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Photo: FDOT Several traffic incidents Wednesday morning are causing delays for drivers in Palm Beach County, according to Florida 511. The most significant incident is a crash on Florida’s Turnpike northbound between Mile Marker 94 and Exit 98 for Jog Road. The crash was reported at 7:24 a.m. and is blocking the left lane. Florida 511 classified the crash as having an intermediate level of severity. The latest update was issued at 7:36 a.m. Farther north, another crash on I-95

Photo: Chopper 2 A car driven by a suspected fentanyl trafficker broadsided another vehicle Tuesday in Seminole County, killing the two people inside it, according to the Casselberry Police Department. Deputies with the sheriff’s office attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the suspect’s vehicle around 11:51 a.m. on 25th Street near State Road 417 in Sanford. The suspect failed to stop and drove away, CPD said in a statement. CPD said the sheriff’s office did not pursue the vehicle

Photo: Airboat Rides at Midway A helicopter and its crew made it back to shore on airboats after going down in Lake Jesup, photos show. According to Airboat Rides at Midway, the helicopter crew was a local one that collects alligator eggs for the state and uses the helicopter to spot alligator nests. The helicopter reportedly needed to land due to a mechanical issue, doing so on a floating island in the lake because it was “the only thing close,”

Photo: Local10 A man was fatally shot early Wednesday morning while sitting inside his vehicle in Fort Lauderdale, authorities said. According to Fort Lauderdale police, officers responded to the 1300 block of Northwest 13th Court shortly before 4:30 a.m. after receiving a ShotSpotter alert in the area. While searching the area, officers found the victim in his car, with a gunshot wound, authorities said. Police said he was pronounced dead at the scene. Homicide detectives and crime scene investigators remain at

Photo: Local10 The man arrested for allegedly causing a deadly crash was in a Broward County courtroom on Tuesday. Standing in front of a judge with bandages on his nose and his arm wrapped in a cast was 38-year-old M. The injuries were sustained in a fatal crash that occurred on the Fourth of July along Dania Beach Boulevard. M now faces 22 charges related to vehicular homicide, DUI and reckless driving. Traffic homicide detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office say M

A mother and her son were taken to the hospital after they were attacked by a stranger in Fort Lauderdale, police said. According to Fort Lauderdale Police, at around 7:30 a.m., the mother and her 12-year-old son were walking in the 1000 block of Northwest Fifth Avenue when an unknown person hit them with a blunt object. Police said that the 12-year-old had an abrasion to his face, and his mother had a laceration to the back of her head.

Photo: Chopper 2 Multiple vehicles are involved in a fatal crash on SR-436 and US-17/92 in Casselberry, according to the Seminole County Fire Department. SCFD said two people are dead. Another person was transported for injuries. The crash occurred at Triplet Lake Drive. SCFD said one of the vehicles became engulfed in flames. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, all lanes are blocked. Chopper 2 is over the scene. WESH 2 has reached out to the agencies involved for more

Update: The man has since been identified by the Volusia Sheriff’s Office as 58-year-old B. A 60-year-old man was pronounced dead Friday after being brought back to shore in a reported drowning incident at The Hartford Approach in Daytona Beach, according to Volusia County Beach Safety. Beach Safety responded around 1 p.m., locating the man being held afloat by a kayak operator who had paddled over to help, a statement reads. The man, described as being from Daytona Beach, was

A driver accused in a fatal hit-and-run in West Palm Beach on Monday is on the loose, police said. According to West Palm Beach Police, officers arrived at the 4900 block of South Olive Avenue after receiving reports of a crash. At the scene, officers found a man who was dead in the roadway and found an electric scooter nearby. The man was identified as 28-year-old B. Investigators said B was going home after working at a local restaurant. They

A 1-year-old boy was struck and killed by an SUV being driven by his mother in West Park, authorities confirmed Tuesday. The incident happened just after 2 p.m. Monday at a home in the 100 block of Allen Road. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, 33-year-old H was driving a 2024 Chevrolet Suburban out of the driveway of the home when her son, W. ran out of the home. The 1-year-old was struck by the SUV and rushed to Memorial

An 84-year-old man appeared in court on Monday after he was accused of setting a car on fire with a woman inside in Broward County. D and the woman had recently ended a 42-year-old relationship when they got into an argument on Friday in Oakland Park, according to Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies. D was under the influence of alcohol when he poured a flammable liquid and set the fire in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven at 3100 NW 9th

Photo: (WPLG) A suspect was taken into custody Tuesday morning after a vehicle burglary ended with the car rolling into a canal in Sunrise, authorities said. According to Sunrise police, the vehicle burglary occurred in the 2900 block of Northwest 60th Avenue. Police said a perimeter was established by officers and the suspect abandoned the vehicle, which rolled into a nearby canal. The suspect, nor any others, ever entered the water, authorities said. Police confirmed that the suspect was taken into