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A motorcyclist has died and his passenger was seriously injured during a Friday night crash on a popular Manatee County road. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 64-year-old Bradenton man driving a van was heading westbound on Cortez Road, approaching 51st Street West. At the same time, a 28-year-old Virginia man and his 27-year-old female passenger were heading eastbound on Cortez Road, approaching the same intersection. As the pair were going through the intersection, the driver of the van

Photo by: Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office responded to a deadly crash early Sunday morning. Deputies said at about 2:26 a.m., two vehicles crashed on eastbound Clark Road at I-75 in Sarasota. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 24-year-old Avon Park man crashed his sedan into a Jeep that was slowing down. The man’s car then went off the road and crashed into a street light and fence, throwing him from the vehicle. Troopers said

A Madeira Beach man is accused of biting a bar manager’s finger after being told he and his friends could not bring their dog with them into the bar. On Sunday evening, Kenneth Alvin Davis III, 27, tried to enter the Undertow Beach Bar, located at 3850 Gulf Boulevard, with his friends and a dog. According to an affidavit, the group got “unruly” when they were told they could not bring the dog inside. That’s when Davis III lunged at

A St. Petersburg teacher was arrested on Saturday after investigators said he slapped a 4-year-old child in the school’s bathroom on Friday. St. Petersburg police said Calvin Robinson took a 4-year-old to a bathroom after the child was “acting out.” Officers said Robinson hit the child “with an open hand multiple times.” The child complained about the incident to school staff, according to an arrest affidavit. St. Pete police said there is a video from security cameras inside the school

A child was taken to a hospital after police say he was caught up in gunfire at a parking lot of a Lauderhill supermarket on Memorial Day. The shooting stemmed from an altercation in the parking lot located at 1531 North State Road 7, according to Lauderhill Police. A shopper told NBC6 she heard two people fighting over a parking space when someone took out a gun and started shooting, hitting the child. “Ran back in, I left the buggy

Photo by:  NBC2 A car crashed into a guardrail in Cape Coral on Sunday afternoon. The car was crushed along Old Burnt Store Road just south of Embers Parkway. The Cape Coral Police Department is investigating the incident. NBC2 is working to find out more information. Dealing with the aftermath of a car accident can be overwhelming, but Ovadia Law Group is here to provide expert legal support. Our team of experienced attorneys specializes in car accident cases, offering personalized

A man drove a pickup truck into a Cape Coral canal on Sunday morning. According to the Cape Coral Police Department, the crash happened along Del Prado Boulevard and Kismet Parkway. Tin Hill, who lives along the canal, heard the crash and jumped into the water to help get the driver out. “Jumped in the water, got over to him and my main concern was just how many people are in the vehicle, are they breathing, is he okay?,” said

Deputies are searching for the driver of a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run with injuries in Cape Coral on Sunday. Officials say the red Lexus SUV was involved in a hit-and-run crash near the 700 block of SW Pine Island Road. Witnesses on the scene said the victim’s car was flipped over, which shut down Pine Island Road and Nicholas Parkway. Deputies say the victim sustained serious injuries. There is no update on the victim’s condition at this time. Officials

A new video shows two people being hit by a car while walking across US-41 on Saturday night. In the video, one person can be seen lying on the ground, while another walks off and flees the scene. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, the man on the ground was taken to Gulf Coast Medical Center as a trauma alert with a head injury. LCSO is working to update us on his condition. The vehicle that hit the men

Investigators have identified the airboat captain who died after a crash on the Peace River Saturday in DeSoto County. Lee County deputies have identified Michael Flint of Buckingham, Florida, as the victim in the crash. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Flint had two other people on board. They sustained minor injuries and were taken to the hospital. NBC2 learned that Flint was a father of two and owned an air conditioning company. NBC2 spoke with friends and

Photo by: Nbc-2 Florida Highway Patrol said two people are dead after a crash at the State Road 82 and Sunshine Boulevard intersection in Lehigh Acres on Sunday. Reports say a black SUV was traveling westbound on SR-82 at a high rate of speed with five occupants, approaching Sunshine Boulevard. A white sedan was traveling eastbound in the left turn lane of SR-82 onto Sunshine Boulevard. The sedan proceeded to turn left into the intersection before the SUV struck the

Photo by: cbs12 A crash on the I-95 northbound lanes in West Palm Beach caused traffic delays on Monday afternoon. According to Florida511, the crash occurred between the Belvedere Road and Okeechobee Boulevard exits — exits 69 and 70. Video taken at the scene of the crash shows a van on its side, pressed up against the concrete median. It is unknown at this time whether there are injuries. In the latest update at 3:18 p.m., the furthest left lane is