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Photo by: Nbc-2 A sedan crashed into a Naples doctor’s office on Wednesday morning. According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, they received the call around 11:53 a.m. for a car that hit a building. CCSO states one person was in the car, and no injuries were reported. The gray BMW drove through fence posts and nearly through a window. Damage and debris were scattered throughout the scene. We are working to find out who was driving the car and

Photo by: Nbc-2 One person was taken to the hospital after a crash in Collier County on Wednesday night. According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a crash around 10:59 p.m. along Pine Ridge Road and Goodlette-Frank Road. One person was injured and taken to NCH Downtown. CCSO states they do not have any information on the extent of the injuries. A black sedan was crushed and falling apart at the scene. It is unknown if the

A child was hit by a car Wednesday afternoon while exiting a school bus in Haines City, according to the Haines City Fire Department. The crash happened at about 4:15 p.m. at the intersection of Chanler Drive and Highway 17/92, officials said. A caller reported that a child getting off the bus was hit by a car, according to officials. Emergency personnel didn’t find any major injuries. The child was taken to a hospital as a precaution, and the driver

Photo by: wsvn A man has died after he was found unconscious in a lake in Hallandale Beach. Hallandale Beach Police and Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue units responded to calls of a possible drowning along Diana Drive, just south of Hallandale Beach Boulevard, Wednesday afternoon. Investigators said responding officers found the 28-year-old victim face down in the water and pulled him out. Rescue crews performed CPR and other advanced lifesaving measures on the victim. Paramedics rushed the victim to HCA

A motorcyclist has died and his passenger was hospitalized following an early morning crash in southwest Miami-Dade, authorities confirmed. According to Miami-Dade police Detective Angel Rodriguez, the crash was reported at 12:43 a.m. Thursday in the area of Southwest 262nd Street and 112th Avenue. Rodriguez said the male motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene and his female passenger was transported to an area hospital in critical condition. A Local 10 News photojournalist was in the area later in the

A teen on a scooter was injured in a crash near a middle school in Miami Wednesday morning, police said. The crash happened around 7 a.m. in the area of Northwest 3rd Street and 22nd Avenue near Citrus Grove Middle School. Miami Police officials said a 16-year-old — who goes to Miami Senior High School just half a mile away — was on a scooter when he was struck by a van. Surveillance video shows the van driving down 22nd

Photo by: Fox35Orlando A person is dead after being hit and killed in Orlando on Monday morning, according to police.  The crash happened shortly before 7 a.m. at the 1700 block of West Colonial Drive. Police said the pedestrian was trying to cross the road when they were hit.  They were taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead. The crash remains under investigation.  Expert Legal Representation for Pedestrian Accidents: Pedestrian accidents can result in devastating injuries and significant financial

An argument between two roommates living in a cramped Key West apartment ended with a near-fatal stabbing early Sunday morning, according to police. The violence unfolded shortly before 3 a.m. inside an apartment on Flagler Avenue, which is actually an open-air patio converted into a bedroom consisting of three beds shared by six people, police said in their report. The man accused in the stabbing, 41-year-old Elvis Savia-Mayorga, told police that the victim, 36-year-old Juan Victor Artola-Diaz, came home argumentative

A Pinellas County man was arrested for allegedly abusing his wife of 55 years because she wouldn’t let him drive their car, as he is not supposed to drive, an affidavit said. Largo police responded to the 2000 block of 8th Avenue Southwest on Friday afternoon, after the victim called and said her husband was beating her. During the call, the suspect, Walter Lee David, 78, could be heard saying, “Shut up and stop it.” According to the affidavit, the

A man was taken to jail on multiple charges after he reportedly broke into a Florida home to get his “dog”, police said. Jenung Marenah, 32, was arrested by Port Orange police on charges of burglary of an occupied dwelling, providing a false name to law enforcement, in addition to an open warrant for reckless driving. According to the police, at 4:19 a.m., Monday, homeowners at a residence on E Hensel Hill Road reported an unknown man, later identified as

An 11-year-old was seriously injured in a crash Monday morning when a person trying to get away from a traffic stop sped off and ran a red light in St. Petersburg, according to police. The crash happened at about 9 a.m. along 31st Street South, police said. An officer had pulled over a Mercedes SUV near 1st Avenue South and 31st Street South when the driver sped off and crashed into a minivan, police said. Both people in the minivan,

Holmes Beach police April 2 arrested Bridget Hyatt, 44, of Riverview, on a second-degree misdemeanor for allegedly driving under the influence. The arrest occurred at the Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, after an officer responded to a call about a reckless driver. The officer found Hyatt sleeping in the driver’s seat with a Nutri beverage between her legs, according to an HBPD report. She also was parked illegally, as the public beach was closed. A Manatee County