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A 22-year-old St. Augustine man died Wednesday when he failed to stop at an intersection on County Road 248 in Suwannee County and traveled underneath a tractor-trailer. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) release, the St. Augustine man was driving a 2022 Toyota Camry east on CR 248 at 11 a.m. when he failed to stop before entering the intersection onto Country Road 49 northeast of Branford. The Camry traveled underneath a tractor-trailer being driven by a 39-year-old Branford

Officials are investigating after a deputy was shot in Manatee County. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office launched the investigation after the deputy was shot in the arm in the 6300 block of Cortez Road, West in Bradenton. Officials added that the suspect is in custody. There are no details on what led up to the shooting at this time. Dealing with the aftermath of a negligent shooting can be overwhelming, but you don’t have to face it alone. Team Ovadia

Photo by: Special to NBC2 (WBBH-TV) Less than 24 hours after being hit by a car, a 12-year-old Cape Coral boy spoke exclusively to ABC7 about the accident. James Cole, a Gulf Middle School student, was riding his bike home when an out-of-control driver hit him and continued going. James’ family said the driver was having a medical emergency, and it’s a miracle their boy is alive. “We were sitting and waiting for him to get home and got the call no

A motorcyclist died Thursday night after he crashed into a pickup truck on Baymeadows Road, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. The 25-year-old motorcyclist was driving east on Baymeadows Road around 7:15 p.m. when a Toyota Tundra pickup truck towing a large utility trailer went to make a left turn after it pulled out from the Park Avelino Apartments, according to JSO. The pickup truck and trailer blocked all eastbound lanes, causing the motorcyclist to hit the driver’s side, JSO said.

Photo by: Clearwater Police Department A Clearwater woman was charged with animal cruelty this week after leaving her dog in a hot car for 40 minutes while she was at the beach, police said. According to the Clearwater Police Department, which released body camera video of officers rescuing the dog (watch the full video below), the windows of the black SUV had been left open about 2 inches. The outside air temperature at the time was 90 degrees and the

A 58-year-old Lehigh Acres man driving a dump truck died after a collision with an SUV along State Road 80 in Hendry County. The crash happened Thursday morning around 7:05 a.m. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the man was headed west on State Road on the outside westbound lane. An SUV, driven by an 18-year-old LaBelle man, was going north on Birchwood Parkway at the intersection with State Road 80. Reports say the SUV failed to yield for approaching

Martin County sheriff’s deputies are asking for the public’s help in identifying a vehicle they said was involved in a hit-and-run crash of a teenager. The 15-year-old boy was riding his bicycle near the Cumberland Farms on N.E. Savannah Road in Jensen Beach Wednesday night. According to the sheriff’s office, the vehicle of interest was captured on surveillance footage, which appears to be a silver SUV, possibly a Hyundai Santa Fe or similar. The driver is described as a white

 A Pensacola father has been arrested after his 1-year-old boy drowned in a bathtub Thursday. Marc Basulto, 21, is charged with aggravated manslaughter involving the death of a child. Deputies were called to a home on Shoal Creek Drive for a cardiac arrest involving a 1-year-old child. According to the sheriff’s office, investigation revealed that Basulto was alone in his home with his two children. He put his 1-year-old in a bathtub with the water running. “Basulto then took medication

Rapper Sean Kingston was arrested in California on fraud charges Thursday, several hours after a SWAT team raided his rented South Florida mansion and carted away a van load of items. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office said Kingston was arrested without incident on a Florida warrant in the area of Fort Irwin, an Army base in the desert about 150 miles (240 kilometers) northeast of Los Angeles. Earlier in the day, Broward detectives arrested his 61-year-old mother, Janice Turner, during the raid

Photo by: Local10 One person was killed and another was taken to a local hospital in critical condition after a two-vehicle crash in North Miami Thursday afternoon, according to police. Fire rescue dispatch records show the crash happened at around 3:30 p.m. at the corner of Northwest 122nd Street and Seventh Avenue. Video from Sky 10 shows two silver vehicles rolled over onto the sidewalk and into the parking lot of 12190 NW Seventh Ave. Officials from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue

 An investigation is underway after dozens of ducks were found shot to death in a Florida neighborhood within a matter of days, causing worry among residents. The dead ducks have been popping up in the Keystone Point neighborhood in North Miami, and according to NBC affiliate WTVJ, residents are “extremely concerned.” Kaplan Marchena and other residents have joined forces to find the culprit by documenting the incidents, taking pictures of the ducks and reporting them to authorities. “I mean, it’s pretty

A woman was arrested after she led Florida Highway Patrol troopers on a pursuit that ended in front of the Broward Sheriff’s Office Public Safety Building. According to FHP, the woman, who was behind the wheel of a 2013 black Cadillac Sedan, was driving recklessly eastbound on State Road 84 as it entered the Turnpike, Thursday afternoon. At around 2:30 p.m, investigators said, she then did a U-turn to travel westbound on State Road 84 and crashed into a gray