Erin Sullivan of the St. Petersburg Times reports that in a wild series of events, a twenty-year-old Hernando County resident went from being an injured passenger in a traffic accident in Holiday, Florida to becoming a resident of the Pasco County Jail in Land O’ Lakes. Apparently, the young man…
Tampabay.com is reporting that a 74-year-old man died Tuesday afternoon after he was forced to exit his car to address his car’s mechanical issues. According to the report, the man got out of the car but then collapsed into the road. Sadly, he later died at Northside Hospital. The Florida…
According to TampaBay.com, Florida’s roads are the safest they have been in years, and some credit this trend to the bad economy. The state’s traffic deaths dropped in 2008 to their lowest level in eight years, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. In addition, traffic…
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a semitrailer truck rear-ended a Dodge van just south of State Road 50. The van crashed into the guardrail and caused the semi to overturn and catch fire. The southbound lanes were closed for about four hours after the accident. The truck driver, who…
The Tampa Bay Times is reporting that a 17-year-old young man was shot and killed during a party at the Lake Padgett Estates in Land O’Lakes, FL. The 2:00 a.m. shooting occurred allegedly in a parking lot outside of the evening festivities. The reported information indicates that a group had…
Florida Highway Patrol has reported to the Ocala Star Banner that a 27-year-old man has died as a result of losing control of his vehicle in Marion County. FHP reports that the man’s 2000 Nissan pickup truck was headed south on County Road 314A near Southeast 65th lane when he…
The tram located at historic Weeki Wachee Springs Amusement Park, located just outside Spring Hill, Florida, sent at least two away with injuries on Saturday. The tram is called The Mermaid Express in honor of the well-known Mermaids who perform at the park. According to news reports from Hernando Today,…
According to news reports, an 18-year-old was in critical condition after a traffic crash landed him in Tampa General Hospital with serious injuries. According to the preliminary reports, the driver allegedly attempted to merge into traffic at State Road 54 from the shoulder and lost control of his Volkswagen. Ultimately, according to…
Reports indicate that a Brooksville, FL car accident involving a 2003 Toyota resulted in a car slamming against a tree several miles east of town. Florida Highway Patrol is investigating this Brooksville car crash, but preliminary reports show that the accident only allegedly involved one motor vehicle. Legally speaking, there…
As reported by the Hernando Times, a local VFW commander and family man was driving his truck home and lost control, slamming the vehicle into a tree. According to the Florida Highway Patrol this single-car fatality is still under investigation, but preliminary notes show the accident to have occurred around…