Month: May 2015

Driver hits tree in Manatee, dies – Story | abcactionnews.com | Tampa Bay News, Weather, Sports, Things To Do | WFTS-TV

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MANATEE – A 24-year-old woman was killed early Sunday after losing control of her vehicle and striking a tree in Manatee County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.Around 12:19 a.m. on Saturday, Andrea Faith Rivas Lopez of Bradenton was driving a 1995 Mazda Protege with passenger Candida Lagos, 34, of Bradenton, at U.S. 301 and Manatee Road.Lopez was going south on Manatee Road when she went onto the grass shoulder, according to FHP. She swerved […]

Sheriff: Missouri man kidnapped Polk Co. girl – Story | abcactionnews.com | Tampa Bay News, Weather, Sports, Things To Do | WFTS-TV

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Sheriff: Missouri man kidnapped Polk Co. girlMarisela Burgos10:04 PM, May 29, 201511:19 PM, May 29, 2015 Autoplay: WFTSSHOW CAPTIONWhen a camera recorded a Honda Accord leaving a Polk County neighborhood Thursday, authorities said it captured the moments John Rush drove away with a 16-year-old girl. “Ladies and gentlemen, that’s frightening,” Sheriff Grady Judd said. The 46-year-old Dairy Queen manager had driven from Missouri and was headed back with the teen, whom Judd called Lauren, which isn’t her […]

Driver killed in Clearwater crash ID’d – Story | abcactionnews.com | Tampa Bay News, Weather, Sports, Things To Do | WFTS-TV

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The crash was around 11 p.m. FridayCamille Spencer11:44 AM, May 30, 2015 Copyright 2015 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.CLEARWATER – The driver killed in an accident last night in Clearwater was identified by the Clearwater Police Department today.Luis Manual Sanchez, 44, of 2225 Nursery Road, was driving a 2004 Honda Civic southbound on U.S. 19 at a high rate of speed around 11 p.m. […]