Whitfield NewsLocal news for Whitfield, FL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Accidents slow traffic in Manatee County this a.m.- April 7, 2008 The Florida Highway Patrol reported two vehicle crashes that may slow the early morning commute to work in Manatee County today.Shortly after 6 a.m., there was a hit and run accident at U.S. 41 and Scott Avenue near Whitfield Estates. There were injuries, but no road blockage was reported.Around 6:30 a.m., there was a vehicle crash on Interstate 75 at Mile Marker 222, south of the U.S. 301 Highway North exit in Ellenton. No details about injuries or road blocks were available.One accident was..http://www.topix.net/city/whitfield-fl/2008/04/accidents-slow-traffic-in-manatee-county-th... Four traffic accident this a.m.- April 1, 2008 Florida Highway Patrol reported four traffic accidents in Manatee and Sarasota counties as of 7 a.m. today, and one on Interstate 75 is causing traffic to back up.At 7:01 a.m. the FHP received a report of a vehicle accident with injuries on southbound I-75, about a mile south of the State Road 70 exit, at mile marker 216.One lane was closed due to the accident and is moving slowly through the area.There was a vehicle crash at 6:02 a.m. at Montgomery Avenue and U.S. 41 near Whitfield Estates...http://www.topix.net/city/whitfield-fl/2008/04/four-traffic-accident-this-a-m?fromrss=1 |