A 17-year-old Pinellas Park High School student was struck and killed by a car this morning as she and a friend ran across 66th Street to get to their waiting school bus, police said. ...more

December 18, 2009

A cement truck flipped over onto an Interstate 275 entrance ramp Monday afternoon, gouging out a huge hole and shutting down the ramp until at least Thursday evening. The damage - a hole measuring 28 feet by 6 feet by about 8 inches deep - happened when the truck hit the center guard rail exiting on 54th Avenue South and flipped over onto the entrance ramp. The Department of Transportation hopes to have one lane open by late Thursday. The truck's driver, 58-year-old Stanley Smith of Bradenton, suffered minor injuries. ...more

December 15, 2009

A 64-year-old pedestrian was killed Friday night when he was struck by a vehicle while crossing 62nd Avenue North in St. Petersburg, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

November 21, 2009

Turn that car stereo down, some state lawmakers want to tell drivers who crank up the volume to window-rattling levels. ...more

October 25, 2009

A body found this week in Mirror Lake has been identified as Jason Robert Alamed, 37. According to Alamed's driver's license, his home address is 742 Haven Place, Tarpon Springs, but investigators learned he recently had been staying at the Randolph Hotel, 200 Fourth St. N., St. Petersburg. ...more

October 14, 2009

Authorities are looking for the man who sped through an Orlando International Airport parking collection booth without paying a $917 bill. ...more

October 1, 2009

AA 52-year-old female pedestrian was struck and killed by a Nissan Altima about 6:30 a.m. today in the 1200 block of West Waters Avenue, Tampa police said. The vehicle's driver, 69-year-old Carlos Alquizar of Lutz, will not be cited, police said. Debbie Gower, 52, of Tampa, was struck while walking northbound across Waters Avenue. She was not at a crosswalk, police say. ...more

September 29, 2009

A motorcyclist remains in critical condition after a wreck with a pickup truck Wednesday night, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

September 3, 2009

Southbound lanes of Interstate 75 in Hernando County are open following a fatal tractor-trailer wreck this morning that had blocked traffic for more than three hours, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers responded to a call at 4:50 a.m. and found a semitrailer and van involved in a crash. The tractor-trailer's driver, whose name was not immediately available, was pronounced dead at the scene, troopers said. ...more

July 6, 2009

A 15-year-old Plant High School student remains in critical condition today after a wreck Monday. ...more

June 10, 2009