A motorcyclist died Wednesday night after riding between stopped cars on Interstate 4, losing control of the bike and sliding beneath a moving tow truck, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The motorcyclist, who has not been identified, died at the scene. He was not wearing a helmet, troopers said. ...more

October 15, 2009

Traffic heading west on the Howard Frankland Bridge is moving again after a crash involving a dump truck. ...more

July 7, 2009

Three people were seriously hurt Sunday night after a driver speeding on Interstate 4 near Plant City struck their vehicle while changing lanes, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

June 28, 2009

Starting at 9 a.m. Thursday, personnel from the Hillsborough County Public Works Department will close the inside eastbound and westbound lanes of Bearss Avenue at Livingston Avenue and the southbound left-hand turn lane of Livingston Avenue. The closure is scheduled to continue until 5 p.m. Monday. The closures are necessary to complete repairs to a sinkhole that formed in the median of the road. The county has completed preliminary efforts to stabilize the sinkhole with sand, but needs to complete the repairs by grouting the hole. ...more

April 6, 2009

Toxicology results are pending in a fatal crash that killed a 70-year-old man in Polk County on Wednesday morning. ...more

April 2, 2009

A 70-year-old Winter Haven man died this morning when he lost control of his car and was hit by a pickup towing a trailer. ...more

April 1, 2009

Deputies are investigating a shooting that has closed part of Causeway Boulevard in Tampa, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. ...more

March 24, 2009

The driver of the pickup truck was flown by medical helicopter to Bayfront Medical Center. ...more

March 18, 2009

Midday traffic is down to a crawl as authorities clear the scene of a three-car crash at the intersection of State Road 50 and Brookridge Boulevard. ...more

March 18, 2009

The westbound lanes of Van Dyke Road just west of Dale Mabry Highway in Lutz are closed because of a downed electrical wire, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. ...more

March 13, 2009