A man driving a motorcycle is in critical condition, with the passenger in serious condition, after striking a concrete barrier today, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

October 3, 2009

A Clearwater man rear-ended a school bus in his vehicle and fled the scene this morning, a city of Clearwater news release states. ...more

October 2, 2009

A Hillsborough County deputy was taken to an area hospital for precautionary reasons this morning after someone crashed into his vehicle on northbound Interstate 75 near Big Bend Road, deputies say. ...more

September 30, 2009

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California man accused of killing a pedestrian while driving and text messaging has been ordered to stand trial for gross vehicular manslaughter. ...more

September 28, 2009

A sudden rain shower contributed to a pileup that involved dozens of vehicles on the Howard Frankland Bridge on Sunday afternoon. The Florida Highway Patrol worked 19 crashes involving 64 vehicles traveling in the southbound lanes of Interstate 275. ...more

September 28, 2009

A 29-year-old man died early this morning when his car rear-ended a tanker carrying a cargo of orange juice as the truck slowed to make a turn near Lake Wales. The Polk County Sheriff's Office said Joseph Cherry, of Lake Wales, was killed about 2:30 a.m. today on State Road 17. ...more

September 24, 2009

A Lake Placid motorcyclist remained in critical condition Tuesday after being injured in a one-vehicle accident over the weekend. ...more

September 23, 2009

A Tampa driver struck and killed 38-year-old Alberto Carlos Hernandez as he crossed State Road 686, west of 59th Street North, at 10:55 p.m. yesterday, according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

September 20, 2009

A 68-year-old Spring Hill man died after he apparently lost consciousness Wednesday afternoon while driving with a female passenger. ...more

September 17, 2009

Three people, including a 17-year-old who was five months pregnant and her 11-month-old daughter, were killed when the car they were in was struck on a rural stretch of U.S. 27 in Davenport on Tuesday evening. The unborn child also did not survive, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. The driver of the car, William Coe, 21, of Haines City, is in Lakeland Regional Medical Center in stable condition. No one in the car was wearing a seat belt or restrained, the sheriff's office said. ...more

September 16, 2009