Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
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Tue, 04/08/2014A deadly crash between a lawn truck and a motorcycle shut down Belcher Road on Wednesday night.
Complete Pinellas County, FL accident reports and news.
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Tampa-St. Petersburg, FLAccidents in Pinellas County are a major cause of property damage, injury, and death each year
In Pinellas County, statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that traffic crashes remain a primary public safety issue. Car, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, and motorcycle accidents are all a common occurrence, despite improvements in vehicle safety features, road design, bicycle and pedestrian corridors, and traffic signs.
When an accident happens in Pinellas County, it is important to do the following immediately:
- Remain at the crash scene;
- Check on the condition of all people involved in the crash;
- Call the police;
- Exchange information with other drivers;
- Get contact information from witnesses;
- Inform your insurance company;
- Get appropriate medical treatment, and track the details;
- Take photos of vehicle damage and injuries;
- Consider hiring a personal injury attorney.
An injury attorney handles all the details so that you don't have to.
After a Pinellas County accident, there are many issues that need to be handled immediately. Dealing with doctors, repair shops, car rental companies, police, and insurance companies is overwhelming, especially when someone is seriously injured. At this point, many injured people choose to hire a personal injury attorney whose job it is to handle the details and paperwork so that you can focus on recovery.
Where to find legal assistance after you or a loved one are involved in a Pinellas County accident
After a serious crash, it is crucial to get help from a Pinellas County personal injury attorney who understands the law fully, 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 Pinellas County wrongful death lawyer will launch a claim that will begin the process of financial recovery for the family members left behind. Learn more here about what a Pinellas County accident lawyer can do to help.
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Most recent accident reports
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
Accident Date:
Sat, 03/29/201422-year-old Tye Joshua Ballinger of Clearwater died in a high-speed single vehicle motorcycle crash Sunday.
The accident occurred about 1:45 a.m. Sunday in the 2900 block of State Road 580 between Landmark Drive and Countryside High School.
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
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Sat, 03/29/201422-year-old Tye Joshua Ballinger of Clearwater died in a high-speed single vehicle motorcycle crash Sunday.
The accident occurred about 1:45 a.m. Sunday in the 2900 block of State Road 580 between Landmark Drive and Countryside High School.
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
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Fri, 03/21/2014A pilot was killed and two teens were injured after a small single-engine plane from Chicago crashed in the median of a six-lane street in Florida early Saturday morning.
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
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Sat, 03/15/2014A cyclist was seriously injured when several bicycles in a caravan crashed Sunday.
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
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Sun, 03/09/2014The 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.
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
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Sat, 03/01/2014Investigators 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.
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
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Fri, 02/28/2014Tarpon 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.
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
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Thu, 02/20/2014Authorities say two Canadians died when their motorcycle crashed in the Tampa Bay area.
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
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Wed, 01/15/2014A 12-year-old girl was hospitalized Thursday afternoon after a car hit her near Seminole High School.
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
Accident Date:
Thu, 12/05/2013Three people were injured in a Dunedin crash Friday that closed part a major road for six hours.
Two of the crash victims suffered life-threatening injuries, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
Accident Date:
Tue, 11/19/2013A passenger died after a car overturned on 71st Street near 50th Avenue N Wednesday morning.
A Florida Highway Patrol spokesman said Fielden B. Odell, 31 of Largo was driving a Dodge Ram truck south on 71st Street N and approaching 50th Avenue N about 7:40 a.m. Wednesday.