John Lerro, the harbor pilot who crashed the phosphate freighter Summit Venture into Tampa Bay’s Sunshine Skyway Bridge more than two decades ago, plunging 35 people to their deaths, has died. He was ...

May 9 marks the anniversary of when part of the original Sunshine Skyway Bridge collapsed into Tampa Bay after it was struck by a freighter during a storm. The crash sent seven vehicles and a ...

Freighter pilot who downed Tampa ‘ s Sunshine Skyway bridge; 59 John E. Lerro, the harbor pilot who crashed a freighter into the Sunshine Skyway bridge more than two decades ago collapsing part of the ...

We remember a deadly accident on Florida's Sunshine Skyway Bridge 35 years ago Saturday. We hear from survivors and find out what changes were... Remembering the Skyway Bridge Disaster: 'This Is Not ...

John E. Lerro, the harbor pilot who crashed the phosphate freighter Summit Venture into Tampa Bay’s Sunshine Skyway Bridge two decades ago, plunging 35 people to their deaths, has died. He was 59.

Memorial Day Weekend A.C.T. presents a Florida History event Mayday: Captain Lerro and the Skyway Bridgeby Bill DeYoungMemorial Day weekend A.C.T. Studio Theatre is presenting a story from Floridas ...

On May 9, 1980, Harbor Pilot John Lerro was guiding the ship MV Summit Venture under the Sunshine Skyway Bridge when storm winds pushed the vessel into the southern span. A chunk of the span came down ...

People say Capt. John Lerro was a drunk, and blame him for the local disaster. His character onstage will clear up misconceptions that still circulate today. Michael Horn stars as John Lerro, the ...

May 9 marks the anniversary of when part of the original Sunshine Skyway Bridge collapsed into Tampa Bay after being struck by a freighter during a storm, sending seven vehicles and a Greyhound bus ...