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An 18-year-old woman was killed Wednesday morning in a rollover crash on the Arlington Expressway ramp at North Liberty Street, the Florida Highway Patrol said. FHP said in a news release the crash happened just after 11:15 a.m. A 28-year-old woman was driving an SUV westbound on the Arlington Expressway. In addition to the 18-year-old woman, other passengers included three children ages 4, 3, and 1, FHP said. “For unknown reasons,” FHP said the driver lost control of the SUV,

Miami Beach Police have arrested a man in the beating death of a transgender woman whose body was discovered near the Miami City Ballet Tuesday morning. Gregory Fitzgerald Gibert, 53, has been charged with one count of second-degree murder in the killing of 37-year-old Andrea Dorias Dos Passos, police said Wednesday. Dos Passos’ body was discovered in the area of 22nd Street and Liberty Avenue, near the Miami City Ballet, after an employee “observed what he believed to be a

GREENVILLE, S.C. — A deadly crash has been reported in Greenville. The crash happened on North Pleasantburg Drive at Worley Road. Two lanes are shut down as of 7:30 a.m. Officers are asking drivers to avoid the area if possible. Comprehensive Legal Support for Car Accident Victims: Car accidents can leave victims facing physical injuries, emotional distress, and financial burdens. At Ovadia Law Group, we specialize in providing comprehensive legal support to individuals who have been involved in car accidents.

A Florida man is facing a murder charge after authorities say he killed his girlfriend then drove to the police station with her body, where he confessed to the crime, according to reports. Florida City police arrested 48-year-old Alexander Roque in the fatal shooting on Saturday of his girlfriend, 44-year-old Yessenia Rodriguez Marquez. He was booked into a Miami-Dade County jail on Sunday and is charged with a felony second-degree murder, according to online jail records. Florida City is located in Miami-Dade County in

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – A 75-year-old woman was killed in a crash that happened in East Lake on Tuesday at around 6:30 pm. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a Jaguar SUV, driven by a 63-year-old Palm Harbor man, was traveling westbound on Bryan Lane.  West of Cypress Lakes Boulevard, a 75-year-old female bicyclist was riding westbound on Bryan Lane ahead of the SUV.  According to troopers, as the Jaguar approached, the bicyclist abruptly turned left into the path of the passing

A garbage truck worker was hit and killed after the very truck he was riding on hit him, according to a Tallahassee Police Department social media post. The truck was stopped collecting trash in the area of Carp Lane and Sail Court around 11:15 a.m., according to the post. “One person, an adult male, was collecting trash on the back of a garbage truck,” TPD said. “Preliminary findings indicate the man was struck by the truck as it pulled forward.” The

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – A crash involving two vehicles took place early Tuesday morning, leaving one of the drivers dead. That’s according to Tallahassee Police Department. Police say the crash took place at the intersection of Capital Circle NW and Gearhart Road. One driver was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries before succumbing to his injuries, according to police. The second driver was transported with non-life-threatening injuries. Comprehensive Legal Support for Car Accident Victims: Car accidents can leave

Monday’s shooting at Suncoast High School was not Delroy Thomas’ first time accused of battery on an officer WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Palm Beach County court records reveal that an encounter that ended with gunfire in a high school parking lot Monday morning is the culmination of a series of troubling encounters between Delroy Thomas, law enforcement and area hospitals. Thomas, 29, faces charges of battery on law enforcement and trespassing on school grounds, among other counts, stemming from

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Clearwater police on Tuesday released a video showing the moment officers rescued a woman last month who was struggling in the Gulf of Mexico. The woman was “swept out in very rough waters” off the coast of Clearwater Beach and was “barely able to keep her head above water,” police said. She was pulled onto the police boat and moved safely to shore, police said. Several other swimmers also had to be rescued. Police urged beachgoers

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa police arrested five people late Monday after a traffic stop was followed by gunshots fired and a police pursuit. Authorities said around 8 p.m., officers in an unmarked unit observed a reckless vehicle driving northbound on N 43rd St from E Hanna Ave. While attempting a traffic stop, officers observed gunfire directed at them from the suspect vehicle. Officers engaged in a brief pursuit that ended in the area of N 53rd St and Nancy St,

Two people were injured in one of two crashes minutes apart on Highway 29 near Cantonment Tuesday afternoon. The first crash (pictured above and two photos below) happened about 4:33 p.m. on Highway 29 at Neal Road when a Chevrolet Sedan and an older model Chevrolet Caprice collided. The Caprice came to a stop about 500 south of the intersection, slowing southbound traffic. Two people were transported by Escambia County with non-life-threatening injuries. The second unrelated wreck (pictured bottom) happened

Four people were taken to a hospital, including students, after a charter bus carrying children back from a field trip was involved in a wreck on Interstate 95 in northern Palm Beach County. The crash occurred at about 2:45 p.m. Tuesday on I-95 north of Indiantown Road, according to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. The wreck involved three vehicles, two passenger vehicles and a charter bus. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said one vehicle sustained moderate damage and was found