Florida's Recent News

 On Sunday, the Florida Highway Patrol responded to a single-vehicle fatality in Walton County. Florida Highway Patrol officials said the crash happened just after 4:30 p.m. on Interstate 10 eastbound near mile maker 93. The crash involved a 27-year-old driver from Santa Rosa Beach and a 22-year-old passenger from DeFuniak Springs, officials said. According to a news release, a red GMC pickup truck was traveling east and lost control while on the wet roadway. The vehicle ran off the roadway,

Photo by: mysuncoast The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office and Florida Highway Patrol are investigating a crash that happened in Sarasota County over the weekend leaving Westbound and Eastbound lanes of Fruitville Road at Vic Edwards Road closed for hours. According to the crash report, a pick-up truck swerved into the wrong lane crashing into another truck head-on. The 24-year-old driver from Lakewood Ranch and his passenger of the first truck were hospitalized and critically injured. The 70-year-old driver from Sarasota

A man was killed and a car was left a mangled mess after a wild overnight crash in Cooper City that sent another victim to the hospital and shut down traffic for hours at a busy intersection, authorities said. 7News cameras captured a white car involved split in half near Sheridan Street and University Drive hours after the early Saturday morning wreck. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the scene of the single-vehicle crash at around 4:30 a.m. First responders

Photo by: wsvn  Authorities are investigating an early morning crash along Interstate 95 in Fort Lauderdale that left one motorcyclist dead. Florida Highway Patrol troopers responded to the scene of the wreck along the northbound lanes of the highway near State Road 84 and the I-595 exchange, just after 5 a.m., Sunday. Cameras captured the mangled motorcycle involved in the wreck, as well as the victim’s body covered with a yellow tarp. A witness who identified himself as Aaron told

Photo by: wsvn Three people were injured and hospitalized after an SUV collided with a building in Northwest Miami-Dade early Monday morning. The crash occurred around midnight at a local business on Northwest 22nd Avenue, sending three individuals to the hospital. Video footage of the aftermath showed a large hole in the side of the building and significant debris scattered around the crash site. “It’s gonna be a one car accident. It’s gonna be a vehicle versus a building,” radioed

Photo by: wfla A St. Petersburg woman was injured early Saturday morning after a tree branch fell on her, police said. The St. Petersburg Police Department said at 6 a.m., a branch from an oak tree broke off and hit two houses. When the woman went outside to see what happened, a second, larger branch crushed her, pinning her to the sidewalk. However, firefighters were able to get the woman out, and she was taken to a local hospital for

Photo by:  wfla A fire left a single-family home significantly damaged, according to St. Petersburg Fire Rescue. Fire rescue said firefighters responded to the scene around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday to find the home engulfed in flames. A spokesperson for fire rescue called the home, located on 40th Ave. South, “a complete loss.” Thankfully, the occupants of the home made it out before the fire spread. Firefighters extinguished the flames after it made its way into the home’s attic. A

An overturned truck causes traffic delays on I-75 in Hernando County Sunday afternoon. A traffic camera from the Florida Department of Transportation showed an overturned truck alongside the southbound lanes near SR-50. At this time, injuries or fatalities are not yet known. This is a developing story.  Expert Legal Representation for Car Accident Victims Car accidents can have a significant impact on your life, causing physical injuries, emotional distress, and financial strain. At Ovadia Law Group, we specialize in providing

A Dade City man was arrested early Sunday morning after he was accused of driving drunk and crashing into a Florida Highway Patrol car in Wesley Chapel. FHP was investigating a separate crash on I-75 near SR-54 when Elmer Perez Ramirez, 23, sideswiped the patrol vehicle at 2:14 a.m. Two road rangers and two other FHP vehicles at the site of the crash also had their emergency lights activated. Ramirez, who was identified by his Guatemala passport, “smelled like alcohol

A firefighter was released from the hospital after being injured while battling a house fire in Ocala on Independence Day. Marion County Fire Rescue crews say they were called to a fire at a home on North Highway 441, north of Ocala near Northwest 100th Street, around 8 p.m. on July 4. When they arrived, flames were visible and a propane tank exploded. Firefighters quickly started dousing the flames to prevent another tank from bursting. As firefighters entered the home,

Photo by: Marion County Fire Rescue  Early Saturday morning, Marion County Fire Rescue units responded to a commercial vehicle fire near the 4900 block of North US Highway 441 in Ocala. Firefighters from Anthony Station #1, assisted by firefighters from Lowell Station #11 and Sparr Station #19, deployed hoses and managed to extinguish the fire that burned primarily from a dump truck by 1:30 a.m. There were no reported injuries, and the origin of the fire is being investigated. Dealing

 A 17-year-old boy was undergoing surgery on Friday after fireworks exploded right on his face during a family’s Fourth of July celebration on Thursday in Miami-Dade County. Tamike Braithwaite said her son, Lamant Braithwaite, suffered broken facial bones and brain bleeding. His uncle Marquis Hollinger said the fire lit fast. His aunt Nicole Roselien said they saw his clothes were on fire and they grabbed him. Roselien said, he “had a gash on the side of his face” and “was