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A 16-year-old is dead, and another is injured after a car crash on International Drive near the theme parks that happened just after midnight on Monday, according to Florida Highway Patrol.  The incident occurred on International Drive near Tanglewood Bay Drive at 12:34 a.m. A 16-year-old driver was heading south on I-Drive in a Ford Fusion when it swerved right for unknown reasons, an incident report said. The car hit a curb and became airborne. That’s when the front of

A motorcyclist died Sunday morning after being struck by a car in Ocala, police said.  Around 1:37 a.m., an Audi car was traveling westbound on Southwest SR 200, attempting to turn left onto Southwest 17th St, when a motorcycle traveling eastbound on Southwest SR 200 entered the intersection.  The motorcyclist was hit when the Audi driver attempted to turn at the intersection, police said. The front of the motorcycle struck the right front corner of the Audi.  The 18-year-old motorcyclist

 A Bradenton man died after his motorcycle collided with an SUV on Saturday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say the 22-year-old motorcyclist was speeding east on State Road 684 (Cortez Road W). According to officials, the motorcyclist was approaching a median pass-through for 8400 Cortez Road West. An SUV being driven by a 25-year-old Bradenton woman was headed west on Cortez Road West, on the left turn lane, according to law enforcement. FHP says the SUV entered the eastbound Cortez

 A teen died and a man was injured after a stabbing in Wildwood on Saturday night, according to deputies. The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office says they responded to the 6000 block of CR 148 around 10:11 p.m. According to officials, deputies discovered that a 15-year-old boy and one adult had been stabbed. Investigators say the 15-year-old was hosting a sleepover when the suspect, later identified as a 16-year-old boy, arrived unannounced and “banged” on the door. The 15-year-old unlocked the door and the suspect

Photo by: Polk County Sheriff’s Office A man and woman died after crashing a Porsche on Saturday night, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities say a 911 caller reported that a 2018 black Porsche 911 had been traveling north on US Hwy 98 when it left the roadway and crashed just after 11:30 p.m. According to investigators, 66-year-old Michael Price of Miami and 54-year-old Johnnie Levin of Bartow were at a “Wine Bar” lounge when they decided to leave and take a

The Tampa Police Department is investigating a deadly crash that happened on Sunday afternoon. According to officials, the crash was at E. Hillsborough Ave./N. 11th Street. E. Hillsborough Ave. Authorities say the crash caused the road to be closed in both directions from N. Nebraska Ave. to N. 15th Street. Lanes were opened several hours after the crash, according to police. TPD did not say how many victims there were. Expert Legal Guidance After a Car Accident Navigating the aftermath of a

Seven people were hospitalized on Saturday after suffering injuries during a crash involving a Lynx bus in Orlando, according to the Orlando Police Department. Police said they responded to the crash around 3:05 p.m. in the area of West Washington Street and North Orange Blossom Trail. Officers said the crash involved a Lynx bus and a vehicle, which resulted in seven people injured. The Orlando Fire Department transported the victims of the crash to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Orlando

The Ocala Police Department is investigating a crash that left a young man dead early Sunday in Marion County. According to the Ocala officers, the crash was located at the intersection of SW College Road and SW 17th Street. OPD said an Audi was traveling westbound on SW State Road 200 attempting to turn left and travel eastbound on SW 17th Street and the same time a motorcyclist who was traveling eastbound on the same road entered the intersection of

Video posted on social media shows the moment a driver struck a pedestrian near Dadeland and kept on going. The dashcam footage, sent to 7News by Only in Dade on Saturday, shows the woman crossing an intersection and then being hit by a white car and left on the road. The crash took place in the area of Southwest 72nd Court and Pinecrest Parkway. Police said the woman was treated for injuries that were not life-threatening. Officers were later able

Photo by: Local10 A woman died after a crash with a police officer on Saturday morning in Fort Lauderdale. According to the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, the crash was at about 1 a.m., at Northwest Ninth Avenue and 11 Street. “Preliminary investigation shows the civilian driver was making a turn and turned into the path of the on-coming marked police vehicle,” Sgt. Patrick O’Brien wrote in a statement. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue personnel took the woman and the police officer

Photo by: Local10 A driver and a bicyclist collided on Saturday in Broward County. There was a burgundy car with frontal damage and a mangled bicycle behind it on North State Road 7, just north of West Oakland Park. Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue personnel and deputies responded. Fire rescue personnel took the bicyclist to the Broward Health Medical Center and a BSO deputy questioned a distraught woman. Detectives asked anyone with information about this or other cases to call

Photo by: WPLG A fire erupted Sunday night at a supermarket in Hialeah, destroying the store. The Hialeah Fire Department confirmed the fire occurred around 8 p.m. at Nacional Supermarket, located at 5400 Palm Ave. According to first responders, the supermarket was closed at the time and no one was injured. Sky 10 flew about the scene Monday morning, which showed that the roof was nearly entirely destroyed. The inside of the supermarket also appeared to be completely charred. The