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
Thu, 08/28/2014 Pedestrian Accident Demetric Laynton, 2, killed in pedestrian accident with Tampa water department truck in a parking lot in Tampa
Fri, 08/15/2014 Car Accident Edward Jose Duran, 23, killed in wrong way crash on Interstate 275 in Tampa, Florida
Thu, 07/31/2014 Bicycle Accident Natalia Leonard, 12, killed in bicycle crash with hit and run driver in Tampa on August 1.
Fri, 07/25/2014 Car Accident Willie Boyd III, 20, and Algernon Belin Jr., 28, killed in car accident at 46th Street and Lake Avenue in Tampa on July 26.
Sat, 07/19/2014 Pedestrian Accident Marterrance Albury, 4, killed by hit and run driver in Tampa on July 20; police seeking 2000-2004 Ford Expedition.
Tue, 04/22/2014 Car Accident James Peterson, 45, killed, after his car crashes on northbound I-275 in Tampa.
Sun, 03/23/2014 Car Accident Jeffrey White, 33, arrested for leaving the scene, after a road-rage incident leads to him crashing his truck into a light pole near Tampa, and a YouTube viral video.
Mon, 03/17/2014 Car Accident Desiree R. Cruz, 31, killed, after her car strikes the elevated median, on Falkenburg Road in Tampa, and overturns.
Mon, 03/17/2014 Pedestrian Accident Norma Velasquez-Cabrera, 15, and Victoria Velasquez-Cabrera, 14, seriously injured after they are struck by car while crossing a street in Tampa, Florida
Tue, 03/11/2014 Car Accident Alejandro Claudio, 41, injured after his car collides with a hit-and-run driver at Columbus Drive and Nebraska Avenue in Tampa, Florida
Sun, 03/09/2014 Car Accident Deputy Paul Rogers, Sheriff's volunteer William Nelson, suspended from duty, after their car loses control on a Tampa Executive Airport runway, and damages some antennas for the Instrument Landing System.
Sun, 03/09/2014 Pedestrian Accident Pedestrian struck and killed on North Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa.
Wed, 03/05/2014 Car Accident Two people seriously injured after a disabled car with a flat tire was struck on I-4 near Tampa, Florida
Thu, 02/20/2014 Truck Accident Chase Kaleb Leveille, 25, killed after driving his car northbound on the southbound lanes of I-275 in Hillsborough County, and colliding with a truck driven by Jason D. Lullen, 47.
Fri, 02/14/2014 Car Accident Emaleigh Rivell, 19, killed, John Rowland Harper, 21, injured, after their car leaves I-75 roadway in Hillsborough County, and crashes in the median.