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Credit: Florida Department of Transportation Another truck crashing into an overpass on I-75 has slowed traffic to a near standstill near an interchange in northwest Ocala on Monday. ​The Ocala Fire Rescue reported the impact within the past two hours, noting that the tractor-trailer struck the bridge structure, resulting in a total blockage of westbound lanes on State Road 27/NW Blitchton Road. While the Ocala Police Department and the Florida Department of Transportation are on-site assessing the damage, no injuries have

Credit: FL511 A woman is dead after crashing into a construction vehicle on I-10 Monday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. According to the FHP crash report, the 30-year-old Jacksonville woman was traveling in the westbound lanes of I-10 near Lane Ave at approximately 2:15 p.m. While attempting to merge right, she reportedly lost control of the sedan and veered into the left shoulder, striking a parked excavator by the barrier wall. The woman died after being transported to

Photo by: villages-news A driver was ticketed and taken to the hospital after a crash on Morse Boulevard in The Villages. The woman was driving a Buick Encore at about 2 p.m. Monday when she was at San Juan Drive making a left turn to travel south on Morse Boulevard. She failed to yield to a Chevy Avalanche pickup which was northbound on Morse Boulevard, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. She was transported to UF Health Spanish Plaines

Drivers are stuck in over 30 minutes of delays on I-75 southbound, approaching MM-236. A major crash, 5 miles away from Moccasin Wallow Rd (near the Manatee County/Hillsborough County line) has southbound fully shut down. Traffic is being detoured off at Sun City Center Blvd (MM-240). At one point, traffic was driving northbound on the southbound shoulder of I-75, to detour off the highway. Ovadia Law Group’s Experience With Florida Car Accident Claims Florida car accident laws can be complex,

What was supposed to be a weekend bike ride ended in tragedy on Sunday afternoon, when a 65-year-old man from Michigan was struck by a pickup truck while riding in the designated bike lane on Beach Road in Siesta Key. He was taken to the hospital but later died from his injuries. The deadly crash is raising new concerns about safety for cyclists on Suncoast roads. “A life is a life,” said Eugene Rider, vice president of the Florida Bicycle

Photo by: Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Firefighters are closely monitoring a fire at a paper recycling plant near Riverside in downtown Jacksonville that sent a large plume of smoke into the air Monday afternoon. JFRD said the fire call came in around 4:15 p.m. Officials do not believe that any equipment caused the fire, but suspect lithium-ion batteries may have sparked it. said that the fire was at a cardboard recycling plant near the 1500 block of Beaver Street. The

 The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for a person who drove off after striking and killing a 74-year-old Bradenton man on Monday night. What we know: Investigators say that the victim was using a marked crosswalk on 60th Avenue West near Flamingo Boulevard when he was struck. The suspected hit-and-run vehicle is possibly a dark gray or black Toyota RAV4 or a Toyota 4-Runner. After the crash, the driver allegedly pulled into the Flamingo Garden Apartment complex and stopped briefly.  Instead of

Photo by: wsvn Two cars were left destroyed and a garage gutted at a home near Coconut Creek. Coconut Creek Fire and Coral Springs-Parkland Fire departments responded to the area along Northwest 76th Place and 54th Avenue on Monday evening. While the cars were scorched, firefighters were able to contain the blaze quick enough to keep it from spreading onto the home. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire remains investigation. Common Causes of Fire Accidents and How

A major crash has shut down all of the southbound lanes on SR-417 just before SR-535. According to state troopers, the crash happened just before 7 on Tuesday morning. All of the southbound lanes are shut down at the Orange and Osceola County line and drivers need to exit SR-417 at World Drive. People were injured in the crash. This is a developing story. Ovadia Law Group’s Experience With Florida Car Accident Claims Florida car accident laws can be complex,

(Credit: Hernando County Fire Rescue)  Five people were taken to the hospital Monday afternoon after a major crash on U.S. 41 in Hernando County. The crash happened just before 4:30 p.m., south of Southern Hills Boulevard, and involved three vehicles, according to Hernando County Fire Rescue. Firefighters said they arrived to find multiple injured patients. Photos from the scene showed the three damaged vehicles, one of which had its hood torn off and front windshield shattered. A pickup truck was

A woman from Minnesota was killed in a car crash near Rosewood Monday afternoon. Florida Highway Patrol troopers say the 38-year-old woman was driving towards Cedar Key at around 3:30 p.m. They say a 46-year-old man from Bronson was driving the opposite way on County Road 345 and drove into her car head-on. Troopers say the woman was killed in the wreck. Understanding Your Legal Options After a Car Accident Many car accident victims feel confused about their legal rights.

A woman was hit and killed on Interstate 75 in Alachua County early Tuesday morning. Florida Highway Patrol troopers say a 57-year-old man from Miami was driving southbound on I-75 near mile marker 374 just after midnight. A woman was walking in the center southbound lane when the vehicle hit her. The woman died at the scene and the driver and passengers in the vehicle were not injured. Understanding Your Rights After a Pedestrian Accident Many pedestrians are unaware of