Ray Anthony cranes have been ordered off the road by federal inspectors at a rate higher than the average, according to investigation following Thursday's six-car pileup on Hillsborough Avenue at 56th Street.

Hillsoborough sheriff's deputy Deborah Walker, who was seriously injured in the accident, is now in fair condition. Various citations have been lodged against the crane company over the last year, at a rate significantly over the average, including complaints of employees lacking medical records, flat tires, and weight limit problems.

Inspectors suspect that the brakes failed on the 41-ton crane involved in Thursday's accident. Witnesses to the crash say that they saw a mattress left in the road get wedged under the crane, which may have contributed to the driver's inability to stop.

A St. Petersburg man is dead after a tragic accident Tuesday. Police say that a 24-year-old was speeding on North MLK Jr. Street.

He was weaving in an out of lanes, illegally passing cars. The driver has been identified as Joshua Joseph Klesssig. According to the St. Petersburg Times, "Around the 8200 block, Klessig tried passing a 2004 Dodge minivan driven by Danny Noah Harnage, 26, of St. Petersburg." Klessig underestimated the distance he needed to pass and clipped the minivan instead. This sent both cars spinning.

Klessig's Jeep careened into a light pole. He was not wearing a seat belt and sustained serious injuries to his upper body. The other driver, Harnage, was not injured in the accident.

An 18-year-old man is in serious condition after losing control of his car and crashing into a tree today, the St. Petersburg Police Department said.

St. Petersburg police report that an 18-year-old St. Petersburg man is in serious condition after losing control of his vehicle and smashing into a tree on Tuesday.

The accident occurred when the teenager was driving at a high rate of speed on 17th Avenue South without his seat belt. At around 8:45 a.m., he lost control of his 2005 Nissan 350Z and slid off the south curb line and into a tree.

He was transported to Bayfront Medical Center with severe injuries.

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