PINELLAS COUNTYACCIDENTS
April 1, 2013 – Tampa
Olga Valentin was killed in a single vehicle accident on S.R. 60 near U.S. 301. Valentin was ejected from the vehicle when it flipped. The vehicle landed on her. A baby who was properly restrained in a car seat was only slightly injured. Valentin was not wearing...
March 24, 2013 – St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg police officer Timothy Reyes was seriously injured when his police cruiser struck a curb, flipped, then hit a utility pole. Reyes was on the way to assist with a stolen vehicle pursuit. The vehicle had been stolen a few hours earlier when the owner...
March 20, 2013 – St. Petersburg
Virginia Frazier and Eduardo Arana were seriously injured when the car they were riding in was struck by a bus driven by David Watkins at the intersection of 34th St S and 22nd Ave S. Frazier and Arana were making a left turn from northbound 34th St when they were...
March 20, 2013 – Dunedin
Anna Savchuk and Kayla Brock were seriously injured when the car they were riding in was struck on the driver side by a van being driven by Robert Wagner at the intersection of Curlew Rd and Fisher Rd. Curlew Rd has no traffic control device, but Fisher Rd is...
March 18, 2013 – St. Petersburg
Mark Rennie was killed when he was struck by a van driven by Gene Clarman at the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. St and 38th Ave N. Rennie reportedly walked in front of the van, which had a green light.
March 17, 2013 – Tampa
Yahel Cruz, age 4, was seriously injured when she was thrown from a truck driven by Osbaldo Cruz as the truck rolled over after blowing a tire. The child was not in a car seat or seat belt. Florida Statute 316.613, titled "Child restraint requirements," states that...
March 15, 2013 – Clearwater
Ken Talamine was seriously injured when the motorcycle he was riding struck a car driven by Ray Dupont at the intersection of Gulf to Bay Blvd and Nimbus Ave. Talamine was westbound on Gulf to Bay Blvd and struck Dupont's car when Dupont attempted to cross Gulf to...
March 9, 2013 – Ruskin
Lazaro Hernandez-Flores was seriously injured in a single-car accident when the car he was riding in, being driven by Melgin Colindres-Baquedano, struck some trees on Shell Point Rd near 5th St NE. Florida Statute 316.1925, titled "Careless driving," provides that...
March 8, 2013 – Land O’Lakes
William Acton was killed and Howard Creps was seriously injured when they were struck while walking in a crosswalk by a car driven by Christopher Bossio at the intersection of US 41 and Hale Rd. Florida Statute 316.130, titled "Pedestrians, traffic regulations,"...
March 6, 2013 – Lutz
Sarah Scoggins was seriously injured when her SUV collided with a semi-tractor trailer being driven by Hector Broche on State Rd 56 near the I-75 exit ramp. Broche reportedly pulled in front of Scoggins after exiting the interstate. Florida Statute 316.123, titled...