Florida lawmakers soon will consider bills that would allow law enforcement officers to pull over drivers for not wearing seat belts and to stop new teenage drivers from carting their young pals around. ...more

December 3, 2008

Two road-safety proposals will soon be under consideration by Florida lawmakers. House Bill 1 comes this year from Republican Rep. Rich Glorioso, who wants to allow police officers to pull over drivers for not wearing seat belts. Democratic Rep. Kelly Skidmore, meanwhile, wants to stop new teenage drivers from carting their young pals around. ...more

December 2, 2008

Deputies say when they found Marco Antonio Gonzalez-Ramirez early this morning, he was passed out at the wheel of the vehicle he was driving. ...more

November 28, 2008

Cheryl Maria Riemann, facing DUI manslaughter charges in a fatal head-on crash on the Selmon Crosstown Expressway in Tampa, waived her right to a speedy trial today. ...more

November 25, 2008