An 25-year-old Auburndale man died in a single-vehicle crash Thursday night on Recker Highway, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Francisco Javier Ramirez was driving south about 9:21 p.m. when his van swerved into the northbound lane and went off the east shoulder into a ditch, troopers said. The 1989 Chevrolet van then struck a concrete culvert just north of Commercial Boulevard, troopers said. ...more

December 5, 2008

A Zephyrhills man was killed early Saturday in a two-vehicle crash at U.S. 301 and Daughtery Road in Pasco County. ...more

November 16, 2008

A two-vehicle crash in Bradenton critically injured a teenager Thursday night, authorities said. The wreck occurred at 8:30 p.m. on Bayshore Gardens Parkway at 63rd Avenue East, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

November 14, 2008

A grand jury probe into the Haines City Police Department has found that the top two men in charge used their rank and standing in the community to violate law enforcement ethics policies. ...more

November 14, 2008

Capt. Mervin Stewart of the Haines City Police Department has been arrested and police Chief Morris West has resigned, according to the State Attorney's Office. ...more

November 13, 2008

A three-vehicle crash snarled traffic on State Road 52 for an hour this afternoon. ...more

November 2, 2008

Authorities say a child was killed and three people were hospitalized after a car crash in central Florida. ...more

November 2, 2008

Authorities say three adults and five children were injured in a two-vehicle crash on a bridge. ...more

November 2, 2008

The Selmon Crosstown Expressway has reopened after a three-vehicle crash involving a Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy earlier today. The crash occurred in the westbound lanes near the 22nd Street exit (Exit 9) about 12:30 p.m., the sheriff's office said. ...more

October 24, 2008

Westbound traffic on Interstate 4 near Park Road was blocked for a few minutes this afternoon after a vehicle crash and fire. ...more

September 19, 2008