An increase in dog attacks is leaving Tampa Bay residents and mail carriers concerned. Since October 2020, postal workers have been attacked by animals at an increasing rate. According to United States Postal Service statistics, there have been 6,000 such attacks reported nationwide. Thirteen workers have been attacked by dogs in St. Pete alone. Nick Ehas, a mail carrier for … [Read more...]
41st Anniversary of Tampa’s Sunshine Skyway Bridge Disaster
Over 41 years ago, on May 9, 1980, one of the worst maritime disasters in Tampa Bay’s history occurred. A violent storm shook the waves so hard that a freighter, the Summit Venture, struck the Sunshine Skyway Bridge at 7:33 a.m. Several passenger cars, a pickup truck and a Greyhound bus toppled 150 feet into the water. Only 1 man survived. Originally built in 1954 with 2 lanes, … [Read more...]
Tampa Woman Causes Second Fatal Crash in High-Speed I-4 Collision
A woman traveling 111 mph was arrested on April 25, 2021, after a fatal Tampa crash on I-4 in Hillsborough County. According to authorities, Jennifer Carvajal was clocked going over at least 3 times the speed limit and never slowed down. Florida Highway Patrol pursued in a high-speed chase around 1:40 Sunday morning. When the trooper tried to overtake Carvajal, she made a hard … [Read more...]
Fatal Motorcycle Crash on I-75 in Tampa Kills Wimauma Man
Shortly before 11:30 a.m. on March 31, 2021, a motorcyclist crashed on I-75 south of the Big Bend Road exit. The 68-year-old Wimauma man was traveling north on the interstate when a car in front of him slowed down. The vehicle was driven by a 79-year-old woman from Pennsylvania. The passenger, age 74, was also from Pennsylvania. According to state troopers, the driver slowed … [Read more...]
Zephyrhills Woman Killed in Crash with Dump Truck
At 6:51 a.m. on January 29, 2021, a Zephyrhills woman (age 27) was killed in a crash after she collided with a dump truck on State Rd. 56 east of Oakwood Preserve in North Tampa. The dump truck was being driven by a Tampa man (age 49) who suffered only minor injuries. The woman, however, died at the scene, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said she lost control of … [Read more...]
