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A single-vehicle accident on SR-87 resulted in a vehicle fire with the driver trapped inside, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Officials said a Ford F-150 occupied by one person was travelling southbound on SR-87 when it crossed the center median and began traveling southbound in the northbound lanes. The truck then left the roadway and collided with a handrail and drainage culvert, according to the FHP. Authorities said evidence indicated the driver then accelerated up the ditch and struck

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian in Orlando. According to an FHP report, a woman was hit around 10:30 p.m. Sunday as she was crossing Colonial Drive near Good Homes Road. Troopers say the pedestrian was not in a crosswalk and walked into the direct path of the vehicle, which then fled the scene. The woman was rushed to the hospital where she later died from their injuries. Following the crash, troopers located

Photo by: Local10 There was a Tesla with frontal damage. A black sports utility vehicle and a red sedan were upside down. Two were injured during the multi-vehicle crash on Sunday in Miami-Dade County, police said. Police officers and fire rescue personnel responded to the crash along Opa-locka Boulevard, near Northwest 10 Avenue in Miami-Dade’s Golden Glades area, police said. Detectives asked anyone with information about this or other cases to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477. The aftermath

Photo by: wsvn A dangerous drive sent a Toyota Prius careening into a house in Fort Lauderdale. Fort Lauderdale Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the crash in the area of Southwest 35th Avenue and 13th Court, Sunday afternoon. It wasn’t until the car was removed that a gaping hole caused by the impact could be seen in its entirety. A pipe also burst in the wreck. As of Sunday night, it remains unclear whether or

Photo by: wsvn Police have detained one person as they investigate a deadly overnight fire that ignited in a Miami home as possible arson. 7News cameras captured smoke billowing out of the property as flames tore through an efficiency in the rear, early Sunday morning, “I jumped out of bed because I heard all the fire alarms from the trucks, right in front of our house,” said area resident Frank Dunbar, “and when I looked out the window, I could

Three people were hospitalized following a shooting at a Spring Hill apartment complex on Sunday night, the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office said. Hernando County Sheriff Al Nienhuis said the shooting occurred around 7:40 p.m. at the Mariner Clay Apartments when a vehicle carrying five people came across the suspect, who began shooting at them. The sheriff said it’s unclear what led up to the shooting. “I’m not sure what, if any exchange occurred, but that individual started shooting at the

Photo by: Polk County Sheriff’s Office A Tampa man is dead following a head-on collision with a semi-truck in an overnight crash just north of Lakeland. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office and Fire Rescue responded to the crash around 3:16 a.m. Saturday morning to the area of US 98 North at Earnest Road. Investigation revealed that the 36-year-old Tampa man was driving southbound in a pickup truck on US 98 North when he attempted to pass another southbound vehicle, therefore entering

One person is recovering after being shot Sunday afternoon in Orange County, according to deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said it happened at the intersection of Third Avenue and Fifth Street around 4 p.m. A 19-year-old was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to deputies. The shooting remains under investigation.  The aftermath of a negligent shooting can be overwhelming, but you don’t have to face it alone. Ovadia Law Group is here to provide

Gunfire tore through a Fort Lauderdale neighborhood, leaving one person dead and sending three others to the hospital, police said. Fort Lauderdale Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the triple shooting along the 600 block of Cypress Creek Road, at around 5:05 a.m., Saturday. 7News cameras captured a black Honda Civic riddled with bullets and several evidence markers on the ground, as K-9 units and officers swarmed the busy road. “Sometimes here it’s kind of dangerous,”

A tree trimming service worker was taken to the hospital in critical condition after suffering an electric shock at a Cape Coral home Sunday afternoon. According to the Cape Coral Fire Department, a worker was unconscious at the top of a ladder when firefighters arrived at the scene on SW 27th Avenue. “I probably say he was up in that tree for probably about 20 minutes,” Anthony Kramer, a neighbor who lives along SW 27th Avenue, said. Kramer said the

 Two people were arrested on child abuse charges after a 2-year-old girl was found with “significant internal injuries.” The St. Petersburg Police Department said Roseshana Smith, 23, and Jordan Gatlin, 26, were both arrested for aggravated child abuse. According to investigators, the 2-year-old girl was taken to the hospital on Thursday for medical treatment. While there, she was found to have significant internal injuries and multiple scars that were in various stages of healing. Smith and Gatlin were also arrested on a child neglect

Police are investigating after they said a man was shot at a gas station in Davie Friday afternoon. It happened just after 2 p.m. at the Rocket Fuel gas station, located at 4221 NW 66 Ave, near the intersection of Stirling Road and North 66th Avenue. A gas station attendant told Local 10′s Layron Livingston that the man was shot in the back of the leg while putting gas into a neon Lamborghini before Davie police confirmed he was transported