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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — One person is dead after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in West Palm Beach early Tuesday morning. A Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report notes a vehicle, an Acura car, was traveling westbound on State Road 80 (Southern Boulevard) and approaching Kirk Road at 5:38 a.m. A woman was crossing the westbound lanes of Southern Boulevard at the intersection of Kirk Road. According to the report, the pedestrian crossed into the path of

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A driver crashed on Tuesday into the Dixie Market, a convenience store in Broward County. Police officers responded to the store at 3944 Davie Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale where the hood of a sports utility vehicle was covered in broken glass. According to the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, no one was injured and there wasn’t any structural damage. The crash damaged a window and a door frame. Navigating the aftermath of a car accident can be overwhelming,

A man with gunshot wounds drove himself to Jackson Memorial Hospital in a car riddled with bullets early Monday morning, police say. Although the man got to the hospital around 2:30 a.m. in a black Kia Stringer with several bullet holes, the shooting may have occurred moments earlier by Northwest 12th Avenue & 71st Street, near Miami Northwestern Senior High, Officer Kiara Delva, a police spokeswoman, told the Miami Herald. A ShotSpotter alerted cops about shots fired near the school,

Man was found dead on Peachtree Drive TPD NEWS RELEASE: The Tallahassee Police Department is currently conducting a homicide investigation following a shooting that occurred outside of a residencein the 2600 block of Peachtree Drive just after 5:30 p.m. When officers arrived on scene, they discovered an adult male victim deceased. This remains an open and active investigation and updates will be provided as more information becomes available. Detectives ask anyone who may have witnessed the incident, but did not

The Winter Haven Police Department is searching for a man who they say kidnapped a woman and sexually battered her at gunpoint. A felony warrant was issued for Walter Ray Bouiye, 46, on charges of sexual battery with a firearm, armed kidnapping, possession of firearm by convicted felon, and tampering with a witness. Bouiye took the victim to his home on 5th Street NE on March 20 and held her against her will, according to police. They alleged he took

A man was killed after he crashed his motorcycle into the wall of a Titusville shopping center while test-driving it on Monday afternoon, according to police.  The crash happened at around 4:15 p.m. at 2405 South Hopkins Ave., the address of Miracle City Harley-Davidson. The man was test-driving a 2014 Harley-Davidson motorcycle within the confines of the Titus Landing parking area, lost control and crashed into the back wall of an unoccupied shopping center, police said.  He was transported to a local

The victims of scooter accidents are often young. In the last month alone, two scooter accidents left South Florida students dead while commuting. On Monday, 16-year-old Anthony Malec was hit and killed by a Tesla while riding his electric scooter to school. On March 5, Daniel Bishop, a senior at the University of Miami, was struck and killed while riding his scooter to class. Bishop had attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas and survived the mass shooting in 2018. In car-reliant areas like South Florida, scooters

A Coral Springs Police officer was injured while trying to arrest a man fleeing from police on a bicycle, according to court records. David Jaheim Williams, 18, of Coral Springs, was recklessly riding his bicycle north in the southbound lanes of North University Drive near West Sample Road on March 14, purposely impeding traffic, when a patrolling officer spotted him around midnight, according to an arrest affidavit. The officer said he tried to pull Williams over in his marked police

The Boca Raton Police Department is investigating a deadly hit-and-run. The police department said the incident occurred at 3:03 a.m. Thursday. A person spotted the body in the roadway at 121 NW 40th Street. The victim was identified as 36-year-old Shawn Ryan Matthews of Delray Beach. The police department said that no suspect, vehicle information or vehicle debris was found at the scene. Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call Officer Crawford at 561-620-6227. Being a victim

Chaos unfolded in Miami Gardens as several individuals were arrested following a car chase that resulted in damage to a residential property. Video footage captured the aftermath of the incident, showing people on the ground in handcuffs as Miami Gardens Police and Florida Highway Patrol vehicles with flashing lights that illuminated the scene. The crashed car occurred at the intersection of Northwest 167th Street and Northwest 25th Court around 11 p.m. Monday. The speeding driver lost control of the vehicle,

Photo by: wjhg A woman has died from her injuries after a traffic crash on Monday. Around 3:25 p.m., a Ford F-150 pickup was reportedly traveling north on Churchwell Drive while a female on a bicycle was traveling west on the south sidewalk of Hutchison Boulevard. Officials say at some point, the bicyclist, Rebecca Lynne Pohler, approached the intersection and entered the crosswalk, and the truck began its right-hand turn and hit the pedestrian. Pohler was transferred to the hospital

A man was killed in a crash on Gandy Boulevard Monday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. The crash occurred at 9:49 a.m. and involved a Ford F150 and a Ford Mustang. The driver of the pickup, a 43-year-old St. Petersburg man, was going east when he tried to turn left onto a driveway at 12025 Gandy Blvd. He turned in front of the westbound Mustang, which was driven by an 18-year-old Brandon man, troopers said. A passenger in the