The deaths of Nicholas Marcotrigiano, 17, and Hailey M. Weatherly, 15, in an early-morning crash on State Road 60 in Plant City Aug. 4 drew hundreds of messages of condolence and comments at TBO.com. The Florida Highway Patrol said Weatherly, of Valrico, was driving a 1999 Jeep Cherokee east alongside a 1996 Ford Ranger driven by Marcotrigiano, of Plant City, when the vehicles collided about 12:10 a.m. just east of Mud Lake Road. Marcotrigiano's passenger, Brandon L. Simonds, 17, and Weatherly's passenger, Amelia Lee Gold, 16, both of Valrico, were seriously injured in the crash. All four attended Bloomingdale High School last year. Simonds and Gold will be juniors there this school year. None of the teens were wearing seatbelts, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

August 13, 2008

By Tuesday morning, impromptu roadside memorials marked the location where two teens died early Monday when their vehicles crashed after colliding on State Road 60. ...more

August 6, 2008

The conditions of two teenage passengers seriously injured in a crash early Monday hasn't changed. One remains in serious condition at Tampa General Hospital. The other remains in critical condition. ...more

August 5, 2008

Two teen drivers died after their cars collided as they were driving side by side on State Road 60 early this morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

August 4, 2008

Parents and students are mourning the death of a teacher known for his sense of humor and by the nickname "Mr. E." ...more

August 3, 2008

Sean S. Ellenberger was a 39-year-old teacher at a private school in St. Petersburg. ...more

August 3, 2008

A 39-year-old teacher died this morning after he was shot in a robbery in which a suspect was also fatally wounded. ...more

August 2, 2008

Six blocks after a St. Petersburg police officer tried to pull it over for a traffic violation early Friday, a Jeep Cherokee ran a red light and crashed into a pickup, critically injuring the passenger in the truck, police said. ...more

July 26, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG – An early morning wreck left one person in the hospital, led to the arrest of two others, and closed a busy intersection. ...more

July 25, 2008

A teenager is suspected of leaving the scene of a crash, then running his car into a tree in his haste to get away. ...more

July 3, 2008