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On Wednesday, an accident on Hathaway Bridge led to a D.U.I. and careless driving arrest. Around 2:00 p.m., Brady Hawkins Mandigo, 35, of Panama City Beach, was driving west on U.S. Highway 98 when he attempted to change lanes and collided with another vehicle. He then struck the concrete wall of the bridge. Mandigo was arrested and charged with Driving Under the Influence and Careless Driving. The driver of the second vehicle was a 33-year-old woman from Columbus, Georgia. According

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested for first-degree felony murder following a deadly shooting in Seminole County last month, police said. Sanford police detectives arrested the teenager on Wednesday in connection to the homicide of 22-year-old Brandon Leo of Orlando. Officials said he was already in custody for an unrelated charge. Leo was shot and killed in July outside a Sanford home while attempting to sell a pair of headphones, police said. Sanford police officers responded to reports of a shooting shortly

A Lake County man has died after a collision with a dump truck. The 58-year-old Groveland man was driving a 2017 Ford F-350 truck towing a trailer at 4:26 p.m. Tuesday westbound on County Road 474 east of State Road 33 when a tree fell on his vehicle, according to an accident report from the Florida Highway Patrol. This caused the driver to enter the eastbound lane and into the path of a 2004 Mack dump truck driven by a

A 27-year-old Ocala man is facing multiple felony charges after he allegedly had sex and smoked marijuana with a 15-year-old girl he met on Facebook. On Sunday, July 28, a woman contacted the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and reported that her 15-year-old granddaughter was missing. The woman advised that her granddaughter had left the residence several times during the month, and that she had “pieced together” that her granddaughter was in a relationship with a man who was later identified

A man is in the hospital Wednesday after he was shot in the stomach. Officers received phone calls about the shooting around 3 p.m. Investigators learned that the man was standing by his vehicle on Moncrief Road near the West 45th Street intersection when an unknown man approached him and shot him in the stomach, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. The shooter then ran away from the scene. Police arrived at the scene and learned that the injured man had

Photo by: SLCFD Three people and their two dogs were displaced from their home after it was completely engulfed in flames on Wednesday morning. According to the St. Lucie County Fire District (SLCFD) the fire occurred at 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday near Nome Drive. As a result of the fire, three vehicles were also damaged. Photos taken at the scene showed a home and the cars outside covered in flames. Photos of the aftermath show the home, and the cars

Photo by: Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Hillsborough County Fire Rescue is investigating a residential structure fire that happened Tuesday night. HCFR responded to a call about smoke and flames from a single apartment on the second floor. Arriving at the scene, HCFR confirmed the apartment and the horse barn below was engulfed in smoke and flames, according to HCFR. About 30 minutes into the incident, a part of the roof collapsed which quickly followed by the structure fully collapsing. HCFR

Photo by: wfla A semi truck tipped over across US-41 in southern Hillsborough County on Wednesday. The Florida Highway Patrol was called out to the crash on US-41 north near Chaney Drive at 9:15 a.m. Troopers said the truck veered partially onto the shoulder and the driver overcorrected. The truck rotated and overturned across the roadway. The driver, a 27-year-old Bradenton man, suffered minor injuries. Comprehensive Legal Assistance for Truck Accident Victims Truck accidents can lead to severe injuries and

A motorcyclist died Wednesday in a multi-vehicle crash on Arlington Expressway, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Just before 6 p.m., a 35-year-old woman was speeding while driving west on Arlington Expressway while a pickup truck was driving in the right lane, according to FHP. The FHP report said the motorcyclist did not slow down on a curve, causing the woman to run into the pickup truck. The impact caused the motorcycle to crash into the concrete median barrier, throwing

A family of three had leave their Broward County home after a fire on Thursday morning. The flames are now out on the house on SW 32nd Court off of Hallandale Beach Boulevard in West Park, but that wasn’t the case at 4:15 a.m. The Broward Sheriff’s Fire Rescue said first responders could see smoke coming from the front of the single-family home as the residents stood outside waiting for help. Fire rescue officials said 30 firefighters responded. They found

A person who was riding an electric bike was transported to the hospital after colliding with a Collier County Sheriff’s Office vehicle in Naples. The crash happened near the intersection of Radio Road and Santa Barbara Boulevard. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office said the crash was reported around 7:13 p.m. CCSO said the cyclist is being treated for minor injuries. The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash is under investigation. Legal Support for Electric Bike Accident Victims Electric bike accidents

Photo by: wesh A Seminole County deputy and another driver were taken to the hospital after a rollover crash in Apopka Thursday morning. The crash happened just after 6 a.m. on Bear Lake Road and Semoran Boulevard, according to a report from Florida Highway Patrol. According to FHP, the 33-year-old driver was traveling eastbound on State Road 436 approaching Bear Lake Road at the same time that the Seminole County patrol car was stopped facing north in the left turn