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  • Writer: jelenam
    jelenam
  • Apr 24, 2021
  • 2 min read

Fact Sheet 1:


Sword Attack A man was arrested in his Tampa home on Saturday after attacking his friend with a sword because of an argument that led to the victim sustaining minor injuries, according to Tampa police.


Fact Sheet 2:


Drunk Driver A Florida woman was transported to local jail after being found passed out in her truck on the side of 275 Sunday night because she was drunk, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

A 27-year-old man has died, according to Tampa General Hospital, after being shot and killed by deputies in Tampa after he fired a gun at a patrol car outside of a Taco Bell Sunday night.

Fact Sheet 1: Plant Accident

• Duane LaChance, a pipe fitter employed by Gross Engineers

• LaChance suffered third-degree burns Sunday

• Was listed in serious condition in the intensive care unit at Methodist Hospital

• Happened at Petal Municipal Power Plant

• LaChance installing new pipes on the roof of the plant when he accidentally touched a wrench to a power line carrying 15,000 volts


Lede: A Gross Engineers pipe fitter was listed in serious condition with third-degree burns on Sunday after he accidentally touched a wrench to a power line carrying 15,000 volts at Petal Municipal Power Plant.


Fact Sheet 2: Sailboat Trip


• Peter Tucker sailed from Tampa to Mexico

• Tucker is from Tampa

• He made the trip on a 12-foot boat that he built in his yard

• Tucker made the long voyage this month

• He did it to raise money for his sick cousin


Lede: A native Tampa man made a long voyage this month to Mexico with a 12-foot boat that was built in his yard to raise money for his sick cousin.

Fact Sheet 1: Deadly Fire


A Hernando County house fire caused by a knocked over candle this Saturday led to a mother sustaining critical injuries and her three children passing away after the roof caved in, according to police officials.


Fact Sheet 2: Deputy Crash


A deputy’s patrol car was towed to the sheriff’s office garage for repairs after he crashed into a canal in Jones Beach when he swerved to avoid a deer on Sunday, according to the sheriff.

 
 
 

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