Tampa Channel 8 news crew injury. Photo credit: WWSB

The injured crewmen were photographer Jim Hockett and reporter Jackie Barron. The accident happened around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday as Barron and Hockett were returning from an assignment in Venice.
Barron and Hockett were taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital for observation and where they were treated for minor injuries after the crash.

Don North, Channel 8 news director said, “Both of them are in pretty good shape.”

The Tampa Tribune reports:

The two had finished an assignment in Venice and were headed to a vehicle rollover about 3:30 p.m., said Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Kenn Watson.

As they headed north in the center lane of Interstate 75 in Sarasota the rear left tire on the News Channel 8 van blew, Watson said. Hockett, who was driving, began to lose control because the van is top heavy with equipment, Watson said.

The van rotated clockwise and overturned. It came to a final stop in the outside lane, Watson said.

Barron was able to get out of the van, but Hockett was trapped inside. Rescue crews assisted in getting him out, North said.

“It took awhile to get Jim out of the vehicle,” North said.

According to News Channel 8 chief engineer, Mark Schaefer, the only serious damage was to the van, which was estimated at $125,000 to $150,000.

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Thirty nine chidren involved in school bus and Terminix truck accident. near Tampa, Florida

According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the school bus and the truck were traveling in opposite directions on 21st Ave. SE when they crashed. Deputies say the truck driver was signaling to turn left but instead continued to drive straight, while the school bus, also signaling to turn left on to 6th St. SE, turned directly into the path of the truck driver.

Deputies say there were 39 children on board the bus headed to Beth Shields Middle School at the time of the accident. Ten were transported to local hospitals with injuries that appeared to be only minor. The bus driver, Olga Guerrero, was also transported to Brandon Hospital after complaining of injury. The driver of the truck, Douglas Hayes, was not hurt.

Deputies say Guerrero was cited for a right-of-way violation. The bus was heavily damaged and was taken to the Hillsborough County Transportation Department to see if it could be repaired.

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Tampa truck accident involving Walmart Semi Trailer

The driver of the 1991 Toyota van was reportedly driving south on I-275 at a high rate of speed and weaving in and out of traffic. The van driver apparently lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the guardrail at Floribraska Avenue according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

After slamming into the guardrail the van moved back onto the road and into the path of the Wal-Mart truck. The truck pushed the Toyota van until both vehicles came to a stop.

Sgt. Larry Kraus, a spokesman for the Florida Highway Patrol stated that “The van was driving erratically according to [a] witness and changed lanes in front of the tractor trailer.”

Kraus continued that at approximately 7:40 p.m. the minivan was hit in the rear by the Wal-Mart truck. One of the van’s passengers was ejected due to the impact. The other passenger had to be extracted from the van which was pinned under the trailer truck.

The van’s passengers were identified as Cliatt Adelbert, 53 years old of Tampa, FL and Victure White, 49 years old also from Tampa. Both van passengers were transported to Tampa General Hospital and it is believed they both suffered serious injuries.

The Wal-Mart truck driver was identified as James Ronald Busch, 54 years old of Nicholls, GA. Mr. Busch was not injured in the crash. However the damages to his trailer truck were estimated at about $7000.

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Due to the accident Florida troopers closed down three lanes of Interstate 275 Wednesday night as they investigated the collision. The accident remains under investigation and charges are pending.

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The exit ramps at this intersection (the Trooper Jd Young Bridge) are very tight and truck drivers need to drive carefully, especially while hauling heavy loads like gravel (see inset in map below).

The truck accident spilled gravel on the State Road 70 exit ramp causing major backups and caused the exit ramp to be shut down for around two hours. The driver’s identity was not immediately released. He was taken to Lakewood Ranch Medical Center near Tampa for treatment.

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Keystone Road has reopened as reported by the Tarpon Springs police. It was closed for more than an hour as authorities investigated the crash.

It appears that a dump truck heading east hit the passenger side of a 1999 Mercury station wagon at Keystone Road and Jasmine Avenue according to a preliminary investigation.

Tarpon Springs Fire Rescue and Palm Harbor Fire Rescue worked to extricate some of the victims in the wagon. The occupants were taken to Bayfront Medical Center by Bayflite helicopter.

The driver of the dump truck did not go to the hospital.

Names of the victims have not been released.

Tarpon Springs traffic homicide investigators are investigating the crash to determine charges if any and are treating the accident as a crime scene because of a potential fatality.

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