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Sep 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET
Trooper Injured in Tampa Hit-and-Run Crash
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A Florida Highway Patrol trooper suffered minor injuries after a hit-and-run driver cut off a cruiser on Fowler Avenue, triggering a chain-reaction crash. Around 9:00 a.m. Sept. 3, 2026, just west of Club Drive, a blue sedan pulled out and was narrowly avoided; an 18-year-old’s Nissan Altima then rear-ended the stopped patrol car. The blue sedan fled after a U-turn.
WHO: Florida Highway Patrol trooper; 18-year-old woman driving a Nissan Altima; hit-and-run driver of a blue sedan
WHAT: Hit-and-run crash involving a marked Florida Highway Patrol cruiser; trooper suffered minor injuries; blue sedan fled the scene.
WHEN: Sep 3, 2026
WHERE: Fowler Avenue, just west of Club Drive, Tampa, FL
WHY: A blue sedan pulled out from a private driveway into the path of the patrol vehicle, and the driver then fled the scene after the collision.
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