Fatal Bicycle Crash in Parking Lot in Homosassa
A car hit a cyclist in a gas station parking lot killing the cyclist. The accident happened early Sunday, June 16, 2019, when the driver of a passenger car rear-ended a man riding his bicycle. EMS responded to the Racetrac gas station parking lot along South Suncoast Boulevard and rushed him to a local hospital, but unfortunately, he died of his injuries. Police say that the crash is still...Read More
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Semi-Truck Crash on I-4 Kills Plant City FL Man
A compact SUV traveling eastbound on I-4 near Mango Rd rear-ended a semi-truck Thursday morning, June 6, 2019. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the semi-truck had pulled over earlier because its engine had overheated. When he finished cooling it off, the driver pulled out into the outside lane right in front of the SUV. The impact caused the driver of the SUV to die at the scene, and...Read More
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Driver Charged with DUI in Fatal Motorcycle Crash
A motorcycle rider died Saturday, June 1, 2019. The death occurred after a 29-year-old driver allegedly turned left directly in front of a motorcycle. The accident happened as the driver of a 2013 Hyundai tried to turn onto Belleview Boulevard. Consequently, turning directly into the path of a 59-year-old man riding a motorcycle. According to police at the scene, the rider was thrown from the...Read More
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Tampa Trauma Center Information
First, when someone is seriously injured, they often need to go to an emergency room; known today as a trauma center; for medical assistance. But, these medical care departments are a vital resource to a community. Especially, when someone has incurred a life-threatening injury from an auto accident. In fact, the Tampa area has two trauma emergency rooms. St. Joseph’s Hospital has both a...Read More
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Box Truck Accident Passenger Seriously Injured
Due to the crash paramedics rushed the occupants of a box truck to the hospital in serious condition. The accident happened around 3 a.m. Wednesday, May 22, 2019, in the westbound lanes of I-4 near the 12 milepost. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver of the box truck went off-road for an unknown reason and hit a barrier wall that separated the highway from a Florida DOT scale...Read More
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Two Charter Buses Crash sending 34 to Hospital
Two charter buses taking students to Orlando on a field trip collided with each other injuring 34 of the 91 occupants of the buses. The Florida Highway Patrol says the buses were following a truck that was pulling a trailer that had no operating brake lights, and when the trailer slowed to turn into a driveway, the driver of the closest bus didn’t notice the turn and slammed on brakes. The...Read More
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