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Photo by:  WPEC West Palm Beach An early Tuesday morning crash in Boca Raton was cleared after it closed off lanes on Florida’s Turnpike.  The collision happened on the southbound side of the Turnpike before Mile Marker 78, shutting down the left lanes as crews work to clear the wreck.  Injuries were reported, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.  Traffic was backed up until about 5:30 a.m.  A car accident can disrupt your life in many ways, but with Ovadia Law

Troopers are searching for a driver who allegedly struck an Orlando motorcyclist and left the scene Sunday night. The Florida Highway Patrol said the hit-and-run crash happened shortly after 7:30 p.m. at Monterey Road and Koa Street in Poinciana. According to FHP, an unknown driver was traveling southbound on Monterey Road, approaching a stop sign at the intersection, when they slowed, but failed to come to a complete stop and yield to a 24-year-old motorcyclist who was also approaching the

Photo by: Fox35orlando There is a significant presence of law enforcement officers near the intersection of Rio Grande Ave. and 22nd Street. A spokesperson for the Orange County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to FOX 35 News that at least one person has died in a shooting. Rio Grande was closed to traffic in both directions between 22nd and 23rd streets while homicide detectives investigated.   Deputies arrived at the scene just before 9 p.m. in response to reports of a shooting.

 Local 10 News obtained surveillance video Monday of a hit-and-run crash that authorities say left a man hospitalized with brain damage last month. It happened on April 24 near the intersection of Northwest Sixth Avenue and Northwest 125th Street in North Miami. Video captured 37-year-old Arseniy Segan getting out of his car and confronting the driver who he was involved in the crash with. According to police reports, shortly after, Segan found himself on the hood of a vehicle driven by

Photo by: Local10  A car crashed into a business in Hollywood early Tuesday morning, leaving significant damage behind. The crash occurred at Wholesale Flooring Depot, located at 2201 Sheridan St. A Local 10 News crew was at the scene as the vehicle was still inside the garage of the business. The crash damaged one of the pillars on the side of the building and the vehicle sustained heavy damage. The owner of the business told Local 10 that this is

Photo by: weartv A 16-year-old was hospitalized after a stabbing in Escambia County over the weekend. It happened Saturday evening on Massachusetts Avenue. The sheriff’s office says the teen was stabbed several times and taken to the hospital. According to deputies, a fight broke out between the victim and a group of people. That’s when the victim was stabbed with a knife. No arrests have been made. An investigation is ongoing. Experiencing a personal injury can be life-altering, affecting your

Photo by: wfla Four people were hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash on the Courtney Campbell Causeway Monday, according to police. Tampa police said at about 1:52 p.m., a sedan, pickup truck, and motorcycle crashed into each other in the eastbound lanes just before the bridge’s incline. The pickup truck driver was said to have suffered critical injuries while the others are believed to be in serious condition, according to officers. What led to the crash is not yet known. All

Photo by: wfla A driver died after they crashed into one of the Selmon Expressway pylons early Monday. Tampa police said they responded to a single-vehicle crash around 1:21 a.m. Officers said the driver hit a pylon attached to the Selmon Expressway. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. The inside lanes of east and west Gandy Boulevard were closed for the investigation. They reopened about four hours after the crash. Navigating the aftermath of a car accident can

Photo by: weartv A 64-year-old woman was killed in a house fire in Pensacola Sunday evening. The fire broke out at a home in the 3300-block of Marcus Drive around 6:50 p.m. Fire crews made entry and found the 64-year-old woman deceased in the front room, according to the city. The city says three adults and five children were displaced. “No smoke detectors were found in the home,” the city tells WEAR News. The cause of the fire is still

A Chiefland man died and two other residents were serious injured in a Saturday night crash that involved three vehicles. According to Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the incident occurred just after 10 p.m. on State Road 320 west of NW 14th Street. A 25-year-old Chiefland man was driving east into Chiefland when his car veered into oncoming traffic, colliding with a sedan traveling west. The man’s vehicle overturned and came to rest on the south shoulder. The man, who was

A 63-year-old Gainesville woman died when her SUV traveled off I-75 near mile marker 402 and collided with a tree on Monday morning. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) report, the woman was driving a Nissan SUV northbound on I-75 at 7:30 a.m. when the vehicle traveled off the east shoulder of the road, struck a tree and overturned. Emergency responders pronounced the woman dead on scene. A 3-month-old male infant riding in the SUV received minor injuries and

Photo by: Nbc-2 The Florida Highway Patrol says one person is dead after an SUV collided head-on with a car hauler on SR-31 in Charlotte County. FHP troopers responded to the crash near Babcock Ranch on Wednesday at approximately 11:37 a.m. According to FHP, an SUV was headed north on SR-31, south of Suzan Drive. At around 10:58 a.m., the SUV drove into the road’s southbound lane before crashing head-on with a car hauler. The SUV driver was pronounced dead