According to police, Hernando County Administrator David Hamilton was issued a citation last August 27 for careless driving.

The ticket was issued in connection with a minor accident at the intersection of Mildred and Jefferson streets, wherein Hamilton reached in the back seat for his satchel and his foot slipped off the break. His car rolled forward, bumping into the rear of the vehicle in front. No damage was sustained to either vehicle.

A county-policy mandated drug test following the accident returned no negative results.

"Lesson learned,'' Hamilton said of the incident noting he would pay his $149 fine and attend traffic school. "I am going to be a much more careful driver.''

Luckily, nobody was hurt in this accident. If you or someone you know has been injured by a reckless driver, contact the Reckless Driving Accident Attorneys of Beltz & Ruth at 1-800-931-8106.

ABC Action News reports that police have found a possible suspect in a deadly hit-and-run pedestrian accident over the weekend.

74-year-old Shirley Harris was crossing South 4th Steet Saturday around 7:20 a.m. According to police, a 2004 Hyundai Sonata ran a red light, careened into a Dodge truck, then hit Harris. Harris flew over the car and onto the road where she died. The Sonata continued on its path. It then hit a parking meter and crashed into a building on North Fourth Street. After all that, the driver escaped and headed south.

Police have annound that 24-year-old Byron Sterling is a suspect, according to ABC Action News. He was arrested on unrelated charges, "nearly 12 hours after it happened on numerous charges including child abuse and throwing a deadly missile into an occupied vehicle," writes ABC Action News.

A Plant City teenager was killed around 11:20 p.m. in a crash in the westbound lanes about a mile east of McIntosh road on Interstate 4 Sunday night. 

The 17-year-old was the passenger in a 1990 Nissan 300ZX driven by his 19-year-old friend, who was seriously injured and transported to Tampa General Hospital. 

The teenage driver attempted to overtake another car, before swerving out of control and careening off the road, taking the other vehicle with him. The 63-year-old driver of the other car was taken to Bradenton Regional Hospital in serious condition.

Neither teen was wearing a seatbelt. It has not been determined if alcohol was involved in this accident. 

If you have been a victim of a negligent driver, or been in an accident caused by a reckless driver, contact the St.Petersburg car accident lawyers of Beltz & Ruth, P.A., at 800-931-8106

A woman was killed in a car accident last week. According to police reports, the accident occurred near Pasadena Avenue in St. Petersburg. 

The woman's car was apparently heading east when the vehicle crossed the median and hit another car going south. The three people involved in the accident were taken to a nearby hospitals, where one of the women was pronounced dead.

If you have lost a loved one in a car accident, contact the St. Petersburg car accident attorneys of Beltz & Ruth, P.A., at 800-931-8106.

A man was injured in a van accident Friday. According to police reports, the accident occurred on 5th Avenue N in St. Petersburg. 

The van apparently collided with another vehicle and rolled onto its side. When rescue officials arrived, the man had to be pulled out of his car. The man was then taken to Bayfron Medical Center. 

If you or anyone you know has been injured in a van accident, contact the St. Petersburg van accident attorneys of Beltz & Ruth, P.A., at 800-931-8106.