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FHP: Driver thrown into Tampa Bay after multi-vehicle crash on Howard Frankland Bridge A driver was thrown over the wall into the Tampa Bay after a crash Monday night. and last updated 2021-03-08 23:26:52-05 TAMPA, Fla. â A driver was thrown over the wall into the Tampa Bay after a crash Monday night. Florida Highway Patrol said a Nissan Frontier with a small trailer was parked in the inside lane of I-275 south of the crest of the Howard Frankland Bridge. The driver was outside of the car near the trailer. Another vehicle, a Toyota Corolla, slowed down as it approached the Nissan but the front left struck the trailer. The trailer then struck the driver of the Nissan, throwing him into the Tampa Bay, FHP said. ....
Suspect indicted for first-degree murder in Hillsborough Deputy s death Brian LaVigne was one shift away from retirement Hillsborough County Sheriff s Office Brian LaVigne posthumously promoted to Sergeant and last updated 2021-03-05 10:06:22-05 TAMPA, Fla. â A man accused of killing a Hillsborough County deputy in January has been indicted for first-degree murder, the Hillsborough County State Attorneyâs Office announced on Friday. Travis Garrett, 28, can now be prosecuted for intentionally killing Deputy Brian LaVigne, 54. Hillsborough County Sheriff s Office Garrett is accused of purposely ramming his vehicle into the side of LaVigne s on January 11. LaVigne was freed from his vehicle by the Jaws of Life and taken to Tampa General where he died from his injuries. ....
Strawberry farmers rebound after coronavirus lockdown left many financially devastated While sales for the food service industry have fallen, strawberry farmers are reinventing themselves to keep their farms alive. and last updated 2021-03-05 18:03:12-05 PLANT CITY, Fla. â Farmers in the Tampa Bay area are rebounding one year after the coronavirus shutdown left many of them financially devastated. âFarmingâs surviving some years are good a lot of years are bad,â said Matt Parke farm manager of Parkesdale Farms. Parke says 2020 was one of the bad years for Parkesdale Farms. The Plant City farm is known for its strawberries but also grows a few vegetables. Its produce ships to places up the east coast, to as far as Canada. Parkes says 80% of his strawberry crop was picked before the country went into lockdown last March. ....