A man trying to cross Interstate 4 near I-75 was hit by five cars and killed. There were heavy rains at the time and only one driver stopped. The victim is believed to be a 49-year-old man from Brandon. The pedestrian accident was witnessed by a couple that was working on their truck alongside the road. FHP investigators said the man had reached the interstate's center lane when an unknown...
A women who was receiving a driving lesson accidentally ran over her instructor, who had to be airlifted to a local hospital.Victoria Hosner was being taught how to drive by David Tanner, when she accidentally hit the gas pedal and reversed backwards into Tanner. The instructor was standing near the vehicle and when Hosner backed up he was knocked on the ground and the car ran over his leg. ...
A Minneapolis bridge carrying a major highway collapsed into the Mississippi River during rush hour, Wednesday. At least three people were killed when vehicles were thrown into the river during the bridge collapse, officials report.The U.S. Department of Homeland Security in Washington said there was no indication of terrorism involved in the accident. A 500-foot (150-metre) span of the...
Tim Tucker, 50, a popular outdoor sports writer, loved by many, was tragically killed in a three - car accident Monday. The accident occured on Interstate 75, reports Florida Highway Patrol.Tucker was senior writer for Bassmaster Magazine and B.A.S.S. Times and a columnist with The Gainesville Sun. He has also written more than seven books on fishing and has been featured on many national...
A 13-year-old boy died on Saturday from injuries he sustained in a car accident on Alligator Alley, according to Florida Highway Patrol.The boy was traveling with his father, 43, sister, 9, and Mother 36, all of Tampa, police said.It appears he lost control of the vehicle and drove up onto the grass median, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The 2000 Isuzu Rodeo partially flipped and stopped...
After being struck by a car Tuesday night in a car accident, a Tampa woman and two children are recovering. Police say the woman, 24, was crossing the street when they were hit by a car just after 9:00 p.m. Her boyfriend's two children, an 8-year-old and 13-year-old were also struck by the car. Several witnesses say the car that hit them had a green light when the accident happened....
A 10-year-old boy suffered serious injury in a car accident, when the crowded minivan he was traveling in, with 10 other people, blew a tire and spun into a guardrail.The 2002 Chrysler Town & Country minivan transporting eleven children and adults, required more than 12 ambulances and fire trucks to show up on the scene of the accident.The accident left the vehicle resting in the emergency lane....
A woman was out walking on an overpass for the Florida Turnpike in Pompano Beach when she was struck by a car. She fell onto the freeway and was hit by another car. The pedestrian accident happened on Saturday morning. The impact sent the woman over a barrier wall and onto the inside northbound lane of the Turnpike where she was struck again by another car.Neither motorist stopped, the...
A two car accident on Martin Luther King Boulevard in Seffner has ended with two people with serious injuries. They are both being treated at a local hospital. The accident was early on Friday morning around 3:00 a.m. Early indications from authorities are that a car that was traveling west on MLK Boulevard struck a car that was headed south on CR 579. Witnesses to the crash told...
County Line Road was shut down for several hours, Thursday, while Florida Highway Patrol investigated a four-vehicle car accident.The four vehicles were traveling east on County Line Road when a Mitsubishi in the front, stopped to make a left turnt. Two cars behind the Mitsubishi also stopped, but a Ford F350 pickup crashed into the last vehicle setting off a chain reaction of rear-end...
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