Complete Tampa, FL accident reports and news.

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Accidents in Tampa result in serious injuries and deaths each year

After a Tampa crash, injured people and their families need resources and support. Regardless of the severity of the collision, the people involved are left to deal with injuries, medical bills, property damage, and insurance claims. When a Tampa accident is fatal, families are left to struggle with their grief and loss as best they can.

Resources to help accident victims and their families after a Tampa wreck

Regardless of whether it is a car accident, pedestrian accident, motorcycle crash, bicycle collision, truck accident, or any other kind of injury accident, the following resources can be helpful for crash victims and their families and friends.

Major hospitals in Tampa include:

How do you deal with an insurance claim after a Tampa accident?

Regardless of how severe an accident is, almost everyone involved has to deal with insurance companies and claims. For accidents with very minor injuries and damage, a claim can sometimes be handled by working with the insurance adjuster. For crashes involving more serious injuries, or when a fatal accident occurs, a Tampa personal injury attorney is needed to manage the insurance claim. Go here to learn more about how a Tampa accident lawyer helps accident victims.

Legal Resources

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Tampa Bay may test futuristic "smart road" system

In the coming months, downtown Tampa may be host to testing a system of "smart roads." Smart roads have technology to speak to cars using "connected vehicle technology," which can let a vehicle know that a car up ahead is losing control, or warn a driver about a pedestrian crossing the street or an oncoming wrong-way driver. If the program is approved, smart roads capable of turning lights red and green to dynamically control traffic flow will be rolled out in the Channel District. 

Most recent accident reports

Date Type
Sat, 08/15/2015 Car Accident Jarron A. Watkins seriously injured in hit-and-run in car driven by Jeffrey A. Guagliardo, 38, on West Platt Street in Tampa, Florida
Wed, 09/24/2014 Car Accident John Michael Edgerton, 29, intentionally crashes into another vehicle, ending a high-speed chase and injuring the driver on I-275 in Tampa, FL
Mon, 10/23/2017 Car Accident Howard William Hawkins Jr., 50, and Marcellus Andre Shackelford, 38, dead in crash on Morris Bridge Road in Hillsborough County, Florida
Tue, 03/19/2024 Car Accident One person injured in collision involving golf cart at South Malijo Ave. and West Barcelona Street in Tampa, Florida
Sat, 09/20/2014 Car Accident Chase A. Kattell, 21, dead after departing road, overcorrecting, and flipping car on Veterans Expressway in Tampa, FL
Sun, 10/05/2014 Car Accident Police officer injured by wrong-way driver on Interstate 275 in Tampa, FL
Wed, 12/25/2019 Car Accident Megan Thi Baytarian, 31, killed and Gussia L. Haughbrook, 76, injured in collision on State Road 60 in Tampa, Florida
Mon, 11/06/2017 Motorcycle Accident Michael Scott Conner, 47, killed in motorcycle crash at US 301 and Harney Road in Hillsborough County, Florida
Sun, 04/07/2024 Motorcycle Accident 25-year-old motorcyclist died in a four-vehicle collision involving a semi truck and two cars on Interstate 75 in Tampa, Florida
Sun, 10/12/2014 Motorcycle Accident Ian Harris, 24, killed in motorcycle crash on I-275 in Tampa
Sat, 09/17/2016 Motorcycle Accident Fatal motorcycle collision reported on East Busch Boulevard in Tampa, Florida
Tue, 04/11/2017 Motorcycle Accident Motorcyclist Joxel Lozada-Flores, 27, critically injured after crash with car on State Road 574 in Tampa, Florida
Tue, 10/14/2014 Motorcycle Accident Satchind Bekash Mansingh, 25, on motorcycle sustains critical injuries after striking median near the Hard Rock Casino in Tampa, FL
Sat, 04/04/2020 Motorcycle Accident Motorcyclist Justin Glenn Winterhalter, 31, and bicyclist killed in collision on Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa, Florida
Sat, 04/13/2024 Motorcycle Accident 28-year-old motorcyclist was ejected and killed in a fiery collision with a car on Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa, Florida