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An 18-year-old Florida man has been arrested for a traffic accident last year that killed a 66-year-old woman. Alexis Maratinez Alonso was charged with vehicular homicide, the Naples Police Department said. Police said he was driving 66 mph on US 41 in Naples on December 15, 2023, and sped up to 81 mph in order to beat a traffic light that was changing to red. He passed several cars that were slowing for the light and sped through the light after

WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. — A driver involved in a double hit-and-run crash in Wesley Chapel was arrested on Wednesday (April 24) after troopers found drugs, thousands of dollars in cash, a cell phone, and a firearm in the vehicle. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), a GMC Sierra was pulling out of a Burger King parking lot when the driver accidentally hit a Dodge Challenger. Due to the accident, the driver of the GMC pulled back into the parking

OCALA, Fla. – One person has died following a house fire that happened in Ocala, fire crews said.  On Thursday night, Ocala Fire Rescue was called to a home in the 2600 block of Northeast First Avenue after a person called crews about flames spewing from their neighbor’s home. When crews arrived, they found a one-story home engulfed in flames with fire burning through the roof. Deteriorating fire conditions forced crews to withdraw from the inside of the home after a powerline

DOVER, Fla. — Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said a murder suspect being sought after a woman and 4-year-old girl were found at a “gruesome” scene has been captured. Angel Gabriel Cuz-Choc, 31, was captured Thursday after less than a day on the run. He was wanted after a woman and child were found dead at a “gruesome” scene in a home Wednesday evening. Deputies were called to a mobile home on the 3700 block of Sumner Road in Dover

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Police detectives are asking for information to help identify those responsible for shooting and killing a 14-year-old in Tampa. Officers responded to reports of gunshots near the 1400 block of W. Busch Blvd. in Tampa on Wednesday, April 17. It happened around 3:30 p.m. Police found 14-year-old Jevario Buie with gunshot wounds. He died from his injuries. His grandfather, Michael Baldwin, Sr., believes numerous people know what happened to his grandson. “Words are hard to find

A Miami man is facing murder and other charges after police said he ran over a man who tried to stop him from fleeing the scene of a crash. Ariel Rodriguez-Martinez, 58, is facing charges of second-degree murder, vehicular homicide in a reckless manner, and leaving the scene of a crash involving death in the incident, an arrest report said. According to the report, the incident started when Rodriguez-Martinez rear-ended another car in a shopping plaza on Southwest 152nd Street

Adriver going upwards of 130 mph on Interstate 4 in Polk County caused massive delays Friday morning after he crashed into two semi-trucks during a chase with a Florida Highway Patrol trooper, the agency said.  It all started just before midnight Friday. According to FHP, the driver of a Toyota Camry was spotted by a trooper going westbound on I-4 at 102 mph. The trooper reportedly tried to overtake the car, but the driver kept speeding, reaching up to 130 mph. The

DUVAL COUNTY, Fla. – A 23-year-old man died in a single-vehicle crash early Thursday on Normandy Boulevard, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said around 1:45 a.m., a man driving east on Normandy Boulevard, just west of New World Avenue, veered off the roadway to the right and struck a fence. After striking the fence, the right side of the car also hit a tree. The driver, who’s 20 years old and from Jacksonville, suffered critical injuries, according to the

YULEE, Fla. – A man died Thursday morning after Nassau County deputies shot him because he “pointed his firearm” at them at a grave site in Green Pine Cemetery, according to the sheriff’s office. Officials said deputies responded to the cemetery off Chester Road shortly after 9 a.m. after they were called to conduct a wellness check on someone who might have been suicidal. When deputies arrived, they said they saw a man at one of the grave sites who then pointed a

Police in Miramar are trying to identify a pair of suspects who were caught on camera assaulting a victim during a parking dispute at a Publix that involved a gun being fired. The incident happened Friday at the Publix in the 9900 block of Miramar Parkway. Miramar Police released video on Thursday that showed the victim attacked during the parking dispute. At one point, one of the suspects can be seen firing a gun near the victim’s head. The victim

OCALA, Fla. – A family is shaken up after bullets came crashing through their home, shattering a sliding glass door and a television. It happened on April 6. The woman, who spoke with FOX 35, but asked that her name not be used, called 911 immediately after she heard the shots, glass breaking and saw the damage. Marion County deputies responded and discovered that the bullets found at her home matched rounds fired by an AK 47.  According to the report obtained

Authorities have identified the two men who were killed when a small boat and a yacht collided near Boca Chita Key over the weekend. Jorge Marenco, 49, and Jose Turcios, 51, were killed in the Sunday night collision on Biscayne Bay, according to a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission report released Wednesday. The two men were among seven people who were on a 17-foot center console Key West when it collided with a 51-foot Azimut cabin cruiser that also had