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Photo by: ACFR Four people went to the hospital Wednesday after a tree fell on their SUV in a southeast Gainesville driveway. According to an Alachua County Fire Rescue (ACFR) press release, units responded to the scene off of SE 21st Avenue, where four people were reportedly entrapped in a vehicle. “Crews from Engine 60 and Heavy Rescue 23 were able to remove the tree enough to allow the occupants to be freed from the vehicle,” the release said. ACFR

On Tuesday, a woman was killed in a traffic crash in Washington County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the incident happened at around 10:25 p.m. on State Road 79 and Charlie Brown Road. The woman was traveling north on the inside lane of Highway 79 when she veered onto the median and lost control, officials said. The pick-up truck rolled over several times coming to a rest in a grassy median, officials wrote in a news release. The Washington

A South Florida woman is grateful to be alive after a driver hit her while she was on her e-bike in Fort Lauderdale Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives in the Airport District are investigating the incident after investigators say the driver helped the victim before leaving the scene. Margarita Lopez said it happened quickly. “I just keep playing it over in my mind to see if it was something I did wrong,” Lopez said. “I just remember flying.” Lopez was on

A man was arrested on charges of sexual battery on a minor in Cape Coral. Detectives say they investigated a past occurrence of sexual battery on a 13-year-old girl after she reported it happening multiple days by a family friend while staying at the home. Kerim Yesan Jr, 28, was reportedly identified as the suspect. Officers say Resan was located and arrested after a search warrant that was executed on Wednesday. After investigations, Yesan Jr. was charged with two counts

A Lake Wales man was shot and killed after he and at least three others confronted a man he went to high school with on Tuesday night, according to authorities. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Vincent Thomas, 21, drove to a home on Northside Drive in Lake Wales at around 7 p.m. on Tuesday with at least three other people.  Thomas got out of his car with a handgun and confronted a 20-year-old man outside of the home, allegedly threatening to

A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday evening after the driver changed lanes in front of a pickup truck on the Veterans Expressway, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened in the Citrus Park area just south of Citrus Park Drive. The motorcycle driver, identified as a 65-year-old Trinity man, was traveling north in the express entrance lane when he changed to the inside lane in front of a Ford F-150 pulling a trailer, FHP said. The motorcycle was then

On Tuesday afternoon, one person was killed after a crash in Alachua County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.  The crash happened on SW 24th Avenue, around 2:50 p.m. According to the incident report, a 78-year-old woman was driving her Chevrolet Tahoe and was traveling eastbound on SW 24th Avenue near SW 117th Street when the Tahoe veered off her lane and collided with the side of a Ford pickup truck that was pulling a utility trailer westbound. The Tahoe

Drivers in Marion County should expect some delays on I-75 Wednesday night. Crews will slow down traffic to 20 miles per hour on northbound I-75 north of the Southwest 66th Street overpass and on Southbound I-75 south of County Road 318 in Marion County. Florida Highway Patrol troopers are doing this to help Duke Energy crews come in and remove overhead wires. Crews are performing similar work on several other on-ramps around Marion County for 10 to 15 minutes each.

A 12-year-old boy is dead after a crash between an SUV and a motorized scooter in south Fort Myers Tuesday afternoon. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a boy riding a scooter was traveling north on Fordham Street, approaching a stop sign at Crystal Drive. An SUV was headed west on Crystal Drive toward the intersection of Fordham Street. At around 3:40 p.m., the SUV crashed into the boy as he tried to cross Crystal Drive. The boy was pronounced

Detectives with the Collier County Sheriff’s Office INTERCEPT Task Force arrested a man Tuesday after an investigation determined he had child sexual abuse and bestiality material. Justin Dougall, 37, is charged with 39 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material, 32 counts of transmitting that material and one count of possession of bestiality material. The arrest occurred at the house on the corner of 99th Avenue and 7th Street North, near US-41. Deputies swarmed the neighborhood around 5 a.m.

Photo by: NBC-2 One person is dead and another sustained serious injuries after a crash on I-75 southbound in Fort Myers. Florida Highway Patrol responded to the scene of the crash at 10:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Troopers say two motorcyclists were traveling south at a high rate of speed before losing control of their vehicles and colliding with the travel lanes. Both drivers were reportedly ejected from the motorcycles before coming to rest in the grass several hundred feet from

Volusia sheriff’s deputies have arrested a man after they said they discovered four neglected horses on his property, two of which were critically ill and had to be put down. Wayne Prevatt, 65, of Seville, faces multiple counts, including two felony charges of animal cruelty. Deputies found the horses in early July and seized them with Prevatt’s permission for immediate veterinary care.  Deputies observed two emaciated and lethargic mares, a tan Palomino and a brown and white paint, in a