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OCALA Fla. (WCJB) – An adult woman and a teenager were killed in a crash on Interstate 75 in Marion County on Wednesday morning, two young children and another adult were also hurt. Florida Highway Patrol Troopers say around 10:20 a.m. a minivan was headed south on I-75 near County Road 318. The van switched lanes in front of a semi-truck causing the back of the van to collide with the truck’s tire. The van went off the interstate and

2009 US Army Humvee swerved to avoid collision SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Eastbound Interstate 4 was shut down Wednesday afternoon in Seminole County after a military Humvee flipped, sending three men to the hospital, officials said. Florida Highway Patrol troopers responded to the crash shortly after 3 p.m., records show. A 2009 U.S. Army Humvee was traveling eastbound in the outside lane near mile marker 96 when its driver attempted to change into the center lane, overcorrecting and swerving right to

APOPKA, Fla. – A teen reported missing from Apopka was killed Wednesday morning in a car crash, police said.  The crash happened around 11:15 a.m. near the area of Kelly Park Road and Chandler Road. The 17-year-old was the only person inside the car and was airlifted to a local trauma center where they died.  According to the Apopka Police Department, the missing teen was driving in a stolen car when the crash happened.  The identity of the teen has not been

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol is investigating after a man was killed and another was critically injured in an overnight crash on Normandy Boulevard. According to the crash report, at around 1:45 a.m., a 20-year-old man from Jacksonville was driving a sedan east on Normandy Boulevard just west of North World Avenue. The sedan veered off the roadway to the right and struck a fence. After the initial impact with the fence, the right side of the car struck

LAKE CITY, Fla. (WCJB) – Traffic is moving again in Columbia County after two semi-trucks collided on Interstate 75 causing one to burst into flames. Florida Highway Patrol troopers say around 3 a.m., a truck was parked on the shoulder of I-75 Southbound at mile marker 422 near Lake City. Another semi headed southbound crashed into the parked vehicle. The semi then went into the ditch and caught on fire. Columbia County Fire Rescue crews responded to put out the

A woman and her aunt were killed while her mother was critically injured in a Hialeah crash involving a 14-year-old who was joyriding in his parents’ car, police said. The crash happened just before 8 p.m. Tuesday in the ​​400 block of Southeast 5th Street. Hialeah Police officials said the teen had taken his parents’ car out for a ride with friends when he crashed into another car at an intersection. Inside the other car were a mother, her daughter, and an

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – Two occupants of a minivan were killed Wednesday in a crash when the vehicle struck a semitruck, then several trees before catching fire in Marion County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred on southbound Interstate 75 near Reddick, troopers said. Troopers were dispatched around 10:20 a.m. to the area of I-75 mile marker 365, located between west highways 316 and 318, reporting a southbound right lane was blocked at last check. The minivan struck

DOVER, Fla. – A “dangerous” suspect is wanted after investigators said he murdered a woman he was in a relationship with, and his young child, inside a Dover mobile home on Wednesday.  Authorities with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office swarmed the 3700 block of Sumner Road after receiving a 911 call from a roommate who lives in the mobile home. Officials said the roommate found both victims. Deputies arrived to find an “extremely gruesome scene,” according to Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister.  He said during a

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A 23-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly shot an 18-year-old while walking to school Wednesday morning in Daytona Beach, according to the Daytona Beach Police Department. Police said the teen was shot in the leg and taken to the hospital. The shooting happened shortly after 9 a.m. on Mason Avenue. Late Wednesday, Daytona Beach police said a 23-year-old man had been arrested in connection to the shooting. Willie B. Richardson was arrested and booked into jail on

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Authorities in Osceola County discovered the bodies of two individuals in a wooded area early Friday morning near a vehicle belonging to a woman reported missing with her husband for nearly two weeks. The NCIS confirmed to FOX 35 News that the remains are those of Claudia Pena Alvarez, 25, and Nicolas Alvarez, 22. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office shared an update Tuesday that said the Medical Examiner’s Office positively identified their bodies as the couple.  The married couple

ORLANDO, Fla. – A person wanted for attempted murder and aggravated stalking was shot and killed by Orlando police officers Wednesday evening, Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith said. Chief Smith said officers stopped a possibly stolen vehicle shortly before 6 p.m. near Orange Avenue and S. Lucerne Circle, near downtown Orlando. After checking the vehicle tags, officers noted the driver, who has not been identified, had an arrest warrant out of Orange County for attempted murder and aggravated stalking, he said. No

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A 2-month-old is in critical condition after a car crash in Escambia County, according to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol. Officers were called to West Jackson Street at Fitzgerald Street around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday for a report of a crash. The release said a blue car was backing out of a driveway off West Jackson Street, west of Fitzgerald Street, when a black car was heading west on West Jackson Street. The