Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL - Accident News and Resources including car, bicycle, motorcycle and truck accidents and much more.
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.
All types of accidents in Tampa-St. Petersburg
- Tampa-St. Petersburg commercial trucking accidents
- Tampa-St. Petersburg car accidents
- Tampa-St. Petersburg motorcycle accidents
- Tampa-St. Petersburg pedestrian accidents
- Tampa-St. Petersburg bicycle accidents
- Tampa-St. Petersburg drunk driving accidents
- Tampa-St. Petersburg train accidents
- Tampa-St. Petersburg aircraft accidents
Searching for an injured friend or relative? Here are the main local hospitals:
Grief Support and Other Helpful Groups
- The Life Center of Tampa Counseling
- Anderson-McQueen Funeral and Grief Support Services
- Griefnet.org Online Grief Support
- Tampa Bay Cycle
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.
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Accident reports by county
Citrus County, FL -
48
Hernando County, FL -
45
Highlands County, FL -
17
Hillsborough County, FL -
416
Manatee County, FL -
137
Pasco County, FL -
146
Pinellas County, FL -
327
Polk County, FL -
195
Sarasota County, FL -
95
Most recent accident reports
There was a fatal crash involves a tanker truck and multiple other vehicles, including one that caught fire, on Interstate 75 near Ellenton, resulting in a huge backup as the freeway traffic is diverted.
Type: Truck Accident
The Florida Highway Patrol has identified the driver who was killed early Friday in the third wrong-way crash on Interstate 275 this year.
Type: Car Accident
A former Lancaster County woman was killed in a single-car crash early Monday in Florida.
Type: Car Accident
Tampa Police have arrested a Bay area man in connection with Friday night’s fatal hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a 12-year-old girl.
Type: Bicycle Accident
A small plane crash-landed on a remote Florida Gulf Coast beach, killing a Georgia man and critically injuring his 9-year-old daughter as they walked along the shore.
Type: Aircraft Accident
Two Tampa men died in a car crash early Saturday morning while speeding away from gun shots, police said.
Type: Car Accident
Surveillance video from two businesses has Tampa Police investigating 4-year-old Marterrance Albury's death as a hit and run.
Type: Pedestrian Accident
A 41-year-old New Port Richey man died Friday night from injuries sustained in a one-vehicle crash in Pasco County.
Type: Car Accident
A horrific, fiery crash took the lives of two St. Petersburg mothers and left their aunt fighting for her life.
Type: Car Accident
A Central Florida man waiting to be sentenced on charges stemming from a fatal hit-and-run crash died in another crash over the weekend.
Type: Car Accident
Isaac Gordon Rodgers, 59, dies in pedestrian accident on June 7 at Central Avenue in St. Petersburg.
A 59-year-old Bay area man was killed Saturday night when he was struck by a vehicle while crossing Central Ave. in St. Petersburg.
Type: Pedestrian Accident
A pedestrian was killed early Wednesday morning in Clearwater while crossing Gulf to Bay Boulevard. It is the second deadly crash in the last two weeks in which a pedestrian was killed on the busy road.
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Police are looking for the driver who slammed into another car, leaving an 81-year-old man dead. The driver then took off.
It happened just around 9 p.m. Wednesday at 15th Avenue South and 25th Street in St. Petersburg.
Type: Car Accident
Fitzgerald hit Butler first when she was pushing a shopping cart across a street, which pushed her to the center lane where she was hit yet again by a different car.
Type: Pedestrian Accident
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Hit and RunA 31-year-old Bradenton man died Saturday afternoon from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of 75th St. West and 29th Ave. West.
Brian Casey was pronounced dead at the scene just before 6 p.m.
Type: Motorcycle Accident