Long-time employee for Bradenton Public Works and Utilities Department was involved in a fatal accident while driving a front-end loader on Tuesday morning (3/17/20). The accident happened at Sandpiper Circle’s Perico Bay Club. The man’s identity has yet to be released, and the incident remains under investigation by Bradenton City Police. Slater | Grant has...Read More
Last Thursday morning, a 2019 Chevy Impala heading east on Highway 70 crossed the center lane, leading to a head-on collision with a 2000 Ford F150, driven by 26-year-old, Zachary Voss. The collision resulted in a shutdown of the major road in Okeechobee, FL. The woman, whom has not been named, was thrown from the...Read More
Overnight from Friday, December 6 to Saturday, December 7, there were three separate fatal accidents in the Tampa Bay Area. The first accident happened in Pasco County at the Seven Springs Boulevard and San Jose Loop intersection around 6 p.m. 54-year-old Ralph Innamorato, of New Port Richey, was driving his 2000 Dodge Ram, coming up...Read More
Thanksgiving is this week, and as many know, this holiday is the busiest travel week of the year. Close to 500 auto accidents happen each year from Wednesday to Sunday. At Slater | Grant, we want you and your family to be safe. Here are some helpful tips for those who are traveling: Make sure...Read More
Around 12:25 p.m. on Sunday, 29-year-old David Walter Engberg of Land O’ Lakes was driving his 2012 Yamaha YZF-R1 north on U.S. 301. 73-year-old Shirley Ann Brooks, of Zephyrhills, was driving her 2018 Chevrolet Sonic. Engberg and Brooks approached the intersection of U.S. 301 and Daughtry Road in Pasco County. Brooks was making a left...Read More
Blind spots prevent a driver from being able to see another driver in his or her surrounding area on the road. Blind spots are areas that cannot be seen around or near a vehicle when looking forward, into rear-view mirrors, or side mirrors. Sedans, sports cars, SUVs, trucks, and every other type of vehicle has...Read More
Just before 6 a.m. on November 15, 57-year-old Maria Delourdes Perez, of Ruskin, was traveling south on I-75 in a 2009 Dodge van when she was hit on the left side by 31-year-old Jeremy Guerrero, of Ruskin, who was driving his 2017 Toyota Corolla southbound on I-75 at high speeds. Guerrero noticed a Hillsborough County...Read More
On Wednesday night, eight vehicles were traveling northbound on I-75 near the Hillsborough and Pasco County line, following the flow of traffic in the center and outside lanes. A semi-truck also traveling northbound failed to slow down and veered into the center lane in an effort to avoid an accident. Instead, the semi-truck collided into...Read More
A Chevrolet Avalanche traveling east on State Road 710 was struck head on by a dump truck that veered into oncoming traffic. 68-year-old Chris Buchanan of Okeechobee, died from the fatal accident at the scene. Passenger, Deborah Buchanan, sustained serious injuries and was transported to Lawnwood Regional Medical Center and Heart Institute. Dump truck driver,...Read More
Florida Highway Patrol flocked to the U.S. 441/U.S. 301 split, north of Ocala, on the morning of October 5, 2019 after a pickup truck and passenger car side-swiped each other. The passenger car was thrown into the southbound lanes and ran over by a semi. The driver of the passenger car was 37-year-old, Kristopher Powell,...Read More
