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Tampa traffic alert: Water main fix triggers multi-day lane closure on North Florida Avenue

The Tampa Water Department has issued a traffic alert for a northbound section of North Florida Avenue due to a water main ...

FHP: 4 suspects in Tampa street takeover arrested after driver goes over 100 mph during pursuit

The Florida Highway Patrol said a trooper conducted a vehicle pursuit just after midnight Saturday after a vehicle was ...
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Hands-free driving bills have been filed in Florida. Here's what to know

TAMPA, Fla. — Advocates are pushing on efforts to crack down on distracted driving in Florida. A similar pair of bills filed in the legislature aim to strengthen Florida’s distracted-driving laws. The ...
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Advocate for hands-free distracted driving bill in Florida calls out state lawmaker

Tallahassee resident Demetrius Branca addresses the Hillsborough County legislative delegation in Tampa on Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix) CLEARWATER — An advocate for ...

Will Florida’s English-only driver’s license exams make roads safer? | Fact check

PolitiFact found no conclusive, large-scale studies measuring whether people who take driving exams in a foreign language pose a higher risk on the road.

Inverness man dies after driving off overpass onto I-75, hitting SUV: FHP

A man died Friday after driving off an overpass and striking another vehicle on Interstate 75 in Sumter County.