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An 18-year-old woman was killed, and two others are suffering injuries after a crash in Marion County on Saturday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash occurred on County Road 484 and SW 95th Circle around 4:42 p.m. A sedan was traveling southbound on SW 95th Circle in the right turn lane. At the same time, a truck driver was traveling westbound on County Road 484, according to the FHP. Troopers said once the sedan driver entered

A man was hospitalized on Saturday after a woman used a hammer to hit him during a dispute in Miami-Dade County’s Pinewood neighborhood, police said. Police officers responded at about 2:10 p.m., at 11440 NW 7 Ave. According to Detective Angel Rodriguez, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade Police Department, they found a man who had suffered serious injuries. According to Rodriguez, the woman fled and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel took the man to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center where

Crews worked to extinguish a fire at a Plant City mobile home on Saturday afternoon, according to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue. According to officials, 911 callers reported that their home was on fire in the 2000 block of Lloyd Humphrey Ln just before 4:00 p.m. Firefighters say they arrived at the single-wide mobile home eight minutes after being dispatched. Flames spread to a neighboring fence, according to crews. The fire was under control after about 30 minutes of crews being at the

According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to help after a boat sunk near Egmont Key on Saturday. Deputies say a boat with three passengers hit a buoy, which caused the boat to crash. Pinellas County deputies rescued the passengers and took them to a nearby dock, according to HCSO. Authorities say two people were taken to a local hospital for their injuries. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies were called to help just after 1 p.m. Florida Fish and Wildlife

A 21-year-old motorcyclist died at the scene of a crash on Saturday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Officials say a Honda motorcycle was headed west on Spring Hill Drive as a Hyundai Santa Fe was headed south on Pinehurst Drive just after 6:30 p.m. According to authorities, the motorcycle didn’t stop for a red light, entered the intersection and hit the Hyundai. Both the motorcycle and SUV rotated and stopped in the eastbound and westbound lanes, according to

A 56-year-old Inverness man died at the scene of a crash on Saturday afternoon, according to officials. The Florida Highway Patrol says a Dodge Ram being driven by a 20-year-old Weeki Wachee man was headed east on CR-480 around 1:45 p.m. According to FHP, the 56-year-old man was headed west on CR-480 in a Toyota Tundra. Authorities say west of South Meredith Avenue, the Dodge crossed the center line of the road for unknown reasons and hit the Toyota nearly head-on.

A 31-year-old Wauchula woman died after a crash early on Sunday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say a 29-year-old Arcadia woman was driving her SUV the wrong way in the northbound lane of US-17, south of East Broward Street, just after 3:00 a.m. According to officials, the Wauchula woman was driving her SUV north in the inside northbound lane of US-17, approaching East Broward Street. Troopers say the front of the SUVs collided. According to authorities, the

 A St. Petersburg man died at the scene of a crash early on Sunday morning, according to police. Officials say 37-year-old Damian Astacio was riding a motorcycle northeast on Overlook Drive Northeast around 12:40 a.m. According to authorities, 21-year-old Luke Martin of St. Petersburg was traveling southwest on Overlook Drive Northeast in a Ford F-150. The police department says Martin turned left to travel onto Bayshore Boulevard Northeast and into the path of Astacio. Astacio died at the scene of the crash,

A woman was found dead from a gunshot wound late Thursday night in the Robbinson’s Addition area of Jacksonville’s Westside, police said. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, an officer was flagged down by someone who wanted to report a shooting on Bradford Street, which is a block south of Commonwealth Avenue, east of McDuff Avenue. Officers found the woman dead from at least one gunshot wound outside a home and detained two people who were in the home, JSO

A teenager has died after being shot Thursday in Jacksonville. Police were called at 8:13 p.m. to the 300 block of West College Avenue for a report of shots fired. Officers found a yet-unidentified 18-year-old man with gunshot wounds, according to a Jacksonville Police report. The teen was taken to Jacksonville Memorial Hospital, where he later died, according to the report. Investigators believe the teen knew the shooter, but an arrest had not been made as of Friday morning. The victim’s

Fire crews are on the scene of a reported structure fire in Freeport. According to Walton County Fire Rescue, the blaze is on Highway 20 near Alaqua Drive. Deputies with Walton County Sheriff’s Office say the road has been shut down in both directions as firefighters work the scene. Please use caution. We’ll continue to update as we learn more. Fire accidents can result in devastating losses, from property damage to severe injuries. At Ovadia Law Group, we specialize in

Police are investigating a domestic-related shooting in Coral Gables that left a man and woman dead and the woman’s son hospitalized Thursday. Coral Gables Police responded to the scene at an apartment building at 320 block of Granello Avenue around 9:40 a.m. for reports of a shooting. Miami-Dade Police officials said a 20-year-old man had called 911 to report he was shot and that two others had been shot in an apartment. When officers arrived, they found a man and