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Tampa and St. Petersburg - The bay cities of Florida with stunning beaches

Though they lack a world-renowned theme park like Orlando, the cities of Tampa and St. Petersburg, both situated around the Tampa Bay, use their attractive beaches and regularly warm weather to draw in tourists each year. The area is the second largest metropolitan statistical area in Florida by population.

Major highways around the bay

  • I-75, runs north-south along the east side of the bay and passes along the east side of Tampa.
  • I-4, which goes from the heart of Tampa eastward towards Lakeland and Orlando.
  • I-275, cuts through the center of Tampa, crosses Old Tampa Bay, and passes through St. Petersburg.

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Where to find legal assistance after you or a loved one are involved in a Tampa Bay-area accident

After a serious crash, it is crucial to get help from an experienced Tampa personal injury attorney who understands the local regulations and legal standards, who knows how insurance policies work, and who can handle all aspects of an insurance claim so the injured person can focus on recovery. If someone is killed in a collision, a Tampa wrongful death attorney will launch a claim that will begin the process of financial recovery for the family members left behind. Learn more here about what a Tampa personal injury lawyer can do to help.

Rank: 
13
Percent of U.S: 
2
State: 
Florida

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Accident reports by county

Citrus County, FL - 48
Hardee County, FL - 3
Hernando County, FL - 45
Highlands County, FL - 17
Hillsborough County, FL - 427
Manatee County, FL - 139
Pasco County, FL - 147
Pinellas County, FL - 336
Polk County, FL - 199
Sarasota County, FL - 100

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Tampa Bay may test futuristic "smart road" system

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

Deputy Paul Rogers, Sheriff's volunteer William Nelson, suspended from duty, after their car loses control on a Tampa Executive Airport runway, and damages some antennas for the Instrument Landing System.

A deputy pilot with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has been suspended and an investigation is underway after a speeding Camaro barreled down a runway and crashed into airport antennas

Date: 
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Roadway: 
Tampa Executive Airport
City: 
Tampa, FL
Type: Car Accident

Alexander Terraciano, 17, killed, after his ATV is rear-ended at night, by a car driven by Barbara Jean Cross, 38, on a county road near Inverness, in Citrus County.

An Inverness teen who was driving an ATV without headlights or a helmet died in a crash in Citrus County on Monday evening.
Date: 
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Roadway: 
County Road 581
City: 
Inverness, FL
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Accident Topics: Teenaged Drivers - Young Adult Drivers, ATV/UTV Accident, Rear-End Collisions, Helmet Usage

Jennifer Lee Wolfe, 35, killed, after her car crashes into a retention pond on 28th Street near St. Petersburg in Pinellas County.

The husband of a St. Petersburg woman who was killed Monday morning after driving into a retention pond near her home, says his wife called him shortly before she died and told him she was cut off by another driver.
Date: 
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Roadway: 
28th Street near 118th Avenue North and Scherer Drive North
City: 
Saint Petersburg, FL
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Accidents in Waterways

John Frost, 49, Shannon Trembley, 87, slightly injured, taken to hospital, after Frost's parachute becomes entangled in Trembley's aircraft close to the ground, causing the single engine aircraft to crash.

A plane became entangled in the strings of a skydiver's parachute, sending both crashing into the ground near Tampa, Fla., with both the pilot and jumper hospitalized with minor injuries.

Date: 
Friday, March 7, 2014
Roadway: 
South Lakeland Airport
City: 
Mulberry, FL
Type: Aircraft Accident

Hugo Arellano, 18, killed, after his motorcycle is struck at an intersection in Bradenton, by a car driven by William Mitchell, 90.

An 18-year-old Bradenton man died Saturday afternoon from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash on Cortez Rd.

The incident occurred at 4:20 p.m. at the intersection of 106th St. Hugo Arellano was pronounced dead at the scene.

Date: 
Friday, March 7, 2014
Roadway: 
Cortez Road
City: 
Bradenton, FL
Type: Motorcycle Accident

Stephen Testa, 23, injured, arrested on multiple charges, after striking a police office with his car, fleeing the scene, and then crashing into a tree on Siesta Key in Sarasota County.

A Sarasota County man has been accused of beating a man and striking a deputy with his car before crashing into trees all while under the influence on Siesta Key last week.

Date: 
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Roadway: 
Unknown
City: 
Siesta Key, FL
Type: Car Accident

Christopher Johnson, 57, killed, Bradley Hake, 49, Hubert Akers, 49, uninjured, after a 3-vehicle crash, including a tractor-trailer, on U.S. 98 near Lakeland, in Polk County.

Polk County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a three-vehicle traffic crash involving a semi-tractor-trailer, a pickup truck and a private ambulance that killed a Lakeland man on Thursday.

Date: 
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Roadway: 
U.S. 98
City: 
Lakeland, FL
Type: Truck Accident

Two people seriously injured after a disabled car with a flat tire was struck on I-4 near Tampa, Florida

Tampa Fire Rescue officials say two people were hurt in a two-car crash on Interstate 4 Thursday night.
Date: 
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Roadway: 
I-4
City: 
Tampa, FL
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Disabled Vehicles, Tire Issue, Fire, Trapped Under/Inside Vehicle

Robert Marcza, 24, killed, Mark Bradley, 21, Frederick Gengler, 72, slightly injured, after a motorcycle and minivan collide at an intersection near Winter Haven in Polk County.

A crash on Cypress Gardens Boulevard involving a minivan and two motorcycles left one man dead and two injured.

Date: 
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Roadway: 
Cypress Gardens Boulevard
City: 
Winter Haven, FL
Type: Motorcycle Accident

16-year-old runaway steals a pickup in West Bradenton, Manatee County, instigating a police pursuit the leads to 23 separate accidents before the suspect crashes near the Cortez Bridge. No injuries reported.

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office now says a total of 23 accidents were caused Tuesday morning during a pursuit of a stolen vehicle.

Date: 
Monday, March 3, 2014
Roadway: 
Cortez Bridge
City: 
West Bradenton, FL
Type: Car Accident

Man struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver while crossing an intersection in St. Petersburg, Florida

Investigators with the St. Petersburg Police Department are asking for the public’s assistance in locating the driver of a vehicle that fled a fatal hit-and-run crash early Sunday morning.
Date: 
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Roadway: 
5th Ave. North and 4th St
City: 
Saint Petersburg, FL
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run

Nicholas Ray Osborn, 37, Marco S. Valez, 39, killed, after their car crashed into a retention pond, possibly due to street racing at U.S. 19 and Martin Luther King Jr. in Tarpon Springs, Florida

Tarpon Springs Police have identified two people killed in a crash Saturday on U.S. 19. Dive teams members with the Tarpon Springs PD found one vehicle in this retention pond.
Date: 
Friday, February 28, 2014
Roadway: 
U.S. 19 and Martin Luther King Jr.
City: 
Tarpon Springs, FL
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Accidents in Waterways, Street Racing Accidents, Ejected from Vehicle

Randall Edward Brougher, 50, killed, after his motorcycle crashed on a curve in Spring Hill, Florida

A 50-year-old Apollo Beach man died Saturday night from injuries sustained in a one-vehicle crash in Spring Hill. Randall Edward Brougher was pronounced dead at the scene just after 8 p.m.
Date: 
Friday, February 28, 2014
Roadway: 
California St.
City: 
Spring Hill, FL
Type: Motorcycle Accident
Topics: 
Ejected from Vehicle

Joy L. Van Brunt, 76, killed, Ralph S. Van Brunt, 81, Margaret Niklas, 48, one other person injured, taken to hospital, after a crash at an intersection in Sarasota County.

A 76-year-old Venice woman died Saturday afternoon from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash on Tamiami Trail in Nokomis.

Date: 
Friday, February 21, 2014
Roadway: 
Tamiami Trail
City: 
Nokomis, FL
Type: Car Accident

Susan Roberts Murphy, 69, killed when she is struck by her own van after it slipped into reverse in parking lot in Manatee County, Florida

A 69-year-old Manatee County woman died Friday afternoon from injuries sustained in a parking lot accident. Susan Roberts Murphy was pronounced dead at the scene just after 4:30 p.m.
Date: 
Friday, February 21, 2014
Roadway: 
Cooper Creek Blvd
City: 
Bradenton, FL
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Elderly Drivers, Driverless Cars