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A man responsible for a 20-hour standoff in Wildwood allegedly elbowed an elderly woman at Publix just two weeks before, deputies said.  James Savage reportedly forcefully kidnapped his girlfriend, 60-year-old Marivel Dunn from her home on March 14 before letting her go and barricading himself inside a Wildwood home. The 20-hour-long standoff landed him in the Marion County jail where he remains on multiple charges.  A couple of weeks after the incident, a woman told the Marion County Sheriff’s Office

Photo by: NbcMiami A pedestrian was killed after he was struck by a Brightline train on Sunday in Dania Beach, Broward Sheriff Office officials confirmed. According to a statement by the BSO, deputies received a report of a crash involving a Brightline Train and a pedestrian shortly after 8:00 a.m. at West Dania Beach Boulevard and Southwest 4th Avenue. While at the scene, deputies said the pedestrian was pronounced deceased. His identity wasn’t released. BSO did not reveal how the

Photo by: NbcMiami Multiple people were injured after a pickup truck crashed into a restaurant in the Florida Keys Saturday evening. The truck slammed through Tonio’s Seafood Shack & Tiki Bar on Summerland Key around 6 p.m., according to the Monroe County Sheriff Office. Several people suffered non-life-threatening injuries, but there were no immediate charges or arrests, the MCSO added in a social media post. What led up to the crash has not yet been released. After a car accident,

With a jury seated last week, the sentencing trial for the man who pleaded guilty to killing a Nassau County deputy moved forward on Monday. WATCH LIVE: Press play above to watch the live feed from Nassau County court | WARNING: Trial will include graphic details. Viewer discretion is advised. NOTE: News4JAX chose to show video played in court of the lead-up and aftermath, but not of the moment Deputy Joshua Moyers was shot. The court screened roughly 1,200 Nassau

A man was shot after a car accident in Northwest Miami-Dade on Sunday, police said. According to Miami Dade police, a car crash on NW 36th Street and NW 32nd Avenue evolved into an argument and one of the drivers pulled out a firearm and shot the other. “I heard six shots,” Carl Smith, who lives nearby, told NBC6, “I went over next door, see the man laying on the ground.” Smith, who has been living in the area for 30 years

Photo by: wptv Two people died Monday in a fiery wrong-way crash involving three vehicles on Interstate 95 in St. Lucie County. The Florida Highway Patrol said the wreck happened just after 4:30 a.m. at mile marker 138, just south of Indrio Road, north of Fort Pierce. According to a crash report from the FHP, an 81-year-old Delray Beach man was driving a Nissan Sentra northbound in the southbound lanes of I-95 when he collided with a Honda sedan, either

A Palm Coast man was critically injured after he was “unable to maneuver between” an SUV on Interstate 95 in St. Johns County while riding on his motorcycle Sunday night, according to Florida Highway Patrol. FHP says at 11:10 p.m., the motorcyclist identified as a 39-year-old man, was traveling south on I-95 near mile marker 308. At the same time, the SUV driven by a 24-year-old Ormond Beach man, was also traveling south on I-95 ahead of the motorcyclist, according

Photo by: News4JAX  A 56-year-old man died in a crash Saturday morning on Jacksonville’s Southside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Police said the man was driving eastbound on Beach Boulevard, near Peach Drive, when his car left the roadway. The car then overturned into a ditch on the south side of the road. JFRD provided lifesaving measures and transported the man to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. This is the 50th traffic fatality in

A 23-year-old man died Sunday morning, shortly after midnight, after being struck by a car on the ramp from westbound J. Turner Butler Boulevard to Belfort Road, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said a 24-year-old woman driving a sedan was traveling on the off-ramp. Meanwhile, the 23-year-old pedestrian was walking on the ramp. As the woman continued driving down the ramp, the man appeared in the travel lane right in front of her car, and she was unable

A 63-year-old man riding a bicycle was killed in a crash with an SUV Friday afternoon in Collier County. At around 1:50 p.m., state troopers responded to 7430 Immokalee Road for the crash near the Logan Boulevard intersection, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. According to the FHP report, a Chevy Tahoe made a right turn and collided with the bicyclist. FHP said the vehicle and bicyclist’s pre-crash movement remains under investigation. The Naples man suffered critical injuries and was

Photo by: WBBH Crews worked to extinguish a fire in the Paseo community in Fort Myers on Saturday afternoon. Firefighters responded to 10941 Esteban Drive around 3 p.m. Suzanne Moss, who lives next door, first thought her home could’ve been on fire. “That’s towards my house. I’m gonna go, and I just took off and ran to my car and came down the street, and initially, I thought it was my house,” Moss said. A Fort Myers Fire Department investigator

On Saturday morning, a vessel became stuck on a sandbar near the west tip of San Carlos Island on Fort Myers Beach. While trying to dislodge the boat, one person onboard suffered an apparent medical event, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. The LCSo Marine Unit responded and took the person to the U.S. Coast Guard Station. They were then taken by ambulance to the hospital. At this time, the medical diagnosis is still unknown. Boating accidents can result