HIGHWAY CRASH

MULBERRY, FL - The alleged impaired hit-and-run driver who fatally collided with a vehicle on Oct. 23 has been arrested, WWSB reports. According to authorities, Ernesto Lopez Morales, 32, was operating a Chevrolet Suburban at high speeds, without headlights, on westbound FL 60. As Morales approached the intersection with Espo Dr, he rear-ended a Hyundai Elantra. The impact pushed the Elant...

BRANDON, FL - According to the Tampa Bay Times, a 25-year-old driver was hurt after striking a semi-truck on I-75 near FL 60 Sunday. The motorist was driving a Kia Optima on southbound I-75 when he plowed into the disabled semi-truck parked on the road's shoulder. The semi-truck was carrying three Teslas. Dispatchers sent first responders to the scene of the accident around 9 p.m. ...

POLK COUNTY, FL - A trooper with Florida Highway Patrol and a semi-truck driver fatally struck a motorcyclist Monday, WFTS reports. The trooper was assisting a construction crew who was closing off the area of the roadway for repairs when he pulled out in front of the 52-year-old male motorcyclist. The motorcyclist was ejected off his bike when he collided with the right side of th...

TAMPA, FL - A vehicle collided with a road ranger on I-75 Thursday, WFLA reports. The 38-year-old road ranger was responding to a crash involving a semi-truck hauling frozen food around 2 a.m. The truck had passed slow traffic and plowed through a barrier. The truck came to rest in the northbound lanes of I-75 and it then caught on fire. According to Highway Patrol Troopers, A Toyo...

TAMPA, FL - A person died following a semi-truck collision on northbound Veterans Expwy near Hillsborough Ave Friday, ABC Action News reports. The time when the crash occurred is unknown. One of the vehicles involved caught on fire after the collision. Authorities have not released the names of the people involved in the incident at this time. Have you been injured in an accident ...

BRANDON, FL - A motorcyclist died after striking a bumper and a guardrail on the southbound I-75 access road north of Lee Roy Selmon Expwy on Sunday, Tampa Bay Times reports. At around 3:52 p.m., a 63-year-old man was riding a motorcycle on the southbound I-75 access road behind a sedan operated by a 52-year-old woman. As they approached the intersection with Lee Roy Selmon Expwy, ...

BROWARD COUNTY, FL - The parents charged with a deadly crash that killed an infant and injured three children last year were booked in the Broward County jail on Wednesday, NBC Miami reports. On Sept. 3st, 2020, Marc Dorizar, 34, drove a Nissan Frontier with six passengers on Aligator Alley. As he approached mile marker 28, a tire blew, which caused Dorizar to lose control of the truck. T...

ZEPHYRHILLS, FL - A driver sufferred minor injuries after a pickup truck plowed into the back of his car on US 31 north of Chancey Rd Monday night, according to Tampa Bay Times. The victim, a 23-year-old man, was parked in a disabled car on the shoulder when he was struck in the back of his car by a pickup truck driven by a 28-year-old man. The impact pushed the car further into th...

LAKELAND, FL - Authorities say a woman died after being hit by a truck on a roadway in Polk County Saturday morning, Fox 13 News reports. The Polk County Sheriff's Office identified the victim as 35-year-old Jessica Cunningham, and said she was homeless. The incident took place on Highway 98 near Duff Road in Lakeland shortly before 2 a.m. Investigators said 22-year-old Tylder Alde...

MANATEE COUNTY, FL - A man was killed in a pedestrian accident in Manatee County Saturday night, according to WWSB. The Florida Highway Patrol said the victim was crossing U.S. 41 near Orlando Avenue when he was hit by a northbound car shortly before 9:30 p.m. He was then struck again by a van going north on the highway in an outside travel lane. The pedestrian, a 58-year-old man f...