Automobile Accidents

• 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....

• School Bus in Immokalee Hits Pedestrian

  Shannon Weidemann | April 25, 2007 4:44 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A pedestrian was crossing the street in Immokalee when she was hit by a school bus and run over by the rear tires of the bus. A crossing guard had given her the okay to cross the street. The school bus driver was making a left hand turn when there was still time left on the pedestrian crossing light. The crossing guard told investigators that, just after the bus hit Gonzalez, she looked...

• Tampa Accident Kills Moped Driver

  Shannon Weidemann | September 30, 2007 11:29 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A 49-year-old man driving a moped on Countryway Boulevard on Tampa was killed when he was hit by a car. The sports car was being driven by a 16-year-old student from Alonso High School. The moped accident happened on Wedesday afternoon. Investigators say the accident happened at about 3:15 p.m. on Countryway Boulevard just south of Woodbay Drive in Tampa. That's near the Westchase...

• I-275 Re-Opened After Police Chase Ends in Crash

  Joe Saunders | September 26, 2007 9:13 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A St. Petersburg car crash closed south bound lanes of I-275 for hours this morning following a high speed police chase. The suspect was driving a Ford Escort the wrong way on 275 when it crashed into another vehicle, a Toyota Camry, head-on. The passenger in the Toyota Camry was taken to Bayfront Hospital and later died.

• Teen Death in Car Accident Leaves a Community in Grief

  Staff Writer | September 21, 2007 7:57 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  What happened last Saturday night in St. Petersburg is every parents' worst nightmare. Another local teenager died in a tragic car accident. The driver had just obtained his learner's permit and was behind the wheel of a car loaded with fellow teens and no adults. The details of the accident are still sketchy and vary among the witnesses. This much is clear: the Tampa Bay region has lost...

• 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...

• Waste-Hauling Gypsy Truckers Not A Good Business Plan

  Bob Carroll | June 03, 2006 5:23 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Fewer gypsy truckers may be on the highways because of a ruling by the New Jersey Supreme Court. If your business is the hauling of materials on the highway why should you be permitted to use uninsured, unregistered, uninspected, poor driving "independent contractors" (gypsy truckers) to start with? But, if that is the way you run your business, why should you avoid legal liability for the...

• I-4 Car Crash Involves More Than 50 Vehicles

  Joe Saunders | January 09, 2008 10:39 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  An early morning car crash on I-4 in Polk County involved more 50 vehicles and at this point, an undetermined number of crash fatalities. The crash occurred as a result of heavy fog combined with a controlled burn that got out of control. The hazardous combination of fog and smoke from the fire reduced visibility to zero. I wonder why Interstate 4 wasn't closed down prior to the crash. ...

• No Fault Auto Insurance Included in Special Session

  Joe Saunders | October 02, 2007 5:08 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Florida Governor Charlie Crist has added consideration of Florida no-fault auto insurance to the state legislative special session. The Florida no-fault auto insurance law expired yesterday after the Florida legislature failed to renew the law last this year. Under the no-fault auto insurance law system that has been in effect in Florida for over three decades a person injured in a auto accident...

• Florida Auto Accident Insurance (PIP) still up in the air

  Staff Writer | September 21, 2007 4:09 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  PIP, personal injury protection insurance, has been a staple for injured Florida auto accident victims for decades. PIP auto accident insurance provides no fault medical and wage benefits for those injured in auto accidents. Florida PIP insurance requirements are set to expire on October 1, 2007 unless the Florida Legislature acts to extend or modify the insurance requirement. Rick Kriseman, a...