A judge will be asked on Wednesday to keep toxicology results out of evidence during the trial of a man accused of fatally striking a pedestrian with his car. ...more

November 4, 2008

A 61-year-old Tampa man died this morning when he was struck by a 2006 Nissan sport utility vehicle, troopers say. At 6:32 a.m., the Nissan was heading west in the turn lane on State Road 574 at Williams Road when it struck the pedestrian, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

October 27, 2008

car, Hillsborough County deputies say. Sheryl Koenig drove across four lanes of traffic, drove onto a curb, nearly struck a pedestrian and rear-ended a Buick stopped at a red light at Valrico Road and Brandon Boulevard, a criminal arrest affidavit states. ...more

October 22, 2008

Mickey Bearden wasn't sure whether he had struck something while driving along St. Joe Road on Thursday evening, so he didn't bother to stop, a Florida Highway Patrol report says. ...more

October 4, 2008

Mickey Bearden wasn't sure whether or not he had struck something while driving along St. Joe Road on Thursday evening, so he didn't bother to stop, a Florida Highway Patrol report says. Unfortunately for pedestrian Michael Weiss, 41, of Dade City, Bearden, 24, had indeed hit something. Records said Weiss suffered serious injuries and taken to Tampa General Hospital after being hit by Bearden's 2009 two-door Toyota near 23rd Street. After leaving the scene, Bearden was arrested at a gas station near 21st Street, records said. He was charged with leaving the scene of a crash with injuries, but more charges are possible after toxicology tests are completed, the highway patrol said. ...more

October 3, 2008

A hearing-impaired pedestrian who was the victim of a hit-and-run crash Saturday morning has died, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

September 24, 2008

Tiny diagonal lines squiggle across a computer screen, where 80-year-old Larry Martin sits at the ready. ...more

September 21, 2008

About 100 students from Shaw Elementary participated this month in the Passport to Safety event at the St. Pete Times Forum as a kickoff to the Kids Are Heroes program. ...more

September 20, 2008

About 100 students from Shaw Elementary participated in the Passport to Safety event Sept. 10 at the St. Pete Times Forum as a kickoff to the Kids Are Heroes program. ...more

September 17, 2008

Hillsborough County deputies have identified a man struck by a car Sunday in Dover: He is Juan A. Perez, 20, of Hillsborough County. ...more

September 11, 2008