A 14-year-old hit by a car Sunday as he crossed the road and wrote text messages on his cell phone died this afternoon, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

September 22, 2008

An 80-year-old woman is in critical condition at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa after a three-vehicle wreck at U.S. 301 and Trilby Road, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The wreck happened 7:45 p.m. Sunday. Alice Richardson Neish of Zephyrhills was traveling north on U.S. 301 when, for unknown reasons, she veered into the southbound lanes, the highway patrol said. She was critically injured after her 2008 Chevrolet Cavalier struck a 1997 Buick before getting broadsided by a 2008 Nissan. The driver of the Cavalier, Maricela Benites-Rodriguez, 31, of San Antonio, was taken to St. Joseph's with serious injuries, as were the Nissan's driver, Michael Hernandez, 50, of Wesley Chapel, and his passengers, Darlene Lugo-Hernandez, 44, and Jonathan Hernandez, 11. The highway patrol was investigating. The victims' conditions were unavailable today. ...more

September 22, 2008

Two men were killed and another wounded in a shooting at an audio business in the Lealman area early Saturday, Pinellas County sheriff's deputies said. ...more

September 7, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Two men are dead and another wounded after a shooting at an audio business in the Lealman area early today, Pinellas County sheriff's deputies reported. ...more

September 6, 2008

Law enforcement officials in Plant City say they're investigating a car crash Sunday evening that left one person dead and another in critical condition. ...more

August 31, 2008

A driver trying to avoid a collision with the vehicle in front of him swerved into the emergency lane of westbound Interstate 4 Sunday and struck two people standing near a disabled car, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

August 17, 2008

When Coke bottle glasses just won't cut it for safe driving, a futuristic windshield might do the trick. ...more

July 18, 2008

Walter Larry Bivens was driving his 1993 Buick sedan late last night without his headlights on, police say. When approaching Bivens, stopped near 32nd St. N and 29th Ave. the officer noticed a strong smell wafting out of the Buick. ...more

July 12, 2008

TAMPA - One man is dead and another is charged with DUI manslaughter after two cars collided early this morning at Dale Mabry Highway and West Waters Avenue, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

July 12, 2008

TAMPA - Police are looking for a Tampa man they say threw his 3-year-old as he ran from officers Monday night. ...more

July 8, 2008