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Photo by: Fox13news A woman was arrested in a deadly hit-and-run crash that happened in Pinellas Park over Easter weekend, according to officers. The Pinellas Park Police Department said Nicole Carlson, 26, is now facing one count of leaving the scene of a crash. Authorities began their search for the suspect after 36-year-old Michael Vilaysack was found lying in a ditch on March 31 along 62nd Avenue North. According to Pinellas Park police, car debris was found near the victim and his injuries were consistent with

Photo by: Fox13news A 28-year-old Tampa man died after being thrown from his motorcycle on Saturday night, according to officials. The Florida Highway Patrol says the 28-year-old was speeding on a Suzuki motorcycle while headed west on Hillsborough Avenue around 9:20 p.m. According to authorities, a 67-year-old Tampa man was driving a Cadillac XTS east on Hillsborough Avenue. Troopers say the Cadillac turned left into the path of the motorcyclist at the intersection of Montague Street. The Cadillac was hit by the

A man was shot early Monday morning on Julie Street in Tampa, according to police. According to the Tampa Police Department, officers responded to the 6500 block of Julie Street at around 1:57 a.m. on Monday for a report of shots fired.  Officers arrived to locate an adult man with upper body trauma. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment.  TPD is investigating the cause of the shooting, and at this time, no arrests have been made. They told

One person was injured in what police believe to be a targeted shooting in Titusville.  Three adults, two juveniles, and one infant were inside a Hyundai Tucson SUV when they heard multiple loud “thumps” in their car around 10:30 p.m. Saturday night at the intersection of South DeLeon Avenue and W.C. Stafford Street, police said.  The car was allegedly targeted and was struck with multiple rounds of gunfire from an “unidentified suspect,” police said.  One of the adult passengers was

Photo by: Fox35orlando One person was killed, and four others were injured after a driver crashed into the outdoor seating area of a Cape Coral restaurant, FHP said.  A 24-year-old sedan driver was traveling east on Pine Island Road NW just south of Island Avenue around 5:50 p.m. on Saturday in Cape Coral.  The driver traveled off of the roadway and entered the north gravel shoulder, colliding with a no parking sign and wooden decorative post, eventually entering the outside

A woman was struck and killed by a train early Saturday morning in Holly Hill, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. Around 2 a.m., a woman was trying to cross the train tracks in the area of 3rd Street when she was struck by a northbound train, deputies said. The sheriff’s office is working to positively identify her and notify her next of kin. No other details have been released at this time.  This is a developing story. Train

A Melbourne man died after a medical episode caused him to crash into a tree on Saturday morning, police said.  Around 11:32 a.m., officers said they responded to the Parkway Drive and Croton Road area for a single-vehicle crash.  The driver of a Nissan Frontier was traveling westbound on Parkway Drive and approaching Croton Road when he drove off the roadway to the right and struck a standing tree at the intersection corner.  While at the scene, police said they

Photo by: Local10 Abe Massre was heartbroken after his 3-year-old shih tzu Luna died during a vicious attack on Sunday at the Oakwood Hills community in Hollywood’s Liberia neighborhood. According to Deanna Bettineschi, a spokeswoman for the Hollywood Police Department, police officers found the small dog dead outside of a house along Raleigh Street, west of North 26 Avenue. “He had her by the neck and she was crying,” Massre said. Massre said two large dogs without a leash attacked

Photo by: WINK News viewer A nasty rollover crash blocked off traffic Thursday night. It happened in South Fort Myers right by Sun Harvest near the intersection of Metro Parkway and Six-Mile Cypress. The video is from a WINK News viewer. It’s not clear if anybody was hurt. We’ve reached out to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office for more information. At Ovadia Law Group, we understand the physical, emotional, and financial toll that car accidents can take on victims and

Photo by: Winknews A four-car crash on Caloosahatchee Bridge caused severe traffic back-ups for the Friday morning commute. The crash was reported to the Florida Highway Patrol at around 7:50 a.m. on Friday. At around 9:12 a.m., the roadway had reopened, and traffic was being navigated away from the crash. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene to help divert traffic southbound while Fort Myers police conducted their initial investigation. Adding to the challenge of traffic, the Florida Department of

Photo by: wftv Troopers are investigating a deadly traffic crash in Orange County. Update: Troopers say a 19-year-old Orlando man died as a result of Friday morning’s crash. Investigators said the man was was driving his 2006 Suzuki motorcycle southbound on Goldenrod Road. FHP said the crash happened after the driver of a northbound SUV, attempting to turn onto Mai Tai Drive, turned directly into the motorcyclist’s path. Troopers said the motorcyclist swerved to avoid a collision with the SUV,

A woman is dead and a 21-year-old Molino man is critically injured after their motorcycle was rear-ended Thursday night on U.S. 29 in Escambia County. The man was traveling northbound on U.S. 29 on a yellow Honda motorcycle with his female passenger, whose age and origin are unknown at this time, at approximately 10:51 p.m. when he entered a roadway construction area lane closure and proceeded to stop, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report. At the same time, a gray Toyota