Category: Breaking News

[06-10-24] Person Critically Injured After Being Hit by Car in Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A person was critically injured Friday afternoon after they were hit by a car in Tampa, police said. The crash happened at about 4:30 p.m. in the area of North Nebraska Avenue and East 21st Avenue. The roadway around the area of the crash have been closed, police said. No other […]

[06-03-24] Fatal Crash Closes Dale Mabry Highway Lanes in Tampa

TAMPA — Police say one person has died and another was injured in a Monday morning crash. It happened just after 11 a.m. at the intersection of N. Dale Mabry Highway and W South Avenue and involved two vehicles. A female passenger in one of the cars died after being taken to a local hospital. […]

[06-01-24] Woman Hit, Killed by Car Near Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Hillsborough County deputies and the Florida Highway Patrol investigated a deadly pedestrian crash near the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa early Friday. The crash happened near Hillsborough Avenue and Orient Road around 3:22 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said a Tampa man was traveling westbound in a Nissan […]

[05-27-24] Tampa Motorcyclist Killed in Crash Off I-75 in Riverview

RIVERVIEW, Fla. (WFLA) — Hillsborough County deputies responded to a deadly motorcycle crash Sunday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol said a 59-year-old Gibsonton woman drove her Nissan Frontier was entering Gibsonton Drive from the I-75 exit when she failed to yield to a motorcyclist approaching the ramp. The motorcyclist, described as a 29-year-old Tampa man, […]

[05-27-24] Woman, 18, Killed in Hillsborough Motorcycle Mishap

An 18-year-old Odessa woman was killed on Saturday after the motorcycle she was riding crashed into another vehicle, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said. A 62-year-old Tampa woman was driving a Mazda 6 northbound on Dale Mabry Highway in Hillsborough County at about 10:20 p.m. The teen on the Kawasaki motorcycle was traveling southbound on […]

[05-25-24] Woman Struck and Killed on 40th Street in Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa Police responded to a pedestrian-related traffic fatality that occurred in the 8700 Block of 40th Street on Friday at 9:42 pm. Police say a woman was attempting to cross N. 40th St, westbound, in the crosswalk just north of E. Yukon St. She was struck by a Buick Enclave that was […]

[05-23-24] Head-On Collision Kills Wrong-Way Driver in Hillsborough County

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A head-on collision on a Hillsborough County highway killed a 56-year-old man driving the wrong way on Wednesday evening, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Around 8 p.m., a Zephyrhills man driving a Hyundai Tiburon was heading northbound in the southbound lanes of State Road 39. At the same time, a […]

[05-23-24] Pedestrian Hit, Killed Near Crosswalk in Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A pedestrian was hit and killed by a car while trying to cross a street on Thursday morning, according to police. The Tampa Police Department responded to the crash on Nebraska Avenue just after 5:30 a.m. Officials said a man in his late 20s was trying to cross North Nebraska Avenue, […]

[05-21-24] 4 Hospitalized After 3-Vehicle Crash on Courtney Campbell Causeway

TAMPA, Fla. – Four people were taken to a local hospital on Monday afternoon after a sedan, pickup truck and motorcycle crashed on the Courtney Campbell Causeway, according to police. Tampa police are investigating the three-vehicle crash in the eastbound lanes before the bridge’s incline. The crash happened just before 2 p.m., according to authorities. […]

[05-20-24] Hillsborough County Deputies Searching for Suspected Hit-And-Run Driver

Deputies are searching for a suspect involved in a serious hit-and-run crash on Friday night. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, a suspect driving a Ford Explorer with FL tag LYXC39 took off after causing a crash at N 50th St and E Sligh Ave around 9:42 p.m. Officials say the suspect did not […]