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A 21-year-old New Smyrna Beach woman died Sunday morning after being hit by two vehicles on the side of Interstate 95 in Jacksonville, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The incident happened about 4:50 a.m. on I-95 North near mile marker 332, which is a few miles north of the County Road 210 exit. The woman had been involved in a wreck and was standing on the yellow line on the left side of the road. Her vehicle was disabled in the left and

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is currently assisting the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) with a traffic crash involving one vehicle that happened Sunday around 7:20 pm. The two occupants are critically injured.  One victim may succumb to the injuries, deputies say. Both lanes on Fruitville Road, from Springbrook Farm Road to Oakford Road, are closed.   Motorists are being asked to take alternate routes to avoid the area. Car accidents are a common occurrence on our roads, often resulting in

A major crash shut down all lanes of Florida’s Turnpike on Sunday night. The accident reportedly happened in the southbound lanes, but all lanes were shut down in both directions as crews responded to the scene near Sample Road. This is a developing story. After a car accident, victims often face physical injuries, emotional trauma, and financial strain. Ovadia Law Group is here to provide you with the legal support and representation you need to navigate the aftermath of your

New video has been released after a bicyclist died after being hit by a pickup truck in Immokalee. The hit-and-run crash happened along Oil Well Road east of State Road 29 Sunday morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the bicyclist was a 64-year-old man from Ava Maria. He was taken to the hospital with critical injuries and later died. The suspected vehicle, seen in the video above, is a newer model white Chevrolet pickup truck. According to FHP troopers,

A woman was struck by a car on early Sunday morning near in Downtown Miami, Miami Police say. According to a statement by Miami Police, they arrived at North Miami Avenue and 13th Street to reports of a crash involving a female pedestrian. Police say that this was not a hit and run as the car involved remained on scene. The woman was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital, but her condition has not been revealed. However, witness video show she was

Photo by: fox13news  Two New Port Richey men died in Pasco County after a deadly crash on Saturday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say a Kia Sorento being driven by a 27-year-old Holiday man was speeding while headed west on SR-54 shortly before 3 p.m. A Lexus RX being driven by a 66-year-old man was headed south on Virginia City Drive, according to FHP. Officials say the Lexus turned left into the path of the Kia at the intersection of

A 32-year-old Wimauma man was driving his car the wrong way in Manatee County early on Sunday morning, according to officials. Authorities say the man was headed north in the southbound lanes of I-275 around 2 a.m. He entered I-75 while still headed in the wrong direction, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. A 23-year-old Bradenton woman was headed south on I-75 in the left lane at mile marker 233, according to FHP. Troopers say there was also a 29-year-old Saint Cloud

A 30-year-old Spring Hill man died at a local hospital after a crash on Sunday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Officials say a Kia Soul, driven by a 81-year-old Hudson man, was headed north on Cobblestone Drive around 1:12 p.m. According to authorities, the Spring Hill man was riding a Kawasaki motorcycle east on Spring Hill Drive. The 81-year-old tried to cross the eastbound lanes of Spring Hills Drive to turn left and travel west on the divided highway, according

Photo by: Deland Fire Department Smoke and flames were visible from DeLand VFW building as the city’s Fire Department arrived to a late night fire on Friday. According to a post on the DeLand Fire Department’s Facebook site, firefighters found heavy smoke coming from the roof and eaves of the building on South Alabama Avenue when they arrived. The DeLand fire crews, assisted by Volusia County Fire Rescue, quickly cleared the building to make sure no one was inside.  The

A man visiting family in Florida was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Polk County Sunday night, officials said. The crash happened shortly before 10 p.m. on 10th Street North, just east of Wabash Avenue in Lakeland. Deputies said the man, who was visiting family from Alabama, was hit by a 2010 to 2014 silver Dodge Caravan or Chrysler Town & Country Van  The vehicle would have been traveling east on 10th Street when it struck the victim from behind

Crashes on both the 18 Mile Stretch of U.S.1 and Card Sound Road backed up all traffic heading into the Florida Keys for hours Friday morning into the afternoon. The crash on the 18 Mile Stretch involved an overturned septic tank truck that was leaking fuel, said Detective Angel Rodriguez, a Miami-Dade County police spokesman. It crashed at mile marker 116, which is on the Miami-Dade County end of the highway. The crash on Card Sound Road happened at the

Photo by: wsvn In the golfing world, the term “hazard” means obstacles, like a bunker or lake that makes shots more difficult. But residents of one condo complex say their hazard is simply living next to a golf course. 7’s Heather Walker investigates. This is what Robert Heath woke up to in January. Robert Heath, resident: “‘Bam,’ my back windshield is completely shattered, and it’s shattered so badly that the little tiny microscopic bits of glass [got] all into the