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 -
53
Hernando County, FL -
50
Highlands County, FL -
19
Hillsborough County, FL -
445
Manatee County, FL -
145
Pasco County, FL -
154
Pinellas County, FL -
342
Polk County, FL -
210
Sarasota County, FL -
106
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.
Type: Motorcycle Accident
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DWI - DUI - Alcohol or Drug Use 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.
Type: Motorcycle Accident
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Ejected from VehicleA boater is in recovery after crashing into a jetty on St. Pete Beach Saturday.
Date:
Saturday, October 11, 2014City:
Saint Petersburg, FL
Type: Boat Accident
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.
Type: Car Accident
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Wrong-way Crash 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.
Type: Pedestrian Accident
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, 2014City:
Saint Petersburg, FL
Type: Car Accident
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Accidents in WaterwaysTwo 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.
Type: Car Accident
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Head-onMatthew Charles Dickerson, 34, was pronounced deceased at the site of a crash at 9 p.m.
Type: Car Accident
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Head-onA 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.
Type: Pedestrian Accident
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.
Type: Pedestrian Accident
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
Type: Motorcycle Accident
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.
Type: Motorcycle Accident
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.
Type: Car Accident
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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.
Type: Aircraft Accident
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.
Type: Pedestrian Accident