Crime & Safety
Fatal Crash Closes Highway 39
A three-car wreck left two people dead and sent four others to the hospital.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is asking motorists to steer clear of Highway 39 between Keysville Road and Thompson Road.
A three-car crash that occurred around 7 p.m. Saturday has forced the road’s closing.
Details about the accident are not yet available, but sheriff’s office spokesman Det. Larry McKinnon said when deputies arrived on the scene two people were pronounced dead. One person was flown to Tampa General as a trauma alert and three others were taken for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The names of those involved are not being released by the sheriff’s office as of yet.
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The road is expected to be closed to traffic until late Saturday evening.
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