakes restaurant’s parking lot. Jurors this evening decided that Brickman Management Company Inc. and B&B Cash Grocery Stores Inc. were negligent for not providing security on the morning of the 21-year-olds death….
TAMPA – The Florida Department of Health has received more than 450 complaints from homeowners. Several federal agencies, including the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, are investigating. The drywall was used in as many as 100,000 homes across the nation during the housing boom and emits a corrosive gas that damages appliances, gives off a…
According the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Black and Decker Spacemaker coffee makers were sold nationwide at major retailers, including Kmart, Target, Wal-Mart and Bed Bath & Beyond, and online at Amazon.com from March 2006 through March 2009 for between $60 and $70. The affected appliances, distributed through Applica Consumer Products Inc., had brew baskets…
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY — One person has died in the accident on Florida’s Turnpike that shut down the northbound lanes near Fort Pierce at about 3:25 p.m. Sunday. Wreckage from the single-vehicle rollover crash was cleared at about 5:21 p.m., allowing the Florida Highway Patrol to reopen the road to traffic. The person killed has…
ORANGE COUNTY – Two people were in critical condition Sunday morning after the driver of a pick-up truck lost control on Interstate 4 and crashed into the concrete barrier. The crash shut down Interstate 4 for a few hours and sent both the driver of the vehicle and a passenger to the hospital. Witnesses told…