Mother Killed, Baby Survives Early Morning Crash

The driver was ejected from the vehicle, which flipped over several times. The six-month-old baby had minor injuries.

A driver was killed early Monday but her baby daughter survived, after the vehicle flipped over several times off of State Road 60. The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the accident involving a 2003 Chevy, which crashed near South Ware Bouelvard. Investigators say that the vehicle was traveling eastbound on SR-60 east of South Ware Boulevard. The driver lost control, causing the car to swerve onto the south shoulder. It overturned several times, throwing the driver from the vehicle. She died at the scene. But her six-month baby survived the crash.  According to a press release, the child was positioned properly in the center rear seat in a child seat.  The child was taken to Tampa General with minor injuries. The driver and …

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19-Year-Old Killed in Brandon Traffic Crash

Donyse Victoria Nykole Hough of Tampa died in the crash, which happened late Saturday night at State Road 60 and Grand Regency Boulevard.

A 19-year-old Tampa woman was killed and two other people seriously injured in a late-night crash Saturday in Brandon, the Florida Highway Patrol reports. Donyse Victoria Nykole Hough died as a result of the crash, which happened around 11:38 p.m. May 26 at State Road 60 and Grand Regency Boulevard. Hough was a passenger in a 1991 Toyota Celica driven by Alonna Rhemia Simmons, 19, that was headed east on State Road 60. Investigators said Simmons turned left onto Grand Regency Boulevard and into the path of an oncoming 1998 Nissan Altima driven by Damion Joshua Walker, 21, of Brandon. The Altima crashed into the right side of the Celica. Hough was taken to Tampa General Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The driver and another …

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Brandon Woman Dies After Ejection From Motorcycle

Pamela L. Bronson, 34, was a passenger on a motorcycle that hit a truck Thursday night near at Parsons Avenue and Valley Drive. The motorcycle's driver, Joseph A. Bronson, is in stable condition.

Brandon Motorcycle Passenger Dies in Parsons Ave. Crash

Pamela L. Bronson, 34, was killed Thursday night when she was ejected from the motorcycle when it hit a truck, officials said. Its driver, Joseph A. Bronson, is in stable condition.

A Brandon woman was killed when she was ejected from a motorcycle during a traffic crash near Parsons Avenue and Valley Drive on Thursday night, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Pamela L. Bronson, 34, was a passenger on a 1999 Suzuki motorcycle that crashed into a pickup truck around 5:30 p.m. May 24. Investigators said the driver of the 2007 Chevrolet truck, 51-year-old Romildo P. Sanches of Seffner, was was attempting to make a left turn on Parsons Avenue from Valley Drive. Sanches had crossed the two northbound lanes of Parsons, according to officials, and was in the median when he found he could not make it out into the southbound lanes. That's when he placed his truck into reverse in an attempt to back up the way…

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Investigators Release Vehicle Description from June 12 Fatal Crash

Hillsborough deputies are still searching for the driver who hit James Beaupierre's motorcycle on 78th Street.

  On Friday evening, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office released a description of the suspect vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run earlier this month in Palm River. James L. Beaupierre, 46, of Tampa, was killed in the early hours of June 12 when his motorcycle was involved in a crash on 78th Street at 50th Avenue. (See, Brandon Patch, “Deputies Seek Vehicle in Deadly Hit-and-Run Motorcycle Crash.”) According to deputies, Beaupierre was not wearing a helmet and died at the scene. The driver fled the scene in what deputies are now saying was an early ‘90s model Cadillac Sedan Deville or Coupe Deville. The car was gray or silver and will have fairly severe damage to the front passenger door, and possibly the right front quarter panel…

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