GOLF CARTS 2 WALMART - GC2W – Sun City Center – Hillsborough County

TAMPA - In the neighborhood of Sun City Center, the golf cart is king. Every day hundreds of residents use golf carts on the streets in thi...

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FATAL BUS CRASH - NTSB finds array of "startling problems" causing bus crash – SAFETY INSPECTIONS

NATIONAL – According to the NTSB, "A punctured tire caused the bus crash that killed seventeen (17) people heading to a church retreat ...

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Nearly 1 million window blinds recalled sold by IKEA, Bed Bath & Beyond and Hanover Direct

NATIONAL - According to the AP, "Nearly 1 million roller blinds and Roman shades sold by IKEA, Bed Bath & Beyond and Hanover Direc...

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PSTA BUS rearended by landscaping truck on Seminole Blvd - Many passengers injured - Transported by SunStar to local hospitals

SEMINOLE - A Pinellas Suncoast Transit Association (PSTA) bus was rearended by a landscaping truck sending many passengers to local hospita...

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$11.1 MILLION DOLLAR VERDICT awarded by Pinellas County jury against All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG - After deliberating for three (3) full days the jury delivered an $11.1 million dollar verdict in a medical malpractice cas...

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18-year-old AMBULANCE DRIVER crossed centerline and hits truck HEAD-ON causing serious injuries

TAMPA - An eighteen year old ambulance driver traveling east on Busch Boulevard crossed the centerline and hit a westbound pickup truck hea...

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TOYOTA SUDDEN ACCELERATION - Floor Mats - Not the only problem

TOYOTA SUDDEN ACCELERATION - Floor Mats - Not the only problem

NATIONAL - According to the Los Angeles Times, Toyota's problems may extend beyond floor mats. "Auto safety experts believe there m...

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$8.5 MILLION DOLLAR VERDICT IN SUV ROLL-OVER

NATIONAL - A woman was awarded $8.5 million dollars in Ford SUV rollover - product liability case. The month long trial from 2005 centered ...

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$13.5 MILLION DOLLAR VERDICT in product defect case

NATIONAL - Jurors hit Lasko Products, Inc., with a $13.5 million verdict after a faulty fan motor ignited a blaze in 2005 that killed a 7-y...

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MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT - I-4 - TAMPA - FATAL

TAMPA - A motorcyclist died Wednesday night after riding between stopped cars on Interstate 4. According the the Florida Highway Patrol (FH...

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Bay Pines Estates– Seminole – Pinellas County Florida community learns of TCE contaminated groundwater after 17 years near Harbor Lights M H Park

Bay Pines Estates– Seminole – Pinellas County Florida community learns of TCE contaminated groundwater after 17 years near Harbor Lights M H Park

PINELLAS COUNTY – According to The Brandon News and Tampa Tribune – Seventeen ( 17) years after Becky Sharp notified Pinellas County sheri...

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Two teens hit by car in Hudson • PASCO COUNTY • Students injured in accident

PASCO COUNTY - At least two students have been struck by a car in Hudson. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a driver swerved to miss...

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The Federal Highway Administration  to study increase in motorcycle crashes and deaths on roads

The Federal Highway Administration to study increase in motorcycle crashes and deaths on roads

NATIONAL - According to The Detroit News (10/5, Shepardson) reported, "The Federal Highway Administration will conduct an intensive st...

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TARPON SPRINGS pedestrian dies after being hit by a car on U.S. 19

PINELLAS COUNTY - A pedestrian pushing a bicycle was hit as she attempted to cross U. S. Hwy 19 just south of Martin Luther King. Accordin...

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One killed ♦ Two injured in roll-over accident on Memorial Highway in Tampa ♦ Town n Country

One killed ♦ Two injured in roll-over accident on Memorial Highway in Tampa ♦ Town n Country

TAMPA – According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff, a roll-over crash has killed one person and closed a stretch of road in Tampa. One pe...

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Two Tampa residents critically injured in St. Pete motorcycle accident at I-375 exit ramp

Two Tampa residents critically injured in St. Pete motorcycle accident at I-375 exit ramp

ST. PETERSBURG — Two people were injured in a motorcycle accident Saturday on Interstate 375. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the ...

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Four injured after boat struck sea wall near Shore Acres - St. Petersburg

Four injured after boat struck sea wall near Shore Acres - St. Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG — Four (4) people were injured when their 20-foot boat struck a sea wall. The crash was reported just after 9:30 p.m. in the...

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Toyota/Lexus floor-mat problem may have been known since 2007

Toyota/Lexus floor-mat problem may have been known since 2007

NATIONAL - In the "Wheels" blog at the New York Times, Christopher Jensen wrote, "Toyota and the National Highway Traffic Sa...

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TARGET Corporation pays $600,000.00 civil penalty

TARGET Corporation pays $600,000.00 civil penalty

NATIONAL – According to the Associated Press - "Target Corporation has agreed to pay a $600,000 civil penalty for importing and sellin...

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$330 MILLION DOLLAR VERDICT • Hernando County • involving drunk-driving collision

HERNANDO COUNTY – According to The St. Petersburg Times - “In what local court observers are calling one of the largest verdicts they can r...

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Judge orders Toyota to preserve crashworthiness documents

Judge orders Toyota to preserve crashworthiness documents

NATIONAL - According to Bloomberg News, "Toyota Motor Corp., its units, lawyers and any other employees were ordered by a U.S. judge t...

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Florida contamination suit against Raytheon certified as class action - Azaela Neighborhood - PROPERTY VALUES - Ground water contamination

Florida contamination suit against Raytheon certified as class action - Azaela Neighborhood - PROPERTY VALUES - Ground water contamination

ST. PETERSBURG - According to the St. Petersburg Times, on Wednesday September 30, 2009, US District Judge Virginia Hernandez Covington cer...

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Dunedin Largo PINELLAS COUNTY MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT - One fatality - One Seriously injured

Dunedin Largo PINELLAS COUNTY MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT - One fatality - One Seriously injured

PINELLAS COUNTY - Two separate Pinellas motorcycle accidents leave one rider dead, another injured. One motorcyclist was killed and another...

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TIRE SEPARATION ON I-75 caused serious injuries

TIRE SEPARATION ON I-75 caused serious injuries

SUMTER COUNTY — According to the Florida Highway Patron, a St. Petersburg woman and her passenger were seriously injured Wednesday when th...

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