Fatal crash on I-75 northbound at mile marker 266, Tampa — Oct 4, 2026, 1:21 am EDT
Crash summary
A fatal crash was reported at Interstate 75 northbound at mile marker 266, TAMPA in Hillsborough County. Reported traffic impact: Roadway clear. The report was received at 1:21 a.m. EDT on October 4, 2026.
Dispatch was recorded at 1:25 a.m. EDT. Arrival was recorded at 3:14 p.m. EDT.
The incident was no longer listed in the FHP feed when checked at 5:00 p.m. EDT.
Other crash reports near this location
In the 90 days before this report, the FCW archive contains 2 other mapped qualifying reports within one mile of the reported location, measured in a straight line.
These include 1 report involving a fatality and 1 report involving injuries.
The archive comparison covers July 6, 2026 through October 4, 2026, ending at this report’s received time.
Most recent earlier report: Injury crash on I-75 northbound, Hillsborough County — Sep 23, 2026, 2:18 am EDT. Its mapped location is less than 0.1 mile away.
Crash details
- Incident type
- Fatality
- Road
- Interstate 75
- Road impact
- Roadway clear
- Reported location
- Interstate 75 northbound at mile marker 266, TAMPA
- Original road label
- I-75
- County
- Hillsborough County
- CAD reference
- RCC26IN0735491
- Locality
- TAMPA
- Mile marker
- 266
- Reported direction
- Northbound
Update history
View the timestamped update log
Times shown in Eastern time.
Original received value: 10/4/2026 1:21:07 AM
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FHP source timeIncident received by FHP (source-reported time)
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FHP source timeDispatch time recorded by FHP
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Observed by Florida Crash WatchFHP source record updated
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Observed by Florida Crash WatchFHP arrival time added
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Observed by Florida Crash WatchHeld from public publication because the current projection requires review
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Observed by Florida Crash WatchFHP classification updated; FHP road conditions updated
2 source-record updates — Oct 4, 2026 at 9:50 am EDT through Oct 4, 2026 at 2:50 pm EDT
Field-level details are unavailable for these older updates.
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Observed by Florida Crash WatchFHP source record updated
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Observed by Florida Crash WatchFHP source record updated
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FHP source timeArrival time recorded by FHP
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Observed by Florida Crash WatchFHP arrival time changed
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Observed by Florida Crash WatchNo longer listed by the Florida Highway Patrol after three healthy polls
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Observed by Florida Crash WatchPublic record corrected by the operator
Latest known information
- Last reported road impact
- Roadway clear
- Listing status
- No longer listed
Report last updated Oct 27, 2026 at 9:31 am EDT
Received and dispatch times are not confirmed crash times.
No longer listed does not mean the road has reopened.
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