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
Thu, 09/24/2015 Drunk Driving John McGettrick, 27, arrested for DUI with infant in his car after hit-and-run crash in Tampa, Florida
Sat, 04/22/2017 Drunk Driving Katherine Melendez Vega, 36, arrested after driving on tire rim and car fire on Interstate 4 in Tampa, Florida
Sun, 05/08/2016 Drunk Driving Joel Vargas-Gonzalez, 35, killed in wrong-way crash on U.S. 41 with alleged drunk driver Ronal Vasquez-Gonzalez, 23, in Tampa, Florida
Thu, 08/10/2017 Drunk Driving Amber Nicole Perera, 29, arrested after Luiz Felipak, 41, Rita Felipak, 29, and Giorgia Felipak, 8, die in fiery crash on Selmon Expressway in Tampa, Florida
Sun, 03/24/2024 Drunk Driving Two people injured in wrong-way, drunk-driving crash at Columbus Drive and Regional Water Lane in Tampa, Florida
Fri, 04/19/2024 Other Type of Accident Moped driver killed in a two-vehicle collision involving hit-and-run driver Nicholas Harrison Jr. on East Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa, Florida
Fri, 01/15/2016 Other Type of Accident Worker Joseph E. Lammlein, 45, dies in front-end loader accident at Port of Tampa in Tampa, Florida
Sat, 01/31/2015 Other Type of Accident Daniel Paul Miller, 27, killed in scooter crash on Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa, Florida
Wed, 07/13/2016 Other Type of Accident Off-duty state wildlife officer Gregory Patterson, 47, killed by live power lines on Courtney Campbell Causeway in Tampa, Florida
Thu, 09/25/2014 Other Type of Accident Ricardo McCalop, 51, killed in forklift accident on 24th Avenue in South Tampa, Florida
Tue, 08/02/2016 Other Type of Accident Joseph Anthony Corrao, 45, arrested after murdering "Pinky" the dancing flamingo at Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida
Fri, 03/18/2016 Aircraft Accident Louis Caporicci and Kevin Carreno killed in plane crash at Peter O. Knight Airport in Tampa, Florida
Mon, 10/06/2014 Aircraft Accident Robert Kerrigan, 60, and Eric Olinger rescued from plane after it crashed into Hillsborough Bay near Tampa, Florida
Thu, 10/23/2014 Bus Accident Man in critical condition after colliding with a school bus at the intersection of Broad Street and Central Avenue in Tampa, Florida
Mon, 02/05/2024 Bus Accident One child injured in a collision involving a school bus and another vehicle at the intersection of Rome Avenue and Columbus Drive in Tampa, Florida