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TAMPA, FL - Authorities discovered the body of a 21-year-old man in Tampa Bay Monday, according to ABC Action News. Troopers were able to link the body to a Lexus sedan found on the emergency shoulder of I-275 SB that hit a bridge barrier wall. It is unclear how the body ended up in Tampa Bay following the crash. Authorities have not released the name of the victim. ...

TARPON SPRINGS, FL - A two-car collision turned deadly when one of the vehicles involved crashed into a pedestrian at Oakmont Ave and Anclote Blvd Sunday. According to WTSP, a 24-year-old woman was heading north on Oakmont Ave when she failed to completely stop at the intersection with Anclote Blvd and collided with another vehicle that was driven by a 51-year-old woman at around 5 p.m. ...

TAMPA, FL - A driver struck and killed a man standing outside his disabled vehicle on I-75 Sunday, according to Tampa Bay Times. The 55-year-old male victim was driving a Dodge Caravan when it became disabled and stopped in the northbound lanes of traffic at around 2:15 a.m. The man then exited to the left of the Caravan and was struck by a 23-year driver. The 23-year-old driver an...

ST PETERSBURG, FL - A hit-and-run driver fatally collided with a pedestrian at 34th St N and 32nd Ave N Monday, according to ABC Action News. Randy Peterson Jr., 27, is alleged to have struck Alija Boskovic, 52, with a Ford Mustang around 10:30 p.m. Following the collision, Peterson fled the area but was stopped by bystanders. Police arrested Peterson and charged him with Leaving the Scen...

TAMPA, FL - An alleged drunk driver fatally collided with another vehicle on I-75 near Fletcher Ave Tuesday night, according to WFLA. Michael Troy Jones, 31, was speeding in a Honda Accord on northbound I-75 when he hit a Chevy Cruze. The impact sent the Cruze spinning across the median and into a tree. Jones's Accord crashed into a tree. At least one of the vehicles also collided with a ...

CLEARWATER, FL - A driver fatally collided with a woman on the 1200 block of Gulf Blvd Thursday, according to Tampa Bay Times. The driver hit Marianne Meichenbaum, 80, around 1:41 p.m. First responders airlifted Meichenbaum to an area hospital, where she later died. Authorities do not believe impairment was a factor in the collision. The incident is under investigation by t...

MANGO, FL - A driver fatally rear-ended a vehicle at U.S. 92 and Mango Rd Tuesday, according to Fox 13. At around 4:42 a.m., the 35-year-old male driver of a Jeep Wrangler failed to stop and rear-ended a Nisan Altima driven by a 23-year-old woman stopped at a red light. First responders pronounced the passenger of the Nissan, a 19-year-old male, dead at the scene of the accident. T...

ST PETERSBURG, FL - A driver fatally struck a motorcyclist on First Ave North near 30th St North Sunday, according to Tampa Bay Times. At around 5:04 p.m., the driver of a Mini Cooper was turning onto 30th St from First Ave when he crossed into the path of a Harley Davidson operated by Elijah Cates, 41. The two vehicles collided with each other. First responders transported Cates t...

PALM HARBOR, FL - Troopers responded to a fatal two-vehicle accident involving a dairy truck Tuesday, Fox 13 reports. The 23-year-old driver of a Nissan sedan was heading north on US 19 when he struck the rear of a semi-truck trailer around 5:20 a.m. First responders transported the Nissan driver to an area hospital, where he later died. The condition of the semi-truck driver is un...

TAMPA, FL - Two people were killed by a driver who fell asleep at the wheel on I-275 north of Fowler Ave Sunday, according to WESH. A 73-year-old man was driving an SUV with a female passenger when his front left tire blew out. The driver pulled over to the side of the road. A 30-year-old friend of the driver arrived and was assisting him in changing the tire when they were struck by a se...