Author Archives: Matt K

Authorities are searching for the driver of a car who fatally struck a pedestrian who was lying on U.S. 301 early today in Wimauma. Anthony James Griffin, 24, of Apollo Beach, was in the northbound lane, just south of Stanford Road, at 1:41 a.m., when a vehicle struck him and continued driving northbound, the Florida […]

Plant City girl, 17, charged with DUI-manslaughter in traffic death

PLANT CITY — A 17-year-old Plant City girl has been charged with driving under the influence-manslaughter in the Feb. 2 death of a man who was delivering The Tampa Tribune. Jennifer Carvajal hit 52-year-old Keith A. Davis’ car on Alexander Street at Interstate 4, Plant City police say. Carvajal was headed north on Alexander, ran […]

Fatal wrong-way crash is fourth on I-275 this year

TAMPA — Another wrong-way crash on Interstate 275 left three people dead and the interstate’s northbound lanes closed for several hours early Sunday morning.It was the fourth fatal wrong-way crash on I-275 around Tampa since February. The crash happened around 6:10 a.m., when a 2013 Honda heading south in the northbound lanes crashed head-on into […]

Driver charged with DUI manslaughter in Clearwater motorcycle crash

CLEARWATER — Police have arrested a Clearwater woman they say was impaired by alcohol and prescription drugs when she caused a crash Sunday that killed a 24-year-old motorcyclist. Casandra R. Hafford, 47, faces a charge of DUI manslaughter. Just before 9:40 p.m. Sunday, Hafford was driving her 2001 Buick Century south on Missouri Avenue when […]

Pedestrian lying on U.S. 301 dies in Wimauma hit-and-run

Authorities are searching for the driver of a car who fatally struck a pedestrian who was lying on U.S. 301 early today in Wimauma. Anthony James Griffin, 24, of Apollo Beach, was in the northbound lane, just south of Stanford Road, at 1:41 a.m., when a vehicle struck him and continued driving northbound, the Florida […]

Clearwater man charge with DUI manslaughter in orvernight wreck

TAMPA (FOX 13) – Police say a drunk driver caused a fatal accident in downtown Tampa overnight. Timothy Wysocki, 25, faces DUI manslaughter charges after allegedly running a light in his Mercedes-Benz and slamming into a Toyota Corolla at Twiggs Street and Meridian Avenue. A passenger in the Toyota, 64-year-old Bernandine Davis Smith, of Riverview […]

DUI Arrest Follows Wreck that Killed Tampa Woman

A Clearwater man faces a DUI manslaughter charge after his car was involved in a downtown Tampa crash late Wednesday that killed a woman in another car, police said. Bernadine Davis Smith, 64, of Tampa, was a passenger in a 2007 Toyota Corolla driven by Daniel Galloway, 58, of Tampa, police said. The Corolla was […]