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Adriver going upwards of 130 mph on Interstate 4 in Polk County caused massive delays Friday morning after he crashed into two semi-trucks during a chase with a Florida Highway Patrol trooper, the agency said.  It all started just before midnight Friday. According to FHP, the driver of a Toyota Camry was spotted by a trooper going westbound on I-4 at 102 mph. The trooper reportedly tried to overtake the car, but the driver kept speeding, reaching up to 130 mph. The

DUVAL COUNTY, Fla. – A 23-year-old man died in a single-vehicle crash early Thursday on Normandy Boulevard, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said around 1:45 a.m., a man driving east on Normandy Boulevard, just west of New World Avenue, veered off the roadway to the right and struck a fence. After striking the fence, the right side of the car also hit a tree. The driver, who’s 20 years old and from Jacksonville, suffered critical injuries, according to the

YULEE, Fla. – A man died Thursday morning after Nassau County deputies shot him because he “pointed his firearm” at them at a grave site in Green Pine Cemetery, according to the sheriff’s office. Officials said deputies responded to the cemetery off Chester Road shortly after 9 a.m. after they were called to conduct a wellness check on someone who might have been suicidal. When deputies arrived, they said they saw a man at one of the grave sites who then pointed a

Police in Miramar are trying to identify a pair of suspects who were caught on camera assaulting a victim during a parking dispute at a Publix that involved a gun being fired. The incident happened Friday at the Publix in the 9900 block of Miramar Parkway. Miramar Police released video on Thursday that showed the victim attacked during the parking dispute. At one point, one of the suspects can be seen firing a gun near the victim’s head. The victim

OCALA, Fla. – A family is shaken up after bullets came crashing through their home, shattering a sliding glass door and a television. It happened on April 6. The woman, who spoke with FOX 35, but asked that her name not be used, called 911 immediately after she heard the shots, glass breaking and saw the damage. Marion County deputies responded and discovered that the bullets found at her home matched rounds fired by an AK 47.  According to the report obtained

Authorities have identified the two men who were killed when a small boat and a yacht collided near Boca Chita Key over the weekend. Jorge Marenco, 49, and Jose Turcios, 51, were killed in the Sunday night collision on Biscayne Bay, according to a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission report released Wednesday. The two men were among seven people who were on a 17-foot center console Key West when it collided with a 51-foot Azimut cabin cruiser that also had

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – A Miramar police officer who is accused of having sex with a minor last June pleaded guilty in court Wednesday to an aggravated child abuse charge. While in court, Jose Robell Hernandez, 29, accepted the plea conditions and was sentenced by Judge Carlos Lopez, of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, to 10 years of probation and was also ordered to surrender his police certifications. According to an arrest warrant, Hernandez, who was 28 years old at the time of the

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A 23-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly shot an 18-year-old while walking to school Wednesday morning in Daytona Beach, according to the Daytona Beach Police Department. Police said the teen was shot in the leg and taken to the hospital. The shooting happened shortly after 9 a.m. on Mason Avenue. Late Wednesday, Daytona Beach police said a 23-year-old man had been arrested in connection to the shooting. Willie B. Richardson was arrested and booked into jail on

It landed bodybuilder, her boyfriend behind bars on 2 felony charges MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A woman tells Local 10 News that she and her boyfriend, a fellow bodybuilder, made a huge mistake when they conducted a photoshoot with an assault rifle at a West Kendall strip mall; police said a panicked mother called them after seeing the gun pointed at a daycare there. That led Miami-Dade police to arrest the pair Monday afternoon on felony charges of aggravated assault with a firearm

TAMPA – A 14-year-old girl fought off an armed attacker inside her own home after reporting having a stalker for a year, according to Tampa police on Wednesday. Tampa police arrested Franciou Romelus, 43, on April 12 for aggravated stalking, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated child, unlawful use of two-way communications device and transmission of harmful material. He was arrested one day after detectives investigated a case of a man attacking the girl at gunpoint and attempting to kidnap her. According to

UPDATE (5 p.m.): News 5 has learned that this car crash’s aftermath has taken a tragic turn. “The infant has since passed away, sadly,” a Florida Highway Patrol spokesperson said. “Our Traffic Homicide Investigators will be assuming control of the investigation now.” PREVIOUS STORY: ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A 2-month-old is in critical condition after a car crash in Escambia County, according to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol. Officers were called to West Jackson Street at Fitzgerald

Florida man shoots family dog in the face during argument over infidelity: police A Florida man was arrested this week on animal cruelty charges after he allegedly shot the family dog in the face during a fight about whether he cheated on his fiancée, officials said. Farhad Deiham, 41, had allegedly threatened to shoot everyone in his home, including two children, after he was confronted about cheating allegations, Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said in a Tuesday press conference.  After officers arrived