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PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Two deadly shootings involving teenagers over the weekend left three people dead and one injured in the Tampa Bay area. But the numbers point to a bigger issue that shows gun violence among teenagers is up. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Department responded to a murder-suicide on Saturday that left a 14-year-old and a 17-year-old dead in St. Petersburg. Meanwhile, two other teenagers are facing a slew of charges, including first-degree murder, after another shooting in St. Pete. This all comes

Florida Highway Patrol troopers are investigating a deadly crash in Orange County. The crash happened around 11:07 p.m. Sunday on SR-535 near LBV Factory Stores Drive. Troopers said a 20-year-old Kissimmee woman hit a killed a 44-year-old Lakeland man in the area. The woman was driving southbound on SR-535 when she veered into an unpaved shoulder and hit the man who was walking on the side of the roadway, according to a report. Investigators said the pedestrian was pronounced dead

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle in Santa Ana, police said Sunday. Authorities received multiple calls regarding a pedestrian down in traffic lanes in the area of 2100 N. Bristol St. shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday, according to the Santa Ana Police Department. Officers, along with the Orange County Fire Authority, responded to the scene and located an adult male in the roadway next to a vehicle. Despite lifesaving efforts, the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the

Florida Highway Patrol is investigating after a two-vehicle crash left one person dead on U.S.-1 in Brevard County on Saturday. According to FHP, the crash happened around 3:15 p.m. Saturday when a Subaru Outback exiting a parking lot from the east side of U.S.-1 entered the direct path of a Nissan Altima traveling northbound near Otter Creek Lane. The front of the Nissan hit the left side of the Subaru. The 77-year-old woman driving the Subaru was transported to Viera

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WALA) – Florida Highway Patrol officials say two people were critically hurt in a traffic accident early Sunday morning. They did not release identities, but say the two people were a man and woman from Florida. Highway Patrol officials say the accident happened at 2:09 Sunday morning at SR-292 / SR-752. From FHP: A Chevy Tahoe was traveling east on State Road 295. The driver failed to negotiate a curve to the left approximately at the intersection

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. — A 7-year-old boy is dead after a crash at Hog Waller Campground & ATV Resort in Palatka on Sunday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.  The crash happened around 2:06 p.m.  An FHP crash report states that the 7-year-old was sitting behind a 32-year-old man operating an ATV when the driver made a sharp turn, flipping the vehicle. The ATV overturned onto the child as he struck a tree stump, according to FHP. The child was taken to

Action News Jax is working to learn more about a crash that left at least one person hurt early Sunday morning on Interstate 295. The Florida Highway Patrol said it happened around 2:30 a.m. on I-295 northbound near the exit for I-10. We’re reaching out to FHP to find out what led to the crash and to find out the condition of the people involved. Comprehensive Legal Support for Car Accident Victims: Car accidents can leave victims facing physical injuries,

A black pickup truck that hit the back of a LYNX bus early Sunday morning. The crash happened around 6 a.m. on west Oak Ridge road near Chancellor Drive. Investigators told Channel 9 that people were taken to a local hospital.The crash happened around 6 a.m. on west Oak Ridge road near Chancellor Drive. Investigators told Channel 9 that people were taken to a local hospital. Comprehensive Legal Support for Car Accident Victims: Car accidents can leave victims facing physical

A39-year-old man riding a motorcycle died in a crash early Sunday on South Orange Blossom Trail, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Just after 3 a.m., the 39-year-old was riding a 2006 Honda GL 1800 southbound on OBT just south of Cypress Crossing Drive when a 38-year-old woman turned right onto OBT and hit the motorcyclist, FHP said. The woman who was driving a 2014 Kia Soul was taken to Advent Health Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, FHP said. The motorcyclist

Photo by: News4jax The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting where a man and woman were injured at a Regency convenience store. JSO said the two were parked at a convenience store on Burt Road when another driver wearing a mask pulled up and blocked the car. The driver of the other car shot at the blocked vehicle multiple times for unknown reasons, JSO said. The victim got in the car and tried to drive away toward the Tredinick

Police are investigating a crash in Homestead early Thursday that killed a man and woman who were riding a motorcycle. The crash happened in the 26200 block of Southwest 112th Avenue. Miami-Dade Police said the man was operating the motorcycle with the woman as his passenger when there was a collision with an SUV. Fire rescue crews responded and pronounced the man dead at the scene. The woman was taken to Jackson South Medical Center, where she later died. No

A man was arrested after he allegedly struck a person with his car, left the crash and ran from police in Tampa. Tampa Police said Vincent Oliver, 34, was driving near Busch Boulevard and 50th Street when he struck a woman in her 20s walking across the street in a crosswalk. The woman died from the injuries. Oliver left the area and drove to a nearby convenience store in his car. He then got out of his car and ran