Automobile Accidents

• Pedestrian Hit by Two Cars in Pompano Beach

  Shannon Weidemann | June 24, 2007 2:13 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  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...

• Two Car Accident in Seffner Injures Two People

  Shannon Weidemann | June 22, 2007 1:40 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  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...

• Four Vehicle Accident Shuts Down County Line Road

  Christina Cole | June 15, 2007 12:32 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  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...

• Tractor-Trailer Accident on Tampa Highway

  Staff Writer | June 14, 2007 4:53 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Today at 12:50 P.M. there was a tractor-trailer accident in the southbound lanes of I-275. The tractor-trailer hit the back of another truck and flipped over, spilling the contents of the truck, which was full of sand. There were no injuries reported in the accident.All but one lane of South I-275. remained closed until 2:50 P.M. today because crews had to clean the mess left by the...

• Leaving Child in Car in Florida Could Become Felony

  Shannon Weidemann | June 14, 2007 3:05 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  It is never a good idea to leave a child unattended in car and in the summer heat it could be deadly. The temperature inside of a closed car can easily rise 10 degrees in 5 minutes. The governor is about to sign a new law that makes leaving a child in a car a felony if the child dies or suffers injury. "Their body temperature starts going up. It's a massive effect. It gets to the point,...

• Causing a Car Accident in Tampa Could Cost More Money

  Christina Cole | June 01, 2007 12:59 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Being the cause of a car accident in Tampa, may soon cost more. The city's fire department is trying to seek approval to charge drivers' insurance companies for rescue services.The fees range anywhere from $450 for a fender-bender to $1,200 for a crash that needs the assistance of a medical helicopter."If a driver causes a car wreck that causes additional expenses to the city taxpayer, the city...

• San Francisco Pedestrian Injured in Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | May 29, 2007 10:56 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A hit and run driver in San Francisco struck an elderly pedestrian as he was crossing the road. The pedestrian accident happened at the intersection of California Street and Hyde Street. "He ended up on the hood of the vehicle and the vehicle continued for about 25 feet with the victim on the hood," Gittens said. "The suspect stopped the vehicle, and the victim rolled off the hood onto the...

• Driver Falls Asleep Behind the Wheel, Crashes into House

  Christina Cole | May 24, 2007 6:55 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  In a car accident early this morning, a 19-year-old man fell sleep behind the wheel of his car and backed into a house, according to Police.Officers at the scene of the accident say the man dropped off a friend across the street from where the accident took place. He fell asleep while the engine was running and the car in reverse. His foot apparently came off the brake and the car backed into...

• Three Police Officers Hurt in Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | May 22, 2007 5:02 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A man was killed in a motorcyle accident on I-275 on Saturday night. The Florida Highway Patrol was on the scene investigating the accident when a man driving a car lost control and ran into three of the Troopers. The car accident resulted in the three men being taken to a local hospital. Shortly after 11 p.m., they were still working the scene, which was marked with flares, traffic cones,...

• Lakeland Pedestrian Killed by Truck

  Shannon Weidemann | May 14, 2007 3:34 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  An 89-year-old man from Lakeland was killed when he was trying to cross State Road 37. He was struck by a freight truck. The pedestrian accident happened at the intersection with County Road 540A. The victim walked into the front left side of the truck's trailer. He was airlifted to Lakeland Regional Medical Center, where he died of his injuries.The driver of the truck was not hurt. The...