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A 41-year-old man who was standing on Interstate 75 in Marion County this morning was struck and killed by a vehicle that fled the scene. The fatal accident took place at around 4:45 a.m. and led to the closure of multiple lanes of the highway for several hours. According to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol, an unknown vehicle was traveling northbound on I-75, in the right lane near the area of mile marker 342. For unknown reasons, the 41-year-old

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Three people are in the hospital following a two-vehicle car crash, according to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. CBS12 News received footage of a bad two-vehicle car accident near Haverhill Road and Summit Boulevard. Video submitted shows the crash was between a black pickup truck and a black car. The final resting place of the pickup truck shows it lodged into a pole. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and Palm Beach County Fire Rescue

Crash happened while fire crews were working a separate crash scene BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A Brevard County district fire chief is expected to be OK after the vehicle he was in was struck while crews were working a crash scene in Interstate 95 on Sunday, according to a news release. Brevard County Fire Rescue officials said the district chief was inside of the District 20 vehicle with when it was struck while working “a scene.” According to the Florida Highway

Deadly crash happened at intersection of E International Speedway Boulevard and West Parkway VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A motorcyclist was killed and 3 others injured in a multi-vehicle crash in Volusia County on Saturday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash happened around 1:40 p.m. at the intersection of East International Speedway Boulevard and West Parkway. According to a crash report, a Nissan Rogue was traveling eastbound on East International Speedway Boulevard, west of West Parkway in

One person was killed and three others injured when a vehicle hit a motorcycle and then caused three other vehicles to crash on International Speedway Boulevard near DeLand on Saturday afternoon, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The 1:40 p.m. crash at the intersection of International Speedway Boulevard and West Parkway east of DeLand killed a 73-year-old motorcyclist from Middleburg, investigators with FHP said. According to FHP’s Lt. Tara Crescenzi, the motorcyclist was eastbound on International Speedway Boulevard and was stopped in the

HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. – Two teens died, and two others were seriously injured after a car crashed into a tree Saturday night, according to officials. Troopers say a Toyota Camry was headed south on Mariner Boulevard, north of Santee Street, just after 11 p.m. when the 17-year-old Spring Hill driver failed to negotiate a curve in the road. The car left the road while rotating and entered the front yard of a home on 6225 Mariner Boulevard, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Officials

CASSELBERRY, Fla. — On Sunday, the Seminole County Fire Department reported a six-vehicle crash that blocked multiple lanes in Casselberry. The crash, which happened at State Route 436 and North Oxford Road and is blocking two lanes, involved 11 individuals. Two people were transported. Accidents happen, but so does justice! Trust Team Ovadia Law Group to be YOUR unwavering support if you’ve been injured. Our dedicated team is here to guide you through the legal maze and fight for the

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A hit-and-run crash early Sunday on Interstate 75 in Marion County killed a 41-year-old Clearwater man and slowed traffic south of Ocala, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 4:45 a.m. on northbound I-75 in the area of mile marker 342, where FHP as of 9 a.m. reported the roadway was clear again after several hours of lane closures. According to an FHP crash report, the Clearwater man was “within the right lane” and

ORLANDO, Fla. – A hit-and-run crash Saturday night in Orlando killed a 5-year-old, injured another and prompted an hourslong roadblock in the southbound lanes of North Orange Blossom Trail near Lake Fairview. Police said the crash happened on North Orange Blossom Trail between John Young Parkway and near Ace Road around 10 p.m. Officers initially described the wreck as a hit-and-run crash that injured a woman and a 5-year-old. Further details on the extent of their injuries were not released until

A 24-year-old Orlando motorcyclist was killed after he was thrown from his vehicle into the roadway, where he was fatally struck by a Tesla. The accident took place at around 8:08 p.m. on Friday, November 3, according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol. The man was riding his 2016 Yamaha motorcycle southbound on State Road 535/Winter Garden Vineland Road, just north of Chase Road. As he was attempting to negotiate a right-hand curve, the man failed to maintain

A motorcyclist died in a two-vehicle crash in Horizon West. According to Florida Highway Patrol reports, the crash occurred at about 8:08 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, at the intersection of State Road 535 and Chase Road, at the entrance to the Lakes of Windermere community. The motorcyclist, a 24-year-old male from Orlando, was driving a 2016 Yamaha motorcycle southbound on State Road 535 north of Chase Road. The second vehicle, a 2023 Tesla Model 3, driven by a 40-year-old male

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – Florida Highway Patrol troopers report three people were injured, one of them critically, in a crash in Okaloosa County Friday afternoon. Troopers said just before 5:30 p.m. on November 3rd, a Jeep was going north on State Road 4 near Pickens Circle. They said there was a pickup truck in front of the Jeep which was stopped for traffic while trying to make a left turn into Milligan Church. Authorities said the Jeep nearly hit