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 St. Petersburg police arrested a man on Monday after he ran a woman over with his vehicle during an argument, authorities said. According to a Pinellas County arrested affidavit, the female victim arrived home at about 8:32 p.m. in St. Petersburg after being followed by the suspect, 35-year-old JP-B. They both began to argue, which escalated into P-B pushing his way into the victim’s front yard. He then left and got back into his vehicle and began throwing items at

 A man is dead after being struck by a vehicle Tuesday night in Jacksonville. He was hit at about 8:30 p.m. in the westbound lanes in the 5800 block of Normandy Boulevard. The victim, a man in his mid 50’s, was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Jacksonville police said he was walking west of the Normandy, Lane Avenue intersection not within a designated crosswalk. The woman who was driving the Chevrolet SUV that struck him is cooperating with

Photo by: (FDOT) A crash on I-95 North in West Palm Beach is blocking traffic on Thursday morning. Florida 511 reported at crash at Exit 69, Belvedere Road, at 6:42 a.m. In the latest update at 6:44 a.m. officials said that the right lane has been blocked. No injuries have been reported at this time. Choosing Ovadia Law Group after a car accident means choosing a team that truly understands how stressful the aftermath can be. Many accident victims struggle

Photo by: (FDOT) A crash on I-95 North in West Palm Beach is blocking lanes of an off-ramp on Thursday morning. Florida 511 reported a crash on the ramp to Exit 74 (45th Street) at 5:17 a.m. In the latest update at 6:28 a.m., officials said that the off-ramp right lanes have been blocked. No injuries have been reported at this time. A truck accident can change your life in an instant, leaving you with serious injuries, overwhelming medical bills, and

Photo by: wfla The Madeira Beach Fire Department’s quick thinking put out a boat on fire over the weekend. Crews responded to a boat on fire along the Intracoastal Waterway on Sunday and found smoke rising over the water by a nearby home. According to MBFD, a 19-foot boat was fully engulfed in flames, threatening nearby docks, homes, and other boats. Firefighters immediately searched the surrounding area to ensure no victims were in the water or nearby. “To stop the

A 29-year-old Cocoa man was killed early Thursday in a hit-and-run crash that prompted the closure of Interstate 95 in Brevard County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The fatal wreck happened around 5 a.m. on I-95 north near State Road 528. All northbound lanes were closed in the area, but the interstate was reopened about two hours later. The FHP said a vehicle was traveling north on I-95 and struck a pedestrian, who died at the scene. The vehicle left the scene

One person was seriously injured early Thursday in a crash involving four semis on Interstate 75 in Marion County. The crash happened just after midnight near mile marker 341. According to a crash report, traffic in the northbound lanes was stop-and-go for construction near County Road 484. A semi traveling north failed to stop for a stopped semi and rear-ended it, troopers said, before it continued north and collided with two other stopped semis. The driver of the semi that

Photo by: (WPLG)  The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal crash Thursday involving three vehicles. According to deputies, the crash was reported at about 5:15 a.m. on Card Sound Road, about 8 miles south of U.S. 1. Deputies and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews arrived at the scene. Paramedics pronounced two men dead at the scene and transported another man to a local hospital in critical condition. MDSO Traffic Homicide detectives have assumed the investigation. No other details were immediately

A bicyclist was hit and killed by an SUV Monday night on U.S. 301 in Dade City, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.  Troopers said a 73-year-old Dade City man was driving a Jeep Cherokee northbound around 9 a.m. when, south of Ruth Avenue, he crashed into a man riding a bicycle in the travel lane. The bicycle did not have lights, according to investigators. The bicyclist died at the scene, per FHP. The identity of the cyclist has not

A Mascotte woman was arrested for battery after allegedly attacking the girlfriend of man she had been seeing. An officer responded to a disturbance involving 51-year-old SLP-G at a residence on Milray Drive at 7:35 p.m. Friday, according to an arrest report from the Wildwood Police Department. Dispatchers advised that she bit, pushed and pulled the hair of the girlfriend dating the man she was seeing. Upon arrival, the officer met P-G standing in the driveway of the residence with her

On Friday morning, a USPS worker was reportedly attacked while delivering mail at the Oaks 3 and 4 condominium on Quesada Avenue in Port Charlotte, leading to an arrest for burglary with assault. An affidavit states that AM told deputies the mail carrier had asked his wife not to smoke near her car and was rude. Charlotte County deputies reported that M was accused of putting his head and arms through the mail car window, grabbing the mail carrier’s arms,

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) said one person is dead after a crash southeast of Frostproof on Wednesday morning. Deputies said units were dispatched to Old Avon Park Road near T S Wilson Road shortly before 8 a.m. on Feb. 18. PCSO said two vehicles were involved and one of them is a motorcycle. One person is dead, per PCSO. When a motorcycle accident happens, the consequences can be devastating—physically, emotionally, and financially. Ovadia Law Group is dedicated to