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

A semi truck driver was stopped to pay a toll in the easbound lanes of the Polk Parkway toll plaza when Joshua Daniel Serrano of Lakeland crashed into the back of the trailer with his 2004 Lexus. Serrano died at the scene.
Date: 
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Major Hall, 63, was driving on Hwy. 17 NW when he struck a vehicle that entered his path driven by Priscilla Grabowski, 80. Grabowski was pronounced dead at the scene, and Hall was hospitalized with minor injuries.
Date: 
Friday, December 5, 2014
Roadway: 
Hwy. 17 NW
Type: Car Accident

Martin Baltimore was riding his motorcycle on Gulf to Bay Boulevard when a black car turned in front of him, causing him to crash and sustain fatal injuries. The driver did not stop. Baltimore died of his injuries at a hospital soon there after.

A motorcycle rider was killed Sunday night in a head-on collision with a car that was passing another vehicle, authorities said. Around 5:40 p.m, Steven B.
Date: 
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Roadway: 
Johnson Avenue
Polk County Sheriff deputies were dispatched to 8335 Socrum Loop Rd.
Date: 
Saturday, November 29, 2014
Roadway: 
Socrum Loop
A 61-year-old Sarasota County man was hit and killed Friday night while cross US 41 near Sunset Beach Dr. Leonard D. Gebhardt was pronounced dead at the crash site just before 10 pm.
Date: 
Friday, November 28, 2014
Roadway: 
US 41
City: 
Venice, FL
Robin O'Keefe, 28, was hit by a pickup truck and killed as she walked on U.S. 19 in Auburndale Wednesday night.
Date: 
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Roadway: 
U.S. 19
Linda Jean Guess was critically injured early Saturday after she was ejected from a motorcycle following a crash on 54th Ave. North, just east of 16th St. North in St. Petersburg.
Date: 
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Roadway: 
54th Ave. North
Jessica Costanzo and Gabriella "Gigi" Longpre were killed in a devastating car accident. The young women were heading home from IHOP on State Road 70 around 2 a.m. when a Ford SUV ran the red light at the intersection and slammed into them.
A Tampa motorcyclist died Monday night when he collided with a tractor-trailer making a u-turn on U.S. 41 in southeast Tampa. Andrew Wayne Schlimme was traveling north on U.S. 41 around 6 p.m.
Date: 
Monday, November 17, 2014
Roadway: 
U.S. 41
City: 
Tampa, FL
According to police, Walter Washburn was headed south in a 2008 Chevy Aveo on Frontage Road after 2 p.m.
Date: 
Friday, November 14, 2014
Roadway: 
Frontage Road