A 57-year-old man has been extradited from Illinois to face charges that he was drunk when he was involved in a wreck last year in Largo that left a motorcyclist dead and led to the motorcyclist's passenger losing a leg. James Laier was booked into the Pinellas County Jail this morning on charges of driving under the influence-manslaughter and DUI-serious bodily injury. Bail was set at $55,000. ...more

February 16, 2009

Largo traffic homicide investigators are piecing together a wreck this morning that left a motorcyclist dead and his female passenger without at least one leg. ...more

July 18, 2008

The past week on Pinellas County roads drove home a deadly trend on two wheels. On Monday, a Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle ridden by Craig Hales hit a sport utility vehicle with such force the impact caused the SUV to flip. Hales, 22, and the SUV's driver died in the Palm Harbor wreck. ...more

January 12, 2008

According to the latest official statistics available, motorcycle deaths in Florida are skyrocketing, from 164 in 1997 to 521 in 2006. Per capita, that represents a 100 percent increase. ...more

January 11, 2008

CLEARWATER - A 29-year-old motorcyclist riding without his headlight on was killed Wednesday night when he smashed into a pickup exiting a driveway, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

January 10, 2008

LAKELAND - A man died about 11:20 p.m. Tuesday when his motorcycle crashed into the trailer of a semi-truck turning in front of it, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. ...more

November 14, 2007