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
Mon, 11/17/2014 Motorcycle Accident Andrew Wayne Schlimme killed in motorcycle accident on U.S. 41 in Tampa, Florida
Sun, 10/30/2016 Motorcycle Accident Man killed, woman critically injured in motorcycle crash on Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa, Florida
Sat, 12/30/2023 Motorcycle Accident Woman killed and driver Jonathon Mark Wing arrested following motorcycle crash on I-4 in Tampa, Florida
Tue, 11/15/2016 Motorcycle Accident Joel Shubert, 38, dies after being ejected from motorcycle, struck by deputy vehicle on I-275 in Tampa, Florida
Sat, 02/24/2018 Motorcycle Accident Yasiel Ramirez Guitierrez, 25, killed in hit-and-run motorcycle collision on Courtney Campbell Causeway in Tampa, Florida
Fri, 06/23/2017 Motorcycle Accident Motorcyclist Andres Alfredo Castillo, 22, killed in collision at Fletcher Avenue and 50th Street in Tampa, Florida
Mon, 06/08/2015 Motorcycle Accident Alex Cooks on life support following motorcycle collision on North Florida Avenue in Tampa, Florida
Sat, 02/08/2014 Motorcycle Accident Joel Baxter Cooper 24, killed when his motorcycle crashes into car after running a red light at intersection in Hillsborough County.
Wed, 07/12/2017 Motorcycle Accident Luis C. Pineda-Rodriguez, 29, killed when motorcycle and car collide on U.S. 301 at Columbus in Hillsborough, Florida
Sat, 01/13/2024 Motorcycle Accident Motorcyclist died in a crash at the Veterans Expressway and Independence Parkway in Tampa, Florida
Sat, 07/15/2017 Motorcycle Accident Antonio Castillo, 25, killed in motorcycle collision with vehicle at W. Hillsborough Avenue and N. MacDill Avenue in Tampa, Florida
Sun, 05/08/2016 Motorcycle Accident Motorcyclist Rafael Barboza, 54, killed in 4-vehicle crash on Howard Frankland Bridge in Tampa, Florida
Thu, 06/25/2015 Motorcycle Accident Johnathan Armstrong Cottevill, 38, dead after turning into path of pickup truck, being struck and pinned at North Nebraska Avenue and East Louisiana Avenue in Tampa, FL
Thu, 01/18/2024 Motorcycle Accident Motorcyclist Ashley McGee arrested following police chase and crash on West Henry Avenue in Tampa, Florida
Thu, 05/19/2016 Motorcycle Accident Jonathan Davila, 23, killed in motorcycle collision with driver Nadine Williams, 59, on Causeway Boulevard in Tampa, Florida