Automobile Accidents

• Tampa Resident Crashes Into, Kills Motorist on I-75

  Courtney Mills | August 21, 2007 10:11 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A Tampa resident struck a southbound motorist from Hialeah on I-75 Sunday night in the vicinity of mile marker 131, Daniel's Parkway, and sent her automobile careening into a guardrail. The Hileah resident died almost instantly of fatal injuries at the scene.Police approximate that the Tampa resident, one Sandy Keenan Sallee-Green, had been driving southbound on I-75 at about 100 miles per hour...

• Man Crashes into Utility Pole causing 12-Hour Power Outage

  Chrissie Cole | August 17, 2007 10:44 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A 52-year-old Auburndale man struck a utility pole, in a car accident, Tuesday, causing residents in the neighborhood to be without power for over twelve hours. The man was traveling south on State Road 559 when he drove his 2005 BMW off the side of the road, crashing into a power pole, knocking it down, according to a police report.EMS transported him to Winter Haven Hospital, for minor...

• Teenager Injured in Topeka Pedestrian Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | August 16, 2007 12:16 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Two people were trying to cross S.W. 21st Street in Topeka when one of them was hit by a car. A 14-year-old girl was injured in the pedestrian accident. The other female stopped in the center turn lane of the five-lane street to wait for passing traffic, Thompson said. The victim continued running and was struck by a white car traveling east in the left-hand lane on S.W. 21st.When police...

• Pedestrian Hit by Five Cars and Killed on I-4

  Shannon Weidemann | August 08, 2007 8:31 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  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...

• Drunk Driver Runs Over Instructor

  Jenny Albano | August 06, 2007 8:50 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  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. ...

• Three Killed when Minneapolis Bridge Collapses

  Chrissie Cole | August 01, 2007 12:37 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  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...

• Famous Outdoor Writer Killed in Car Crash

  Chrissie Cole | July 19, 2007 1:19 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  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...

• Teen Killed in Single Car Accident

  Chrissie Cole | July 16, 2007 11:34 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  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...

• Woman, Two Kids Hit by Car While Crossing Street

  Chrissie Cole | June 28, 2007 6:04 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  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....

• Boy, 10, Seriously Injured when Van Crashes

  Chrissie Cole | June 24, 2007 3:05 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  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....