Flashing Headlights: No Good Deed…
***Update: Flashing headlights has been an ongoing legal issue for some time now, however, this month, the Federal court stepped in with an authoritative ruling. U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey issued a preliminary injunction stopping Ellisville (a town in St. Louis County) from ticketing drivers who flash their headlights in order to warn other drivers of impending speed traps. Judge Autrey
Passenger dies after SUV overturns on Interstate 75 in Manatee County
MANATEE COUNTY, FL – State troopers say a woman riding in an SUV died after the vehicle crashed in Manatee County Saturday morning. According to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune , the victim was a 62-year-old woman who was a passenger in a vehicle driven by a 58-year-old Summerfield man on Interstate 75. The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver was headed south on I-75
Bloomingdale accident leaves driver dead, bicyclist critically injured
BLOOMINGDALE, FL – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal accident in Bloomingdale over the weekend, according to the Tampa Bay Reporter. Sheriff’s deputies said the driver of a Kia Stinger lost control of the car in the area of Nature’s Way Boulevard and Golf Meadow Boulevard at about 5:30 p.m. The car crashed into a tree and then hit
Alleged drunk driver arrested after death of pedestrian in St. Petersburg crash
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – A woman is facing criminal charges after authorities say she struck and killed a pedestrian while driving drunk in St. Petersburg. According to WTSP, 43-year-old Olga Davis was arrested following the incident Monday afternoon in the area of 89th Avenue North and 4th Street North Police said Davis was speeding while driving a Subaru Impreza at about 1:30
Driver, 2 passengers killed when car goes off roadway in Hudson
PASCO COUNTY, FL – A fiery car crash in Pasco County Tuesday night claimed the lives of three people, reports WTSP. Pasco County Fire Rescue and the Florida Highway Patrol responded to the scene on Denton Avenue in Hudson at about 10 p.m. The FHP determined that the driver was going at a high rate of speed before losing control and
1 driver dead, 1 injured after pickup and SUV crash on Belleair Road
PINELLAS COUNTY, FL – State troopers in Pinellas County said a crash involving a pickup truck and an SUV Thursday night left one of the drivers dead. The Suncoast News reports the vehicles collided on Belleair Road near South Lake Avenue shortly after 8 p.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said a 24-year-old woman lost control of the SUV while driving west on Belleair
Driver charged with DUI manslaughter after passenger dies in Tampa crash
TAMPA, FL – A man is facing charges following a crash in Tampa Sunday morning that killed a passenger in his vehicle, Fox 13 reports. The Florida Highway Patrol said 21-year-old James Curtis Whatley was speeding as he drove on State Road 574 near Interstate 75 at about 1 a.m. According to investigators, a pickup truck was making a turn onto an entrance
