TAMPA, FL – A traffic fatality in the Tampa area last week was linked to the effects of Hurricane Helene, according to the Miami Herald.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the incident occurred Thursday night along Interstate 4 near Ybor City at about 7:49 p.m. The FHP said a 61-year-old Gibsonton man was driving a Honda Odyssey westbound near 21st Street when a highway exit sign fell and landed on the car, which had four people inside.
One passenger, a 23-year-old man from Gibsonton, was killed in the accident.
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