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Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a Friday night crash on LPGA Boulevard in Volusia County that killed a motorcyclist. According to FHP, the crash happened around 5:41 p.m. Friday on LPGA Blvd near Derbyshire Rd. Troopers said a Yamaha motorcycle heading east on LPGA approaching Derbyshire was struck by a Ford Escape turning left to head southbound onto Derbyshire from the westbound lanes of LPGA. The front of the Yamaha motorcycle and the front of the Ford Escape collided, throwing

Florida Highway Patrol troopers are investigating an Osceola County crash involving a motorcycle and sedan that killed the motorcycle’s driver. According to FHP, the crash happened around 10:32 p.m. on Pleasant Hill Road south of Harbor Road. Troopers said the driver of a Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle heading southbound on Pleasant Hill Rd south of Harbor Rd lost control of the bike and crossed into the grass median where a signpost was hit. The motorcycle continued in a southeasterly direction into

 A 40-year-old Sarasota man died at the scene of a crash on Saturday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Officials say the man was trying to walk north across all the travel lanes of SR 72 (Clark Road). According to troopers, the man was crossing in front of approaching traffic. Authorities say a 24-year-old Sarasota man was headed west on Clark Road while approaching the intersection with Swift Road. According to FHP, the 24-year-old was driving a sedan in the right

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Tampa Police Department, and Tampa Fire Rescue all responded to the scene of a boating incident on Saturday, according to officials. The FWC says they received a report of a single vessel boating incident in Tampa Bay near the Courtney Campbell Causeway in Hillsborough County. According to authorities, one person was taken to the hospital and another person was declared dead. “All members of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission would like to

One person died and another was seriously injured early Sunday morning after a crash on Gulf Boulevard, according to officials. Authorities say Clearwater Police and Clearwater Fire & Rescue responded to the crash just after 1:30 a.m. in the 1200 block of Gulf Boulevard. Officials say the crash was between a pickup and a tractor-trailer. One person who was in the pickup truck died, and another person was taken to Bayfront Health St. Petersburg with serious injuries, according to first responders. Gulf

A 23-year-old Beverly Hills (FL) man died at the scene of a crash early on Sunday morning, according to officials. Troopers say the man was driving a Hyundai Accent north on North Forest Ridge Boulevard just before 2:30 a.m. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver lost control of the car at a curve in the road and left the highway. FHP says the Hyundai hit a pedestrian guardrail before flipping and hitting a set of utility pole guide wires. The car

A popular Naples restaurant is cleaning up after an SUV partially crashed into it, but luckily, nobody was hurt. Naples Fire Rescue crews and police responded to the scene on Friday morning after 9 at Pastrami Dan’s located at 586 Tamiami Trail North. The owner’s wife was the first to arrive on the scene. They said all they know is a woman in her 60s was at the wheel. Rescue crews provided an image of the red SUV partially inside

Photo by: Nbc-2 Around 4 p.m. on Sunday, the Cape Coral Fire Department, Cape Coral Police Department and Lee County EMS responded to a fire on NE 1st Terrace that caused neighbors on the street to see if the homeowners were ok quickly. Julian Rangeo was one of the many Cape Coral residents NBC2 spoke to. He said he saw a lot of black smoke in the air and flames coming from this house as the area was blocked off.

Photo by: ACFR More details have emerged about the four teens who died from injuries in a high-speed crash on April 20, including the identities of the second two boys.   Teleak Roberts, 16, died at the scene of the crash in Waldo. In an interview with WCJB, Roberts’ father Willy Roberts remembered his son as someone with a good sense of humor who liked to spend time with his friends: “He was a good child.”   Philemon Moore, 16, also died

 An Ormond Beach woman was killed Wednesday morning after the car she was a passenger in was involved in a crash with a speeding car, according to police. Authorities identified the victim as Mary Pezza, 26. Shortly before 8 a.m., police and fire and rescue crews responded to a major crash on SR A1A between Harvard Drive and Milsap Road in Ormond Beach. Officers learned that a Honda Accord being driven by Wyatt Dickerson, 26, of Daytona Beach, was speeding

Photo by: Florida Highway Patrol Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrested a 84-year-old man on Wednesday who was involved in a March bicyclist hit-and-run. John Arthur Sanfanandre, 84, from Bradenton was arrested for the leaving the scene of a fatal crash on March 22. A 28-year-old bicyclist was crossing the pedestrian crosswalk on State Road 70 near Caruso Road when he was thrown off his bike due to the impact of the collision. After the crash, the driver of the red sedan

A man and child were found dead in an apartment in Hialeah Thursday in an apparent murder-suicide shooting, police said. The discovery was made at the Lake House Apartments on West 11th Court and 72nd Street, according to Hialeah Police. Police said the mother of the child discovered the bodies inside the apartment. Officials haven’t released the identities of the child or the man, who they said was between 30-40 years old. The man and the child died from gunfire,