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PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – A 75-year-old woman was killed in a crash that happened in East Lake on Tuesday at around 6:30 pm. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a Jaguar SUV, driven by a 63-year-old Palm Harbor man, was traveling westbound on Bryan Lane.  West of Cypress Lakes Boulevard, a 75-year-old female bicyclist was riding westbound on Bryan Lane ahead of the SUV.  According to troopers, as the Jaguar approached, the bicyclist abruptly turned left into the path of the passing

A garbage truck worker was hit and killed after the very truck he was riding on hit him, according to a Tallahassee Police Department social media post. The truck was stopped collecting trash in the area of Carp Lane and Sail Court around 11:15 a.m., according to the post. “One person, an adult male, was collecting trash on the back of a garbage truck,” TPD said. “Preliminary findings indicate the man was struck by the truck as it pulled forward.” The

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – A crash involving two vehicles took place early Tuesday morning, leaving one of the drivers dead. That’s according to Tallahassee Police Department. Police say the crash took place at the intersection of Capital Circle NW and Gearhart Road. One driver was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries before succumbing to his injuries, according to police. The second driver was transported with non-life-threatening injuries. Comprehensive Legal Support for Car Accident Victims: Car accidents can leave

Monday’s shooting at Suncoast High School was not Delroy Thomas’ first time accused of battery on an officer WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Palm Beach County court records reveal that an encounter that ended with gunfire in a high school parking lot Monday morning is the culmination of a series of troubling encounters between Delroy Thomas, law enforcement and area hospitals. Thomas, 29, faces charges of battery on law enforcement and trespassing on school grounds, among other counts, stemming from

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Clearwater police on Tuesday released a video showing the moment officers rescued a woman last month who was struggling in the Gulf of Mexico. The woman was “swept out in very rough waters” off the coast of Clearwater Beach and was “barely able to keep her head above water,” police said. She was pulled onto the police boat and moved safely to shore, police said. Several other swimmers also had to be rescued. Police urged beachgoers

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa police arrested five people late Monday after a traffic stop was followed by gunshots fired and a police pursuit. Authorities said around 8 p.m., officers in an unmarked unit observed a reckless vehicle driving northbound on N 43rd St from E Hanna Ave. While attempting a traffic stop, officers observed gunfire directed at them from the suspect vehicle. Officers engaged in a brief pursuit that ended in the area of N 53rd St and Nancy St,

Two people were injured in one of two crashes minutes apart on Highway 29 near Cantonment Tuesday afternoon. The first crash (pictured above and two photos below) happened about 4:33 p.m. on Highway 29 at Neal Road when a Chevrolet Sedan and an older model Chevrolet Caprice collided. The Caprice came to a stop about 500 south of the intersection, slowing southbound traffic. Two people were transported by Escambia County with non-life-threatening injuries. The second unrelated wreck (pictured bottom) happened

Four people were taken to a hospital, including students, after a charter bus carrying children back from a field trip was involved in a wreck on Interstate 95 in northern Palm Beach County. The crash occurred at about 2:45 p.m. Tuesday on I-95 north of Indiantown Road, according to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. The wreck involved three vehicles, two passenger vehicles and a charter bus. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said one vehicle sustained moderate damage and was found

A violent crash in Hialeah, involving three vehicles, left two dead and two injured Tuesday night. The traffic accident occurred at ​​483 SE 5th Street in Hialeah. Three cars were involved in the accident, one of them was a parked vehicle that was unoccupied, Hialeah police said. According to the report, two people died at the scene, while one injured person was taken by helicopter to Jackson Memorial Hospital and another was transported by ground ambulance. Police said they are

A fatal accident on I-95 North in the area of NW 2 Street caused heavy traffic Wednesday morning. According to FHP, a pedestrian attempted to cross the roadway when she was struck by an oncoming white Honda SUV. The woman died on scene as a result of her injuries, reported FHP. Chopper 6 over the scene showed traffic barely moving and completely backed up to US-1. Comprehensive Legal Support for Car Accident Victims: Car accidents can leave victims facing physical

A Naples woman faces capital murder over the distribution of narcotics, becoming the first such case in Collier County. Michaella Jean Haire, 29, faces charges of capital first-degree murder over the unlawful distribution of fentanyl, as well as delivery of a controlled substance, a second-degree felony. State Attorney Amira Fox convened the Collier County grand jury Friday, who returned an indictment against Haire the same day on both charges. The indictment claims that around Sept. 4, 2023, Haire killed the

Authorities said the blood alcohol level of Cody J. Curtis, 24, was nearly double the legal limit. A Cape Coral man faces drunken driving manslaughter charges following a Pine Island crash that killed “Matlacha’s Grandmother” and injured four, after authorities say his blood alcohol was approaching twice the legal limit. Cody J. Curtis, 24, was arrested Monday on one count of DUI manslaughter; three counts of DUI with serious bodily injury; one count of DUI with property damage and one