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Photo by: NBC2 One person was killed in a crash between a motorcycle and an SUV in Fort Myers Thursday afternoon. According to the Fort Myers Police Department, the crash happened at the intersection of Winkler Avenue and Fowler Street. FMPD said there will be road closures and traffic diversions in the area for approximately the next two hours. Motorcycle accidents can result in devastating injuries and life-altering consequences for victims and their families. At Ovadia Law Group, we understand

Photo by: nbc-2 One person was seriously injured after a two-vehicle crash in North Naples Thursday. Two vehicles collided at the Immokalee Road and Logan Boulevard intersection at 10:48 p.m., causing one to strike a pole, according to Collier County deputies. Upon arrival, deputies say they located one victim with serious injuries. The driver was reportedly taken to Gulf Coast Hospital by MedFlight as a trauma alert. Deputies have not shared the identities or conditions of either driver. CCSO detectives

Photo by: Greater Naples Fire Multiple crews are on the scene of an active fire on Mercantile Avenue in Naples. Crews responded to 3681 Mercantile Ave. at 4:45 a.m. for reports of a single-story structure fire. NBC2 is on scene and spoke with workers who were inside the Progress Rail – Caterpillar building at the time of the fire. Workers say no one was hurt and they don’t know how it started. Crews with Greater Naples Fire, North Collier Fire,

Photo by: nbc-2 Eastbound lanes are blocked at the Lee Boulevard and Homestead Road intersection in Lehigh Acres following a crash involving a pedestrian. Florida troopers are on their way to the scene. Count on NBC2 to update you with new information. This is a breaking news story. Count on NBC2 to bring you the latest information as it becomes available. Pedestrian accidents can result in severe injuries and emotional trauma for victims, often leaving them with mounting medical bills

Photo by: Martin County Fire Rescue  An explosion at a Florida Power & Light (FPL) facility in Indiantown on Thursday. Martin County Fire Rescue (MCFR) said firefighters responded to a structure fire at the FPL facility at 21900 SW Warfield Boulevard. When crews arrived they found smoke coming from a turbine on the grounds. Fire rescue said the smoke stopped and two FPL workers went to fix the turbine. However, at some point, an explosion occurred and the two workers

Photo by: cbs12  A cargo train sits idle after a collision in downtown West Palm Beach early Friday morning, causing traffic delays. The train reportedly collided with a vehicle on the tracks near the Quadrille Boulevard and Clematis Street crossings. The vehicle erupted into flames during the wreck, sending smoke billowing over the scene. No one was inside the vehicle at the time of the crash, according to the fire department. The freight train was directed to the Brightline station

 The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for a driver accused of hitting and killing a bicyclist in Sarasota and taking off.  Troopers say the bicyclist was struck shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Friday at 4454 Beneva Road.  Northbound and southbound lanes of Beneva Road from Wilkinson Road to Naomi Ridge Lane were shut down while troopers investigated.  FHP says the suspected vehicle is a 2006 to 2010 silver Ford Fusion with no passenger side mirror and front-end damage.  Hit-and-run accidents can leave

A firefighter with the Osceola County Fire Rescue & EMS was arrested over the weekend in Brevard County, facing allegations of sexual assault of a teenager.  Pedro Luis Antuna, 26, was apprehended in Titusville wearing a T-shirt that read “I’m Him.” An Osceola County Fire Rescue & EMS spokesperson confirmed that Antuna had been employed by the agency since 2021.  “On Sunday, May 12, Osceola County Fire Rescue & EMS was informed by law enforcement partners that an arrest was made

Photo by: Local10 Miramar police are investigating after they said a Porsche was found Friday morning partially submerged in a canal. According to police, the luxury vehicle was found in the water near Southwest 132nd Avenue, just south of Old Miramar Parkway. Police said Miramar Fire Rescue crews went into the water, but no one was found inside the vehicle. Police said the canal and nearby area were also checked, but no victims were found. Officers are now trying to

A St. Petersburg man is under arrest, accused of killing a dog he had just adopted. Domingo Rodriguez, 66, adopted four-year-old bulldog mix, Dexter, from Pinellas County Animal Services on May 10, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.  Four days later, deputies found the dog decapitated in a plastic bag floating in the mangroves of East Beach in Fort De Soto. Pinellas County Animal Services identified Dexter through his microchip and identified Rodriguiez as his owner.  Deputies said Rodriguez admitted he

A Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy responding to a call about a woman screaming for help in Oakland Park stopped a man who was in the middle of sexually assaulting her, according to documents made public on Thursday. According to a BSO arrest report, the crime happened Sunday night in the 1200 block of Oakland Park Boulevard, just east of Interstate 95. The victim, the report states, told detectives that Ever Esteban Lopez, 41, attacked her as she was walking home

Photo by: Local10 Authorities are investigating after an SUV went into a canal in Miami Lakes Thursday morning. It happened along Northwest 67th Avenue, just south of Loch Ness Drive. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews were called out to the scene just after 10:35 a.m., according to dispatch data. Witnesses said the driver, Karla Flowers, used a rain-soaked embankment for a U-turn and her Toyota 4Runner slid into the water. Steven Monroy said he was walking his dog and his son