Wednesday, April 30, 2025

One Dead, More Injured in Tampa Bay Ferry Hit-and-Run

The Tampa Bay Times reports one person died and several passengers were injured Sunday night after an aquatic hit-and-run crash slammed the Clearwater Ferry into a sandbar near the Memorial Causeway bridge.

Clearwater officials announced three hours after the collision that the driver who they said fled the scene had been found by a partnering law enforcement agency.

By midnight, Clearwater officials confirmed that one person died of injuries from the ferry crash. Six patients were declared “trauma alerts,” with two of those flown by helicopter, according to the Clearwater Police Department.

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