Florida Highway Patrol troopers charged the driver of an SUV with driving under the influence-manslaughter after he registered more than three times the legal blood-alcohol limit following a fatal wreck this morning. Xavier Ramirez, 22, was the driver of the Kia sports utility vehicle that lost control on the Interstate 275 exit ramp to Ashley Drive early this morning. The vehicle flipped and ejected the passenger, Gerald Hodge, 22, of Tampa, who died at the scene, troopers said. ...more

August 7, 2009

A 63-year-old man was taken by Aeromed to Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne after being injured in a one-vehicle accident Wednesday on Arbuckle Creek Road. ...more

August 7, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - A 73-year-old woman was killed Thursday morning in a three-vehicle crash on State Road 54 at Oakstead Boulevard, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

August 7, 2009

The Florida Highway Patrol says 49-year-old James Bettis was driving along an interstate in Fort Myers early Wednesday morning when he ran over the panther. ...more

August 5, 2009

A 1-year-old boy was hit and killed by a car as he emerged from an apartment in Manatee County Saturday night. ...more

August 2, 2009

Two people suffered minor injuries Sunday afternoon when three vehicles were involved in an accident at State Road 54 and Boyette Road. ...more

July 26, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - A 21-year-old Land O' Lakes man was being treated for serious injuries at a St. Petersburg hospital Friday and a man accused of striking him with his truck faces DUI charges. ...more

July 25, 2009

Two pickups collided Wednesday night, killing one driver and critically injuring the other. ...more

July 24, 2009

Two pickups collided in a head-on crash Wednesday night, killing one driver and critically injuring the other. ...more

July 23, 2009

A 42-year-old man was killed Tuesday night when his car was broadsided by a pickup at U.S. 19 and Alternate U.S. 19, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

July 23, 2009