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One person is dead and multiple people were injured after a vehicle pursuit ended in a crash at Vanderbilt Beach Road and Logan Boulevard on Monday afternoon in Collier County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, five vehicles were involved in the crash. FHP troopers said they responded around 1:46 p.m. and located a “Be On the Look Out” (BOLO) of a 2024 Kia sedan that fled from Collier County deputies on I-75. The driver of the Kia was heading

 43-year-old man was killed Monday morning after he lost control of his vehicle and struck a tree, according to the Florida Highway patrol. Troopers said the crash happened around 10 a.m. on Town Center Boulevard and Hunters Vista Boulevard. A crash report shows that a Chevrolet Camaro was traveling west on Town Center Boulevard in the inside lane, east of Hunters Vista Boulevard. Troopers said the driver, identified as a 43-year-old Orlando man, was traveling above the posted speed limit

A man was airlifted to a hospital after a fireworks-related accident in Florida City Monday, officials said. The incident was reported near the 900 block of W. Lucy Street at the M7M Meat Market in Florida City, according to Florida City Police. The fireworks accident left the man with a severe injury to his hand, police said. After the accident, he went back to his home in Homestead. From there, paramedics airlifted him to Jackson South Trauma in stable condition.

A woman from Riviera Beach is accused of reckless endangerment following two separate cases of Pit bull attacks — one involving a 6-year-old girl and her parents. The Riviera Beach Police Department (RBPD) said A N W was arrested on December 29, following two separate dog attack incidents involving her pet Pit bulls. The attacks resulted in severe injuries to multiple victims and led to W’s arrest for neglect, reckless endangerment, and failure to comply with animal control orders. The

 A Hillsborough County deputy has been arrested for battery, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office announced Sunday. M V, 38, who is a deputy with HCSO is accused of battering a woman at their Mulberry home following an altercation. On Saturday, Polk County deputies responded to their Mulberry home, where they took Verkest into custody after discovering he had battered the woman. V was also placed under a Baker Act based on comments he made, the sheriff’s office said. “Deputies are

Haines City police said they arrested a man charged with attempted murder after he shot his ex’s new boyfriend, blasting his finger off in the process. According to the Haines City Police Department, the shooting took place at about 5:45 p.m. Sunday in the area of Tennessee Street. Officers said J O M R, 40, had been going through “a difficult separation” with his former domestic partner of over 20 years, who broke up with him four months ago. The

Florida Highway Patrol troopers said they arrested a man after he was clocked driving 120 miles per hour. FHP says it happened Saturday morning in Tampa on the Selmon Expressway. Troopers said they chased the driver and had to perform a PIT maneuver to get him to stop. FHP released va ideo showing the dangerous high-speed crash. The man was taken into custody and is facing several charges. FHP officials said one of the troopers involved in the chase suffered

A motorcyclist is dead after crashing into another car in Orange County on Monday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol reports. According to a preliminary investigation by FHP, the biker was traveling westbound on Sadler Road, approaching Laughlin Road, around 6:20 a.m. when they attempted to pass stopped traffic. Officials say a vehicle was stopped on the same road waiting to make a left turn when the motorcyclist came up from behind. As the car went to make the turn, the

Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash outside a McDonald’s in Hollywood that happened late Sunday. The incident was reported around 10 p.m. near State Road 7 and Taft Street. Hollywood Police confirmed there was a collision between a vehicle and a motorcycle, and that the driver of the motorcycle was killed at the scene. Footage showed the wreckage of a motorcycle on the ground next to a damaged pickup truck outside the fast food restaurant. Multiple officers were at

photo by: UC Breaking News The Collier County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a car crashed into a house in Golden Gate early Monday morning. Deputies responded to the home on 41st Street SW, just north of Golden Gate Parkway and west of Collier Boulevard, just after midnight. Photos from the scene show what appears to be a food truck that was attached to the truck during the time of the crash. NBC2 is working to find out if anyone

One person was transported to an area hospital after a canoe overturned near an Orlando lake Sunday morning, according to the Orlando Fire Department. Fire officials responded to the 500 block of Domino Drive upon initially receiving the call regarding an overturned canoe near Lake Mann. One person was transported to an area hospital, according to officials. Their condition was not immediately made clear. Ovadia Law Group is your trusted advocate in canoe accident cases. Canoeing accidents can result in serious

A tragic fatal car accident in Jackson County resulted in two lives lost on Saturday. According to a news release, at around 6:45 p.m a pickup truck was traveling westbound on Welcome Church Road. The pickup truck failed to negotiate a left curve, ran off the roadway, and entered the north grass shoulder. Florida Highway Patrol officials said that while the pickup truck was on the north grass shoulder, its front portion collided with a tree. This redirected the pickup