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
Sun, 12/28/2014 Pedestrian Accident Nicole Donnelly, 24, dies after hit and run accident on Pasadena Avenue in St. Petersburg, Florida
Mon, 11/17/2014 Motorcycle Accident Andrew Wayne Schlimme killed in motorcycle accident on U.S. 41 in 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
Wed, 10/15/2014 Bicycle Accident Jose Antonio Baez Gutierrez, 18, struck and killed by pickup truck while riding his bicycle on West Waters Avenue 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
Sun, 10/12/2014 Motorcycle Accident Ian Harris, 24, killed in motorcycle crash on I-275 in Tampa
Fri, 10/10/2014 Car Accident Shanika Davis, and Deputy Ladarian Rudolph in car accident on Morris Bridge Road in Tampa, FL
Wed, 10/08/2014 Pedestrian Accident Marina Campos, 56, dies in pedestrian accident on 40th Street 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
Sun, 10/05/2014 Car Accident Police officer injured by wrong-way driver on Interstate 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
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
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, 09/14/2014 Car Accident Brett Gasperone, 23, killed in single-vehicle accident on Interstate 275 in Tampa
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