A 30-year-old St. Petersburg man was arrested this morning on charges he was drunk when his pickup slammed into a car in February, killing the other driver. ...more

September 3, 2008

Patricia Austin's friends affectionately call her "Lady Pitbull." "I guess that's because once I grab hold of something, I don't let go," said Austin, a lifelong Avon Park resident. "I was brought up to stand up and fight for what you believe in. ...more

September 1, 2008

Florence, S.C. resident Nachenga Robinson was taking her three children and a friend of her father's to a Pinellas Park Wal-Mart when she was killed when her car was struck by a person police said was fleeing from an undercover drug sting. ...more

July 19, 2008

A woman accused of waiting more than hour to get her injured toddler to the hospital following a crash and police chase in Bradenton now faces charges of vehicular homicide. ...more

July 16, 2008

A truck driver who authorities say plowed into a car in a crash that killed seven related youngsters in Lake Butler has been sentenced to seven years in prison as part of a plea deal. ...more

June 13, 2008

SEBRING — The trial date has been continued again for former Avon Park High School quarterback Travis "T.K." Hill, 18, who has been charged with DUI vehicular homicide. "Because there are so many complicated issues in this case, it's way too soon to tell when a trial will take place," Hill's attorney, Richard S. Pipkin said last year. "There are a number of things we have to take into account before we'll be ready – things like blood alcohol analysis and expert witnesses." Hill was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and negligent vehicular manslaughter after the Dec. 30, 2006 death of Kristin Marie Dessingue, 16, of Coconut Creek. She was a passenger in Hill's pickup truck when he lost control while traveling north on County Road 621. The Ford flipped several times, and both Hill and Dessingue were ejected. ...more

May 23, 2008

A Bradenton man who witnesses said was driving recklessly when his car collided with an armored truck on Interstate 275 three years ago, killing the truck's driver, will not spend a day in jail. ...more

May 22, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - A Bradenton man who witnesses said was driving recklessly when his car collided with an armored truck on Interstate 275 three years ago, killing the armored truck driver, will not spend a day in jail. ...more

May 19, 2008

Brittany Romer, 21, of Gibsonton, committed suicide Feb. 16 through compression of the neck, according to the Hillsborough medical examiner's office. ...more

February 23, 2008

Brian Gomes did not kill Marc Collins. So said a jury early Wednesday evening through a verdict that only punished Gomes, 26, for the events leading up to a fatal wreck. ...more

February 20, 2008