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Photo by: First Coast News The child was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department. A child is in serious condition and a family is without a home after a fire ripped through a house on Jacksonville’s Westside Tuesday. According to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department, a child was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. The fire was located in the 7300 block of Zain Michael Lane. The identities of the family

A driver was hurt severely after a reported car crash in Calhoun County. Florida Highway Patrol said a sedan was traveling south on County Road 69 on Sunday, just north of S.E. Fitten Road. At some point, troopers say the driver went off the road to the left, and the sedan’s undercarriage collided with a ditch. The sedan reportedly went airborne before beginning to roll and finally rested on the driver’s side on the north shoulder of C.R. 69. Emergency

Firefighters responded to reports of an overturned semi on Old 41 in Bonita Springs on Tuesday. Reports say the accident happened on Old 41 southbound, south of Bonita Beach Road. Officials said it is estimated that the road would be shut down for at least three hours. You can count on NBC2 to provide updates as they are received. Truck accidents can result in severe injuries and complex legal challenges, but Ovadia Law Group is here to provide the expert

The mum of Scots WWE wrestler has died in Florida after she was hit by a car while visiting her daughter. Bridgeen Mitchell, from Paisley, was struck by a vehicle in Orlando as she crossed the street with her partner on May 17. The 51-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. Local police officers said the driver cooperated at the scene and no charges are expected. It is understood she had flown out for a family holiday to visit her daughter, Kayleigh Rae,

A family in Florida is mourning the loss of their 5-year-old daughter after being involved in a suspected DUI crash. Madeline Nichols was preparing for kindergarten, but instead, her family says they are now planning to say goodbye to their little girl instead of her first day of school. “Our beloved Maddie, who was only 5 years old, a beautiful light of life in our family, has tragically passed away,” her family shared through a GoFundMe. “Words cannot express the depth

Ocala Police Department officers arrested a 17-year-old for driving under the influence and causing a crash that killed a married couple. Officers charged Frank Scudder IV, 17, of Ocala, on Tuesday with DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide for the death of Spencer and Samantha Holden on Feb. 20. Investigators say Scudder crashed into the couple’s car around 8:30 p.m. on Southeast 38th Avenue. When firefighters arrived at the scene, the victim’s car was engulfed in flames. Scudder was driving more than

According to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, 40-year-old William Osceola was allegedly found in bed with a 10-year-old boy. The sheriff said this all happened behind closed doors, inside a home where many people, including other children, were around. Osceola is being charged with sexual battery with a victim under 12 years old. Osceola County Sheriff Marco Lopez says someone else at the home walked in on them. “When they came in and caught them both with their pants down

Broward County deputies arrested a convicted felon Monday after accusing him of threatening an assistant manager at a fast food restaurant with a knife while calling him racial slurs. According to an arrest report, the crime happened at around 6:45 p.m. at the Church’s Texas Chicken at 2401 W. Sunrise Blvd. in unincorporated central Broward. The Broward Sheriff’s Office report states that Marco Lewis Augustus, 41, of Fort Lauderdale, walked into the store and began yelling at employees. Deputies said

Photo by: WPLG Police are investigating a crash that injured a pedestrian Wednesday morning in Miami. The crash was reported in the area of Southwest 12th Avenue and Third Street. Sky 10 was above the scene shortly before 6:30 a.m. as a white pickup truck remained at the scene and police were blocking the roadway. According to City of Miami Fire Rescue Lt. Pete Sanchez, a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and has been transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital.

Photo by: Fox13news A man is dead after being hit by a pickup truck in Tampa early Wednesday, according to police. Officers responded just before 2 a.m. on the eastbound side of Busch Boulevard in front of Busch Gardens. Rescuers worked to save the man’s life, but he did not survive. The cause of the crash is under investigation. All eastbound lanes on Busch Boulevard were closed for about three hours before reopening. Expert Legal Guidance for Pedestrian Accident Cases

Three people were hospitalized after a crash in Escambia County Sunday night. It happened on Mobile Highway at Shire Drive just after 9 p.m. Florida Highway Patrol says a 21-year-old Pensacola man crossed the center line in his Sedan and collided with a car. A pickup truck swerved to avoid the accident, but couldn’t. The 21-year-old man was flown to the hospital with critical injuries. The driver and passenger in the second car — a 26-year-old Foley man and 31-year-old

Photo by: Davenport Police Department.  A man who is accused of hitting a Davenport police officer in a nearly head-on crash before taking off has been arrested and charged with DUI. According to the Davenport Police Department, Officer Gerald Michel was traveling eastbound on South Blvd around 1:35 a.m. on Sunday while on patrol when he saw a pick-up truck driving toward him going the wrong way. Investigators say Michel moved out of the truck’s direct path, but the truck