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What began as an act of self-defense by a school district employee escalated, leaving a student with a cut lip and an abrasion to her left collarbone. According to an arrest affidavit from the School District of Palm Beach County Police Department, school police officers were summoned to a bus at William T. Dwyer High School around 2:50 p.m. Tuesday after the driver reported a disruptive student. The arrest report states that school district employee and paraprofessional SS responded to the scene and later called

Photo by: wsvn A woman was rushed to the hospital after being struck by a train and getting pinned underneath. According to Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue, a female pedestrian was struck by a Tri-Rail train that was heading south near Southwest 39th Street and Anglers Avenue in Dania Beach. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene where first responders worked quickly to free the woman, who was pinned underneath the train. At one point, officials reportedly considered bringing a surgeon to the

Credit: SJCFR UPDATE 5:02 P.M. St. Johns County Fire Rescue says that the fire is 100% contained. “We have cleared the scene and traffic should be open in all directions,” officials say. “Traffic might be heavy as it opens up.” SJCFR says that the Florida Forest Service is still on the scene, extinguishing any hot spots in the area. UPDATE 4:21 P.M. The left two lanes on I-95 northbound have reopened; however, the right lane is still blocked All northbound

 Several lanes of I-4 West in Tampa were blocked Friday morning due to a major crash. The Florida Department of Transportation responded just before 6:30 a.m. to I-4 W near U.S. 301 and the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Two left lanes of the interstate were blocked but have since reopened.  FDOT said the crash involved injuries but did not share how many people were hurt or how many cars were involved. The Importance of Immediate Medical Documentation One

A school bus struck and killed a cow Wednesday in Manatee County, according to the school district. No students or the driver were injured in the crash, the district said. A replacement bus transported all students safely to school. The district did not release additional details about the location of the crash or the time it occurred. Protecting Our Children After a School Bus Crash Every parent’s worst nightmare is receiving a call that their child’s school bus was involved

Photo by: villages-news The driver of a golf cart was transported to the hospital after a crash Thursday morning in The Villages. The golf cart had been northbound on Belvedere Boulevard at about 9:30 a.m. when the driver unintentionally drove past the multi-modal path entrance near the gate at the Village of Belvedere, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.  The golf cart struck a stationary golf cart which had been waiting to turn left onto Belvedere Boulevard. The cart

An elderly woman suffered a head injury in a golf cart crash Wednesday on the Brownwood Bridge in The Villages. The woman was traveling in the golf cart shortly before noon Wednesday on the bridge over State Road 44 at Brownwood when the crash occurred, according to The Villages Public Safety Department. The woman was deemed a trauma alert and was transported by ambulance to Ocala Regional Medical Center. An elderly man who had been traveling in the golf cart

Two people were killed Thursday night in a fiery single-vehicle crash in Volusia County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The double-fatal wreck happened around 9:30 p.m. on Tomoka Farms Road, south of Bellevue Avenue. The FHP said a 2005 Acura RL was traveling north on Tomoka Farms Road when the driver ran off the road for an unknown reason. The car struck an embankment, overturned and collided with construction equipment, ejecting the passenger of the Acura, which became engulfed in flames, according to

Photo by: (WPLG) Two people were injured Friday morning in a crash in Hollywood, first responders confirmed. According to Hollywood Fire Rescue officials, crews responded to the 900 block of North Federal Highway at about 5:54 a.m. after receiving a report about a crash involving injuries. Paramedics then discovered that a vehicle had struck a pedestrian. Officials said the driver and pedestrian were both transported to a local hospital as trauma alerts. Hollywood police said the roadway is currently shut

 A man died Thursday night after his motorcycle hit the center median curb and a tree on Jacksonville’s Westside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. JSO said the crash happened around 11:37 p.m. on Crystal Springs Road, near Chaffee Road S. According to JSO, the man was riding a motorcycle eastbound on Crystal Springs Rd. when he veered to the left and struck the center median curb and a tree. Police said he was thrown from the motorcycle. The man,

UPDATE – FRIDAY The 59-year-old Louisiana man has succumbed to his injuries after a single-vehicle crash on I-10 in Santa Rosa County on Thursday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ORIGINAL STORY – THURSDAY  A 59-year-old Louisiana man was critically injured in a crash Thursday morning on I-10 in Santa Rosa County. It happened around 11:15 a.m. near mile marker 35.5 westbound. According to FHP, the man’s vehicle drifted into the median before he overcorrected back into the westbound

Photo by: local10  A man died after a collision with a Brightline train while driving a scooter on Thursday afternoon in Broward County. According to Claudinne Caro, a spokeswoman for the Broward Sheriff’s Office, dispatch learned of the crash at East Copans Road and North Dixie Highway in Pompano Beach shortly after 12:45 p.m. “BSO district deputies and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue responded,” Caro wrote in a statement. “On scene, deputies learned a crash occurred between a Brightline train and