The license plate wasn't clearly visible when the silver Mercedes passed a Tarpon Springs police officer just before 9 a.m. Tuesday, so on went the flashing lights and siren. ...more

October 28, 2009

A 55-year-old driver who ran a red light and hit another car caused a chain reaction of accidents that involved three other vehicles stopped in the opposite lane Sunday at 8:30 a.m. ...more

September 15, 2009

State Road 52 is now open following a serious accident this morning, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office reports. A tractor-trailer and two other vehicles collided at State Road 52 and Old Pasco Road, ejecting one person, according to Pasco Fire Rescue dispatchers. One person was extricated from a vehicle. ...more

June 5, 2009

A driver who caused a chain reaction crash on Florida Avenue that killed two women this afternoon was driving under the influence, Tampa police say. ...more

April 13, 2009

The Florida Highway Patrol has identified the man killed in a fiery crash Friday as Joseph Thomas Fells, 48, of Tampa. ...more

March 17, 2009

The person who lost control of his motorcycle Friday night on Belcher Road, in an accident that caused some traffic to slow, was not seriously injured, Pinellas Park police say. ...more

March 14, 2009

A two-month-old case is finally solved, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies arrested Jacinto Martinez, 68, of Tampa, on Monday and charged him with leaving the scene of a crash and tampering with evidence. ...more

March 10, 2009

Recently the Kindergarten Learning Center held our annual Transportation Day. The students and staff were amazed by the generosity of local businesses and individuals who sacrificed their valuable time explaining their equipment and jobs. Utilizing our parking lot and bus loop to display their trucks, cranes, jet skies and so many other vehicles, the following people spent the better of the morning with us: Fred Nugent from Annett Bus Lines, Susan Bible from Sebring Florist, Randy Leonard of Alan Jay Automotive, James Byers of S.O.S. Septic, Joe Steiner from PRS Transport, Neil Thomas representing Thomas and Thomas Services; Josh Saucier from The Bike Shop, Officer Vivianne Buck of the Sebring Police Department, Opal Torres representing the city of Sebring Municipal Golf Course, Jack Dunham from Sebring's Public Works Department, Kip Goolsby of The Triple G Dairy, Jim Parker from U Scream I Scream ice cream, Officer James Parker from the Avon Park Police Department, Travis Wilson and Allen Larsen of Truly Nolen, Tony Powell representing Glades Electric, Sam McGrath & Michael Smith from Long's Air Conditioning, Jesse Gallegos from Lake Placid Marine, Doug Pifer and Brian Glisson from Highlands County Emergency Medical Service, Ryan Feikert and Wayne Settles representing the Sebring Fire Department, Joshua Cameron from the Division of Forestry, and Deputy Brian Giguere from the Highlands County Sheriff's DARE department. ...more

March 7, 2009

Hillsborough County deputies are chasing two burglary suspects in the Lutz area. The suspects tried breaking into a home on Derby Glen Drive, but they were spotted and took off in a vehicle, deputies say. Deputies pursued them, but the suspects bailed out of their car after deputies deployed stop sticks. The suspects are being sought near 150th Street. ...more

March 4, 2009

A Pasco County deputy, responding to a report of a fight, suffered minor injuries when his patrol car collided with another car at U.S. 19 and Mile Stretch Road on Friday night, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. ...more

February 7, 2009