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

Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL

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
Tue, 04/22/2014 Car Accident James Peterson, 45, killed, after his car crashes on northbound I-275 in Tampa.
Sat, 07/19/2014 Pedestrian Accident Marterrance Albury, 4, killed by hit and run driver in Tampa on July 20; police seeking 2000-2004 Ford Expedition.
Fri, 07/25/2014 Car Accident Willie Boyd III, 20, and Algernon Belin Jr., 28, killed in car accident at 46th Street and Lake Avenue in Tampa on July 26.
Thu, 07/31/2014 Bicycle Accident Natalia Leonard, 12, killed in bicycle crash with hit and run driver in Tampa on August 1.
Fri, 08/15/2014 Car Accident Edward Jose Duran, 23, killed in wrong way crash on Interstate 275 in Tampa, Florida
Thu, 08/28/2014 Pedestrian Accident Demetric Laynton, 2, killed in pedestrian accident with Tampa water department truck in a parking lot in Tampa
Fri, 08/29/2014 Car Accident Two people injured in crash into Achievement Center for Early Learning in Tampa
Fri, 08/29/2014 Pedestrian Accident James Warfle, 42, pronounced dead at the scene after being struck by pick-up truck in Tampa, Florida
Sun, 09/07/2014 Car Accident Sisters Gabrielle Lanier and Lakrita Lanier, and John Pierson killed in wrong-way crash into semi truck on Interstate 275 in Tampa, Florida
Wed, 09/10/2014 Car Accident Daniel Mariscal, 18, killed and Donald F. Zaccardi, 51, Donald Zaccardi, 71, and Dolores Zaccardi, 72, critically injured in five-vehicle crash in Tampa, FL
Sun, 09/14/2014 Car Accident Brett Gasperone, 23, killed in single-vehicle accident on Interstate 275 in Tampa
Sat, 09/20/2014 Car Accident Chase A. Kattell, 21, dead after departing road, overcorrecting, and flipping car on Veterans Expressway in Tampa, FL
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
Thu, 09/25/2014 Other Type of Accident Ricardo McCalop, 51, killed in forklift accident on 24th Avenue in South Tampa, Florida
Sun, 10/05/2014 Car Accident Police officer injured by wrong-way driver on Interstate 275 in Tampa, FL