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Police in Lakeland say a 61-year-old man and a 50-year-old woman are dead after what appears to be a murder-suicide Saturday. Police officers went to an apartment on Cleveland Heights Boulevard for a welfare check just before 4 p.m. on Friday. When they arrived they found the man and woman dead from gunshot wounds. Police say that based on their initial investigation, it appears the man shot the woman and then himself. Police say they’ve been told the two were

One person has been airlifted after a major crash along the Palmetto Expressway early Monday morning prompted lane closures at Interstate 75. Aerial images from the scene showed a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue truck blocking traffic as an air rescue chopper landed on the road. Major traffic delays are expected as cars were already seen backed up for miles due to the crash. At this time, most lanes have reopened, but the express lanes remain closed between the Big Curve southbound

A man was killed early Sunday morning in a single-vehicle crash on I-75 in Sarasota County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said at about 12:47 a.m., an Infinity two-door car was heading south on I-75 toward the Bee Ridge Road exit when the vehicle left the roadway An FHP release said the vehicle entered the grass shoulder before flipping over. The driver, a 38-year-old Ormond Beach man, died at the scene after being ejected from the vehicle. Troopers

Clearwater Police and Fire Rescue teams secured the front of a plaza in clearwater after a driver lost control and crashed through the storefront.  A Clearwater driver, who was later charged with a DUI, crashed through the front of a dentist’s office after loosing control of her car early Sunday morning. Clearwater Police and Clearwater Fire & Rescue teams responded shortly before 7 a.m. at a strip mall on Gulf-to-Bay Blvd.  According to a report from the city’s public safety

IMAGE SOURCE: NBC2 (WBBH-TV) A Cape Coral man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Lee County on Sunday evening. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), a 23-year-old Cape Coral man died in a single motorcycle crash on Jan. 21. The crash happened in Alva at the intersection of Palm Beach Boulevard and Sunset Trail. NBC2 is currently on scene. Westbound traffic on Palm Beach Blvd. is experiencing delays, as one lane is open. FHP is also on scene.

A motorcyclist was killed in a crash Saturday evening, according to Florida Highway Patrol troopers. Troopers stated around 7:15 p.m., the motorcyclist was heading westbound on Trawick Creek Road in the Holt area. They said a car was facing eastbound on Trawick Creek Road and began turning left onto Belgium Run Road. Troopers said the driver of the car did not notice the motorcyclist passing, and the two crashed. Officials who responded to the crash said the motorcyclist, a young

A portion of Interstate 75 in Alachua County was shut down for hours on Saturday following a fatal crash near Micanopy, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. Here’s what we know: When did the crash occur? Saturday at about 3:08 p.m. Where did the crash occur? Southbound I-75 at mile marker 374. According to the FHP report, a Subaru sedan was traveling south in the middle lane of I-75 when its driver lost control and collided with a Ford box truck

A crash Friday night in St. Augustine left a man dead after he departed the vehicle he was in and crossed State Road 16, according to Florida Highway Patrol. A sedan driven by a 71-year-old woman was traveling eastbound on State Road 16, west of South Francis Road., at about 8:25 p.m. and hit the pedestrian, a 29-year-old man. It occurred about 13 miles northwest of another fatal crash on U.S. 1.   According to witnesses, the pedestrian was in a verbal

A 34-year-old man is dead after a crash in Orange County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The crash happened shortly after midnight on Sunday in Bithlo. Troopers said a Ford Escape was traveling west on East Colonial Drive near Exeter Lane. According to a news release, the pedestrian was walking south and walked into the lanes on East Colonial Drive. Investigators said the man was not in a marked crosswalk, and the car hit them. The 17-year-old driver and passengers

Victim found inside home on Madison Avenue. One person was found dead early Monday after a duplex fire in Daytona Beach, according to fire officials. The fire happened around 2:30 a.m. on Madison Avenue close to Ridgewood Avenue. Daytona Beach police say they were on patrol in the area when they saw smoke and found the home fully engulfed. According to Daytona Beach fire officials, the victim, only described as being a male, was found dead inside. The fire spread

The Florida Highway Patrol has confirmed that two fatal crashes occurred on Friday evening in St. Johns County. An investigation into the first crash revealed that a 77-year-old woman from San Mateo, Florida, was killed when she attempted to cross US-1, just north of Lewis Point Road, from a private driveway. The woman was struck on the driver’s side by a van. FHP said in a report that St. Johns County Fire and Rescue responded to the scene due to

Florida Highway Patrol troopers report one person was killed and another critically injured in a crash in Gulf County Friday. Troopers said around 7:35 p.m., a sedan was in the eastbound lane of State Road 22, near Road 3A, when it veered onto the shoulder. They said the car then swerved back onto the road and across the center line into the westbound lane. Troopers report the sedan kept rolling east in the westbound lane as an SUV was approaching,