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.

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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

Most recent accident reports

At approximately 1 AM, Jason Eric Itro was driving a 2006 Honda west on 83rd Avenue NE. He failed to negotiate the curve in the 400 block and drove over the south curb and off the roadway.
Date: 
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Roadway: 
83rd Ave NE
A 24-year-old Bay area man was killed early Sunday from injuries sustained in a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 275 in Tampa. Ian Andrew Harris of Tampa was pronounced dead at the scene just after 1 am.
Date: 
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Roadway: 
I-275
City: 
Tampa, FL
A boater is in recovery after crashing into a jetty on St. Pete Beach Saturday.
Date: 
Saturday, October 11, 2014
A Tampa Police officer was injured Sunday morning during a collision with a wrong-way driver near the intersection of Armenia Ave. and Interstate 275.
Date: 
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Roadway: 
Interstate 275
City: 
Tampa, FL
Two pedestrians were struck and killed waliking across 66th Street North at 126th Ave. North, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The victims, described as a man and woman, were walking east across 66th Street when they were struck.
Date: 
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Roadway: 
66th St. North
City: 
Largo, FL
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.
Two people died and several people were injured in a three-vehicle crash on Christmas Eve on US 98 North, near Earnest Road in Lakeland.  Two people died at the crash site and three others were transported to local hospitals.
Date: 
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Roadway: 
US 98 North
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Head-on
Matthew Charles Dickerson, 34, was pronounced deceased at the site of a crash at 9 p.m.
Date: 
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Roadway: 
County Road 557
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Head-on
A St. Petersburg woman was killed Friday evening after being hit by a vehicle in a cross walk on Fourth Street N in St. Petersburg. Julia Bennett Vanderbleek, 51, was crossing the street with her husband around 7:20 p.m.
Date: 
Friday, February 6, 2015
Roadway: 
Fourth Street N
Codey Means,15, was killed after being hit by three pickup trucks near Lakeland.  Means was walking to Lake Region High School in Eagle Lake early Wednesday when he ran across U.S. 17 in front of a pickup.
Date: 
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Roadway: 
U.S. 17
Authorities in the Bay Area are looking for a missing teenager after his father, John Canna, died in a Hernando County motorcycle crash Wednesday, February 4 at 3 p.m. when car turned into the path of the motorcyclist in a parking lot near Spri
Date: 
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Lorenzo Nieves, 58, of Seminole, was driving a 2004 Harley Davidson south on I-275 when a 2004 Ford SUV, driven by Michelle Marshall, 48, of Clearwater, merged in the path of the motorcycle.
Date: 
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Roadway: 
I-275
A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run collision on County Road 481 Friday night. The vehicle and driver thought to be involved were located at a fast food restaurant in Brooksville shortly after. David P.
Date: 
Friday, January 30, 2015
Roadway: 
County Road 481
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run
Lakeland Fire Department responded to reports of a fire at a former plastics warehouse at 5300 Allen K. Breed Highway in Polk County just before 10 a.m. Thursday.
Date: 
Thursday, January 22, 2015
A pedestrian was killed while walking on on South Bea Avenue in Inverness Saturday evening. Charles L. Osterland III, 54, of Inverness, was struck by a 1999 Ford F-250 driven by William H.
Date: 
Saturday, January 17, 2015