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Photo by: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Former UFC fighter Geane Herrera was killed in a motorcycle crash in Pinellas County over the weekend, according to TMZ. Herrera, who also competed in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, died a few days before his 34th birthday.  Troopers say a motorcyclist, identified by TMZ as Herrera, was traveling eastbound on the Gandy Bridge at a high rate of speed around 10:45 p.m. on Saturday.  According to the Florida Highway Patrol, he crashed into the back of

 A man has been seriously injured after falling off the Scotts Ferry Bridge in Calhoun County. The accident occurred Tuesday morning around 9:00 am. According to the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office, the man was part of a construction crew that was making repairs to the bridge, following a traffic crash from a few weeks ago. Authorities say when they were moving a barrier, it came into contact with the victim who then lost his footing and fell off the bridge

Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Austin Maddox was arrested in Florida as part of an underage sex sting, authorities announced Monday. Maddox was one of 27 people arrested as part of a multi-agency operation late last month, Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said. They are accused of soliciting sex over the internet from people who they believed were children, officials said. James Hill, a defense attorney for Maddox, said he intends to fight the allegations against him and will enter a

Photo by: Ormond Beach Fire Department All lanes of the Granada Bridge have reopened after a crash and chemical spill from a truck closed the entire bridge. The spill happened late Tuesday morning. The Ormond Beach Police Department said the chemicals are used in pools and a Hazmat crew was on scene for cleanup Expert Legal Representation for Truck Accident Victims Truck accidents can lead to severe injuries and significant financial burdens, often more complex than typical car accidents due

 A 21-year-old man is dead following a single-car crash in Sumter County overnight, troopers said. The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash happened shortly before 1 a.m. on Sunday at the intersection of County Road 616 and County Road 48. The Bushnell man was driving a Ford Taurus northbound on CR-616, when, for an unknown reason, he failed to stop, continued through the intersection and crashed into a tree, FHP said.  He was pronounced dead at the scene.  Expert Legal

A Hollywood man was arrested Monday after authorities say he has had a “sexual relationship” with a minor since she was 12 years old. Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez, 23, faces four counts of lewd and lascivious battery on a minor. According to his arrest report, the victim told police that she was involved in an “ongoing sexual relationship” with Gonzalez-Gonzalez, which was “consensual.” Police said the victim claimed that she and Gonzalez-Gonzalez had engaged in sexual intercourse at least five times, including

Police said they have arrested two teenagers in connection with a shooting that left a man dead last Thursday. The Sarasota Police Department said they are charging the teenagers, a 14-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy, with murder. According to police, the shooting occurred around 10 p.m. near 31st Street and Osprey Avenue. The victim, a 28-year-old man, passed away from his injuries around 12:30 a.m. the next day. Anyone with information should call Sarasota PD’s non-emergency line at 941-316-1199. You

A woman was hospitalized after authorities say she was struck by a train in Miami on Tuesday morning. Miami Fire Rescue said first responders rushed to the scene as a pedestrian, who they identified as a woman in her 60s, was struck by a train near the intersection of Flagler Street and Southwest 71st Avenue in the city’s Flagami neighborhood. Authorities said the woman, who they believed to be homeless, survived the collision. According to MFR, the woman had attempted

A road rage incident early Tuesday morning led to a police chase across Jacksonville that ended with an officer shooting the driver, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. The driver, 45-year-old Charles Guernsey, was taken to a hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening. According to JSO, just before 1 a.m., another driver flagged down officers in the area of I-95 and MLK Parkway and reported that he’d been involved in a road rage incident with the driver of a pick-up

Two people were hospitalized after being discovered suffering from gunshot wounds in Lauderdale Lakes. The Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) responded to reports of a shooting near the 4000 block of Northwest 30th Terrace in Lauderdale Lakes shortly after 8:30 p.m. Upon arrival, BSO found two victims with gunshot wounds at the scene. Both individuals were transported to the hospital, as confirmed by BSO. No further information has been provided regarding their condition or the circumstances surrounding the shooting. Negligent shootings

 Two men were found shot, one fatally, inside a vehicle late Monday in Daytona Beach, police said. The shooting was reported around 10:20 p.m. Daytona Beach police said officers were called to Keech Street at Oak Street and found two men shot inside a vehicle. One man was pronounced dead at the scene, and the other was taken to Halifax Medical Center and underwent emergency surgery, police said. No other details about the victims have been released. According to police, a crime

Photo by: wsvn A dangerous drive ended up with a gas station smash. A driver crashed into a metal cage surrounding a propane tank in front of a convenience store in Coconut Creek on Monday. The crash occurred at the Marathon gas station near the intersection of the Sawgrass Expressway and Lyons Road. The glass front window was shattered but there was no structural damage. No one was hurt. At Ovadia Law Group, we understand the impact a car accident