Complete Tampa, FL accident reports and news.

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Accidents in Tampa result in serious injuries and deaths each year

After a Tampa crash, injured people and their families need resources and support. Regardless of the severity of the collision, the people involved are left to deal with injuries, medical bills, property damage, and insurance claims. When a Tampa accident is fatal, families are left to struggle with their grief and loss as best they can.

Resources to help accident victims and their families after a Tampa wreck

Regardless of whether it is a car accident, pedestrian accident, motorcycle crash, bicycle collision, truck accident, or any other kind of injury accident, the following resources can be helpful for crash victims and their families and friends.

Major hospitals in Tampa include:

How do you deal with an insurance claim after a Tampa accident?

Regardless of how severe an accident is, almost everyone involved has to deal with insurance companies and claims. For accidents with very minor injuries and damage, a claim can sometimes be handled by working with the insurance adjuster. For crashes involving more serious injuries, or when a fatal accident occurs, a Tampa personal injury attorney is needed to manage the insurance claim. Go here to learn more about how a Tampa accident lawyer helps accident victims.

Legal Resources

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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

Date Type
Fri, 02/12/2016 Car Accident Eugene M. Fischer, 65, and Larry Lorenza Thompson, 47, killed in two-vehicle wrong-way collision on Ashley Drive in Tampa, Florida
Mon, 02/15/2016 Car Accident Tow truck driver Rogelio "Roger" Perez-Borroto, 42, killed in collision with hit-and-run driver on Howard Frankland Bridge in Tampa, Florida - police seeking car owner Allison Huffman
Fri, 03/18/2016 Aircraft Accident Louis Caporicci and Kevin Carreno killed in plane crash at Peter O. Knight Airport in Tampa, Florida
Sat, 04/09/2016 Car Accident Drew Lawton, 1, killed, and Nicole Tanner, 34, and Isabelle Tanner, 14, critically injured in two-vehicle collision at U.S. 301 and Bloomingdale Avenue in Tampa, Florida
Sat, 05/07/2016 Motorcycle Accident Off-duty Corporal Howard Gimbel killed and Tonya Gimbel injured in motorcycle crash at Big Bend Road and Clement Pride Blvd. in Tampa, Florida
Sun, 05/08/2016 Drunk Driving Joel Vargas-Gonzalez, 35, killed in wrong-way crash on U.S. 41 with alleged drunk driver Ronal Vasquez-Gonzalez, 23, in Tampa, Florida
Sun, 05/08/2016 Motorcycle Accident Motorcyclist Rafael Barboza, 54, killed in 4-vehicle crash on Howard Frankland Bridge in Tampa, Florida
Mon, 05/16/2016 Car Accident Kristin Lee, 39, killed; 2 critical and others seriously injured after 7-car pileup on Summerlin Road in Tampa, Florida
Thu, 05/19/2016 Car Accident Paul Braga, 43, killed; Sonia Michele Braga, 21, injured in crash into guardrail on I-75 in Tampa, Florida
Thu, 05/19/2016 Motorcycle Accident Jonathan Davila, 23, killed in motorcycle collision with driver Nadine Williams, 59, on Causeway Boulevard in Tampa, Florida
Thu, 05/26/2016 Car Accident 5-vehicle crash reported on Howard Frankland Bridge in Tampa, Florida
Sat, 05/28/2016 Motorcycle Accident Cody Layne Newsom, 19, killed, and Connor Waldron, 20, and Manuel Perez, 69, injured in motorcycle crash on Florida Avenue in Tampa, Florida
Sat, 06/11/2016 Car Accident Henry Leo Neuner, 71, and Diana Langler Neuner, 59, killed in single-vehicle crash on Veterans Expressway in Tampa, Florida
Sun, 07/03/2016 Motorcycle Accident One person killed and one injured in motorcycle collision with car on Courtney Campbell Causeway in Tampa, Florida
Wed, 07/13/2016 Other Type of Accident Off-duty state wildlife officer Gregory Patterson, 47, killed by live power lines on Courtney Campbell Causeway in Tampa, Florida