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A Seminole County deputy was taken to a hospital early Wednesday after a driver crashed into a sheriff’s cruiser in an I-4 construction zone in Sanford, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The crash, which happened around 4:05 a.m. on I-4 east near Lake Mary Boulevard, caused major backups on the interstate during the morning commute. The FHP said a 63-year-old Michigan man was driving a 2009 Pontiac G8 east on I-4 when he suffered a possible medical episode. The Pontiac struck the

Former big-league shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt, who appeared in parts of nine MLB seasons, is facing up to 10 years in prison if he’s convicted following an arrest last week in Miami-Dade County on several charges. Those include staged accident, insurance fraud, organized scheme to defraud, and grand theft, Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis announced.  Betancourt, 42, is alleged to have been part of a four-person scheme that staged a car crash and faked injuries to defraud Kemper Insurance. The state’s investigation found

Photo by: Nbc-2 A blue Mustang plowed through tables, chairs and a metal fence at a Cape Coral Dunkin’ outdoor dining area on Tuesday. According to the Cape Coral Police Department, it does not look like the vehicle made contact with the building. The metal fence can be seen bent and wrapped around one of the front tires. A table is toppled over on its side against the car’s front bumper. Crews at the scene watched as the car was

Photo by: Nbc-2 A rollover crash between a Greater Naples Fire pickup truck and another vehicle Tuesday afternoon shut down multiple lanes at the Santa Barbara Boulevard and Davis Boulevard intersection. According to the Greater Naples Fire Department, there were no severe injuries in the crash. The crash shut down multiple northbound lanes of Santa Barbara Boulevard, but they have since reopened as of 4:20 p.m. There are no further details at this time. Expert Legal Guidance: If you’ve been

The Port St. Lucie Police Department responded to a hit-and-run crash at 9:43 p.m. on S US Highway 1 and SE Jennings Road. The pedestrian was transported to Lawnwood Hospital with serious head injuries. At this time, the circumstances surrounding the hit-and-run crash, including the hit-and-run vehicle description, are unknown. Please avoid the intersection as there is a heavy police presence. Anyone with information on the crash should call THI Officer Keith Appelbaum at (772) 871-5000 or Treasure Coast Crime

Photo by: wsvn New details have been released in the shooting at a Dunkin Donuts on Monday that left one person injured. Broward County Sheriff’s Office said the gunman behind the shooting at a Lauderdale Lakes Dunkin’ Donuts drive-thru on Monday was an employee working at the time of the shooting. Investigators believe that the employee got into a fight with his father while working the drive-thru at a Dunkin’ Donuts when he began shooting. Broward County Sheriff’s Office and

 Federal authorities arrested a Disney Cruise Line worker on two federal charges after they said he possessed child sexual abuse material, according to an indictment filed in U.S. District Court on Monday. Tirso Anthony Neri, 44, was identified in court documents as a crew member on the Disney Dream, based out of Port Everglades. He is the third worker at the family-oriented cruise line to be arrested on federal child sexual abuse material charges in South Florida this year; fellow

A man who volunteered with a South Florida police department is under arrest. According to the Sebastian Police Department, Arnold Flannery was arrested Tuesday morning and faces 50 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material.. Flannery was a member of the Sebastian Police Department volunteer program since January 2022. The police department said it, along with the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office, executed a search of Flannery’s home in the 4000 block of Limerick Court in Sebastian. Flannery was

A 25-year-old sanitation worker is dead after an accident in Marion County. According to FHP, it happened around 9 a.m. Tuesday within the Spruce Creek Subdivision, in the area of SE 108th Terrace. Officials say a sanitation worker was loading garbage when he was struck by one of the truck’s tires. The 25-year-old Ocala man was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident is under investigation. Navigating Work-Related Accidents with Confidence: Suffering an injury on the job can be a

A stabbing and shooting near a truck yard in Medley left two men hospitalized Tuesday afternoon, authorities confirmed. It happened near the intersection of 91st Street and 87th Avenue. Sky 10 flew over the scene just before 2 p.m. where Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews were treating a person at the scene before they were eventually airlifted by a helicopter to a nearby hospital. Medley police said upon their arrival, officers found a man by a dump truck with an “apparent

Photo by: Florida Highway Patrol A driver is recovering from injuries after crashing into a closed entrance ramp on the Selmon Expressway, according to Florida Highway Patrol. In a news release, the agency explains 55-year-old man from Brandon was driving a 2017 Infiniti Q60s at around 2:20 p.m. Monday going eastbound on the Selmon Expressway (State Road 618) express lanes in the inside left lane. FHP says the lane he was driving in entered the westbound SR-618 entrance ramp, which was

A man was injured in a shooting in Cape Canaveral on Monday afternoon, according to deputies.  The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office said the incident happened at around 3:30 p.m.  The adult male victim was transported to a local hospital.  Deputies have identified everyone involved in the incident. There is no danger to the public at this time.  No arrests have been made.  “Agents are on scene attempting to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident,” a spokesperson for the Brevard County