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Photo by: (WPEC) A motorcycle crash on alternate A1A in Palm Beach Gardens shut down all northbound lanes. According to the Palm Beach Gardens Police Department, the crash happened Sunday afternoon at the intersection of A1A and Hood Road. The motorcyclist was injured in the crash, but police have not released details on their condition. Motorists are advised to seek other routes while the investigation is underway. Ovadia Law Group Protects Motorcycle Accident Victims Motorcycle accidents often lead to serious

Phot by: wfla Hernando County Fire Rescue said three people were hospitalized after a crash in Webster on Saturday night. The crash happened near the intersection of Richloam Clay Sink Road and State Route 50 in eastern Hernando County. HCFR said they responded to the scene just after 8 p.m. Officials did not release many details about the circumstances of the crash, but did say three people were sent to nearby hospitals. Photos from the scene appear to show an

Photo by: FL 511  A serious crash caused a large traffic backup on I-95 Sunday. The accident involving multiple vehicles appeared to have occurred in the southbound express lanes to the south of Sunrise Boulevard just after 12 p.m. One of the vehicles could be seen on its roof. First responders quickly rushed to the scene to evaluate and treat injured victims. Officials said there were several injuries as a result of the crash, one of which was considered critical.

 Flames erupted inside a home in North Miami Monday morning. The fire was reported in the area of Northeast 122nd Terrace and 12th Court. Local 10’s Trent Kelly spoke to a man who said he arrived to his sister’s home at about 5:30 a.m. and saw heavy smoke coming from the roof of a neighbor’s house. “When I get here, I see a whole bunch of firetrucks — six firetrucks here,” Alan Joseph said. “And I told my sister, ‘What’s going on?’

Photo by: WPLG  Miami-Dade deputies are investigating after a suspected DUI crash damaged a federal building in Northwest Miami-Dade on Thursday evening. According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded around 7:40 p.m. to a reported assault in a parking lot at the USCIS Miami Field Office, located at 8801 NW 7th Ave. When deputies arrived, they approached a man sitting in the driver’s seat of a vehicle and asked him to step out, authorities said. The man refused and

Photo by: WFTS A piece of Polk County history is now gone. A historic farmhouse known to many as the “Old Tucker Home” burned to the ground Tuesday night. The home, which stood for more than a century, was considered a local landmark, and for many in the Kathleen community, the loss is deeply personal. “It was a big home for a family back then. It was a big family. A lot of big families are farm families,” said James

Photo by the villages-news A driver trying to park a car crashed into a restaurant in The Villages. The driver was trying to park the vehicle at about 4:45 p.m. Thursday at the Arby’s at Buffalo Ridge Plaza when the driver accidentally pressed down on the gas pedal causing the vehicle to jump the curb and strike the building, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. The Villages Public Safety Department was called to the scene and to evaluate the

Photo by: nbcmiami A burglary led to a chase that ended in a crash involving multiple vehicles Thursday in West Little River, police said. It began around 2:15 p.m. when Miami-Dade deputies attempted to stop a vehicle involved in a burglary incident in the area of Northwest 98th Street and 22nd Avenue, officials said. The vehicle fled and crashed near Northwest 95th Street and 27th Avenue. Footage from Chopper 6 showed at least two wrecked vehicles at the scene, including

Two drivers were killed in a crash early Friday that shut down lanes on U.S. 1 in both directions. The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said it responded at around midnight to the area of Caribbean Boulevard in Cutler Bay regarding a traffic crash. Deputies saw two vehicles involved. Fire rescue pronounced the two drivers, a man and a woman, deceased at the scene. Their names were not immediately provided. All lanes of U.S. 1 were closed from Southwest 112th Avenue to

 Ocala police say a 35-year-old woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash. Police say her car rear-ended a pickup truck Thursday afternoon. She was taken to the hospital, along with two children who were in the vehicle with her, and the driver of the pickup. Police say those three only had minor injuries. Around 3:30 p.m., police said one lane on Northeast 8th Road was blocked off. A detour was put in place, and officers were warning drivers to take

A 34-year-old woman is dead and three others are injured after a two-vehicle crash Thursday evening. Florida Highway Patrol troopers say a 29-year-old man from Citra was driving his pickup truck southbound on Northeast 160th Avenue Road just before 7 p.m. A 36-year-old man from Fort McCoy was driving his pickup truck northbound on Northeast 160th Avenue Road when the 29-year-old man crossed the double yellow line. Both pickup trucks tried to swerve out of the way but turned the

A woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash while riding an electric scooter Thursday night, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. JSO said the crash occurred around 9:20 p.m. in the 6300 block of Jammes Road. The woman was heading southbound on an e-scooter when she was struck by a vehicle also heading southbound. The sheriff’s office said the suspect fled in his vehicle without stopping or giving the woman aid. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. JSO