Good Samaritans Save Truck Driver’s Life after Wreck
Good samaritans save truck driver’s life after wreck in Polk County. A semi-truck and a dump truck tangled. This caused the semi-truck driver to be partially ejected. The accident happened around 10:40 am, January 8, 2019. Some mechanics at a nearby shop came out and assisted the driver. Witnesses said a semi-truck pulling a tank trailer was heading west on Eagle Avenue when it went through a...Read More
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When are Electric Scooters coming to Tampa?
Tampa is getting ready to welcome electric scooters to its streets as part of its new Shared Motorized Scooter Pilot Program. If all goes according to plan, around 2,000 e-scooters will be introduced into certain areas of Tampa in February 2019. In October, Tampa’s city government announced they would be accepting applications from ride-sharing companies until November 9, 2018. No more than...Read More
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Port Sutton Motorcycle Crash Ends Tragically
Port Sutton motorcycle crash ends tragically. A pick-up truck pulled out in front of a motorcycle causing a crash that left the rider of the motorcycle dead. The tragedy happened around 8 am, Thursday, January 3, 2019. According to a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Deputy at the scene, the driver of the pick-up was waiting at Madison Ave. along Dacca Dr. at a stop sign for a car to pass. Once...Read More
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Tragic Multi-Car Crash Kills Woman in Zephyrhills
Hit twice in a multi-car crash on U.S. 301 around 6:25 a.m., Wednesday, January 2, 2019, a 25-year-old woman died. According to a Florida Highway Trooper at the scene, the deceased was driving a Nissan Altima and slowed to turn into a parking lot when it was hit by an SUV which pushed the Nissan into the path of another car which also struck the Nissan. Tragically, the impact of the second car...Read More
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Car Crashes Into Tampa Home, Injures One
A car crashed into a house in a residential area of Tampa. As a result, the car crash caused serious damage to one house and sent a passenger to the hospital on November 23, 2018. According to Spectrum News 9, this car crash happened early on Friday on North Highland Avenue. Allegedly, the SUV involved in this crash veered off the road and crashed into a house close to Violet Street....Read More
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Will Connected Vehicles Reduce Auto Accidents?
Tampa has been chosen along with New York City and a part of Interstate 80 in Wyoming for purposes of a new connected vehicle pilot program. That will allow certain motor vehicles, traffic control devices, signs, crosswalks, and pedestrians to talk with each other. The program has three objectives. First, its developers want to improve traffic safety by improving the flow of traffic and...Read More
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