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Photo by: Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Palm Beach County Fire Rescue responded to a crash involving a car and a semi-truck on Florida’s Turnpike south of Atlantic Ave on Saturday. The collision led to the car bursting into flames. One driver was found outside the burning vehicle, with Good Samaritans providing first aid. Fire Rescue promptly treated and transported the driver to a trauma center. Fire Rescue then turned their attention to extinguishing the flames. After a car accident,

One man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Marianna late Saturday night. The Florida Highway Patrol says a 40-year-old man was traveling south on State Road 71 just south of Jasmine Drive at 9:33 p.m. when he collided with a deer in the roadway and entered the northbound lane of State Road 71, just as an SUV was travelling north. The SUV was unable to avoid impact and collided with the motorcycle, rider and deer, with pieces of the

Photo by: NBC Miami A driver accused in a street takeover and fatal crash in Pompano Beach on Sunday was arrested by Broward Sheriff’s deputies. The driver, identified as 22-year-old Kenroy Jackson Jr., was reportedly participating in a street takeover on Sunday, when he struck a responding BSO K9 vehicle and fled the scene, BSO said in a statement. Jackson Jr. was reportedly driving a 2017 Mercedes C300 Coupe northbound on Andrews Avenue and lost control while trying to get

A 16-year-old girl from Bryceville was killed Sunday morning in a crash on County Road 121 at Batten Road. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the SUV she was driving collided with a pickup truck that veered into her lane. The driver of the pickup was a 16-year-old boy from Bryceville. He was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. The girl was pronounced dead on the scene. The names of the people involved have not been released. Don’t navigate

 A 74-year-old man driving a scooter was killed in a crash with an SUV in Orange County on Sunday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the deadly crash happened around 7:58 p.m. at the intersection of Town Loop Boulevard and Town Center Boulevard. According to a crash report, the man was driving a Jiajue scooter north on Town Loop Boulevard, approaching Town Center Boulevard in the outside lane. At the same time, a Honda CR-V was traveling

Photo by: NbcMiami A driver was hospitalized after a car crashed into a business at a North Lauderdale shopping plaza Friday morning. The incident happened around 11:30 a.m. at the plaza at 943 Southwest 71st Avenue. Aerial footage from Chopper 6 showed the vehicle, a white Volkswagen sedan, crashed into the front of the business. Broward Sheriff’s Office officials said the driver was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries. The driver told deputies his gas pedal somehow became

A man who was armed with a shotgun and rifle was shot and killed by a deputy in Palm Beach Thursday, officials said. The incident happened around 9:30 a.m. in the 7000 block of S. Military Trail after deputies responded to calls about the man carrying one of the firearms and pushing a shopping cart that had the other gun, a gas can and a soccer ball inside, Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office officials said. Several people reported that the man

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Miami-Dade police are investigating after a 71-year-old man was pistol-whipped during an armed robbery. According to Detective Argemis “AC” Colome, officers responded to the 1400 block of Northwest 96th Street just before 9:15 p.m. Wednesday in reference to a robbery. He said the victim had just arrived home when he was approached by two Black males who demanded his property and struck him in the head with a gun. Colome said the robbers took the victim’s cellphone

ST PETERSBURG, Fla — St. Petersburg Police said an 11-year-old child was accidentally shot and killed by his brother in a home Friday afternoon. According to St. Petersburg Police, officers were called to a home at the 1400 block of 43rd Street South after a report of a gunshot wound to a boy. St. Petersburg Police said the child died at the scene. Police said Amir was home with his 14-year-old brother and 13-year-old sister because there was no school

MIRAMAR, Fla. – A 14-year-old was arrested Thursday after stabbing a man in the leg in Miramar, authorities said. The incident, which police described as a “domestic disturbance,” was reported in the 19100 block of Southwest 29th Court. Police said the victim was transported to a hospital. His condition has not been released. Police confirmed that the teenager was arrested, however his exact charges weren’t clear, as of Thursday afternoon. No other details were immediately released. Comprehensive Legal Support for Personal

DEBARY, Fla. – A Debary home burglary scheme engineered by a former Tavares police officer and the victim’s grandson landed both of them in handcuffs, deputies said.  Theodore Pearl, former Tavares police officer, was charged with burglary of an unoccupied dwelling, grand theft of $20,000 or more, fraud to swindle and obtain property under $20,000, two counts of dealing in stolen property, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, an arrest affidavit shows.  On April 24, a couple said their Debary

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Cape Coral Police arrested Oasis High softball coach Erick Rodriguez for alleged lewd behavior with a minor student. According to investigators, a student at Oasis High School reported to staff that Rodriguez had been sending sexually explicit text messages and nude photos showing his face to another student Police began investigating and say they found Rodriguez inappropriately communicated with a student, during which time he sent and requested nude photos from that student. Police say the