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Two vans collide head-on, sending nine to hospital
By Times Staff
Published February 21, 2006
. WIMAUMA - Nine people were hospitalized after two vans collided head-on Monday night.
A 1992 Ford van was turning north out of a private field onto S County Road 579 about 4:30 p.m. when a southbound GMC van swerved to avoid a crash.
The two cars collided head-on, tumbled to the highway's edge and overturned.
Six adults were transported to Tampa General Hospital and one adult and two children were sent to South Bay Hospital, a Hillsborough County sheriff's spokeswoman reported.
Hit-and-run kills Tulsa man here for job interview
GIBSONTON - Kelly Johme Ballard never liked to drive. Even at 36, he preferred to bike, walk or hitch a ride. But Sunday morning, his decision to walk proved fatal.
Ballard, a Tulsa, Okla., resident said to be in Florida on a job interview, was killed in a hit-and-run accident. His body was found on the 8830 block of Nundy Avenue in Gibsonton about 7:30 a.m. Sunday.
Hillsborough sheriff's deputies were searching for a white van, possibly a 1984 or 1985 Chevrolet Astro, possibly two-toned, which they think was involved. The vehicle may be damaged on the right windshield and grill.
Kelly Ballard told his family he was headed to the Tampa area to interview for a job erecting and dismantling carnival equipment with state fairs.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff's Office at (813) 247-8200.
Clearwater High abuzz about student's arrest
CLEARWATER - Talk in the hallways of Clearwater High School on Monday centered on a single subject: Christopher Rodriguez, whose arrest police say may have averted a tragedy.
The 15-year-old sophomore had bought weapons, made silencers, studied military manuals and amassed neo-Nazi hate literature before coming to the attention of authorities, police say.
"Kids were freaking out," junior George Xiarchos said. "... People were saying, ... "We could have been like Columbine."'
A school district spokesman said the district received only one call about Rodriguez's arrest. The district sent a crisis response team to counsel students, but none sought help.
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