Hillsborough County commissioners advanced a proposal targeting concentrated 7-OH products ahead of a November 10 public hearing. Here is what the proposal covers and what families should know after a suspected kratom or 7-OH death.
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Armando Personal Injury Law Blog: Florida Accident Advice & Insights
Hillsborough County Proposes New Rules for E-Bikes and E-Scooters
A proposed Hillsborough County ordinance would set speed limits of 10 mph on sidewalks, 15 mph on shared-use paths and trails, and 28 mph on roads and bike lanes for e-bikes, e-scooters, and bicycles. Here is what the draft covers and how riding rules can affect an injury claim.
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Tampa Police Logged 339 Traffic Crash Calls in Six Days
Tampa Police Department records show 339 traffic crash calls from October 15 to 20, 2026, with just over half logged between noon and 6 p.m. The records show when and where calls clustered, but not who was hurt or who caused each crash.
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Two Men Killed in Thonotosassa Head-On Crash on U.S. 301
Two Zephyrhills men died when a driver trying to pass other vehicles on U.S. 301 in Thonotosassa crossed into oncoming traffic. Florida law can still allow a wrongful death claim even when the driver who caused the crash also died.
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Arrest Made After Fatal St. Pete Motorcycle Hit-and-Run
Police arrested a driver in connection with a September hit-and-run in St. Petersburg that killed a 65-year-old Pinellas Park motorcyclist. While the criminal case moves forward, Florida law gives families a separate wrongful death claim with its own rules and deadlines.
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Tampa Police Safety Campaign Highlights Risks for Pedestrians and Bicyclists
Tampa Police have launched a pedestrian and bicycle safety campaign that runs through May 2027, with education and enforcement on some of the city’s busiest roads. The effort highlights the Florida crosswalk and three-foot passing rules that help drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists share the road safely.
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Two Killed, Including Winter Haven High School Student, in Lucerne Park Road School Bus Crash
A multi-vehicle crash involving a Polk County school bus in Winter Haven killed two people and injured several others. Investigators say a Chevrolet Malibu crossed the center line and struck the bus, causing it to lose control and collide with a Jeep. Authorities are investigating.
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Tampa Woman Killed at Bus Stop After Car Goes Airborne in Alleged DUI Crash
A 49-year-old woman was waiting at a bus stop near 56th Street North and Pitch Pine Circle when a car came off the road and hit her. She wasn't driving. She wasn't crossing 56th Street. She was waiting for a bus. Florida Highway Patrol says a Chevrolet driven by 33-year-old Benny Wallace of Tampa left...
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Florida Told Us Lawsuits Were the Insurance Problem. So What Is This?
Florida homeowners have spent years hearing why the property insurance market went sideways. Lawsuits. Lawyers. Too many claims. Insurers were supposedly getting hammered, and unless Tallahassee changed the rules, the market was going to keep falling apart. So the rules changed. And not in some obscure way that only insurance lawyers noticed. Florida took away...
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Fatal North Port I-75 Crash Shows How Fast One Wreck Can Become Another
WFLA reported that a crash on Interstate 75 near North Port did not stay one crash for long. By the time it was over, one man was dead, another vehicle had been involved, and a North Port police cruiser had been hit hard enough to be totaled. That is the ugly part of interstate crashes....
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