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A 65 year-old-man was killed Saturday morning after he was struck by a tractor-trailer crossing Australian Ave., per police. According to the West Palm Beach Police Department (WPBPD), at 4:53 a.m. on Dec. 28, a 911 caller reported a crash at Palm Beach Lake Blvd. and Australian Ave. Police say paramedics rushed the critically injured pedestrian to the hospital where his condition rapidly deteriorated before he died around 8 a.m. Traffic Homicide Unit detectives reported that a 2022 Kenworth driven

 A crash on U.S. Highway 27 in Palm Beach County left two people dead and three people injured Sunday morning, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO). Police said a driver in a Ford van was driving northbound in the southbound lane of U.S. Highway 27 near mile marker 85, just east of the Hendry County line. A driver in a Chevrolet Suburban was driving southbound on U.S. Highway 27 when the front of the two vehicles violently collided

A third victim of the Rock Irish Pub shooting in Lake Worth Beach that occurred on Dec. 11 has died, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO). R G, 50, succumbed to his injuries Saturday, PBSO said. WPTV Reporter Z S spoke with G’s family members two days after the shooting. G’s son told WPTV that ‘R’ was a kitchen manager at Old Key Lime House for 20 years. The victims were all employees at the Old Key Lime

The driver of a mobility scooter is fighting for their life after being struck by a vehicle in Largo Saturday night. According to the Largo Police Department, the crash happened just after 8 p.m. at the intersection of North Missouri Avenue and 4th Avenue Northwest. Officials said a Buick Regal was traveling south on Missouri Avenue, going through the intersection of 4th Ave NW under a green light, when a person on a mobility scooter entered the roadway. The pedestrian

Lee County deputies responded to a home along 21st St. SW in Lehigh Acres for a stabbing. Neighbors sent NBC2 video of the scene, showing an ambulance and at least five LCSO cars lining the street Saturday night. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said someone had a stab wound to the hand and the people involved knew each other. LCSO is investigating. We are still working to learn if any arrests have been made and what led up to the

A 24-year-old woman from North Carolina died after a boat collided with a sailboat on Friday night in the Florida Keys. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Sydney Cole was in the 21-foot Century Bay boat that struck an anchored sailboat. The impact’s force ejected Cole, of Fuquay Varina, and the three others in Buttonwood Sound. The U.S. Coast Guard rescued the three including a woman from Oakland Park who was injured. The search for Cole also

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by a parent of a 3-year-old boy who was found dead earlier this year in a body of water at an Orange County resort. According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, the child — R A, who investigators described as having autism — was reported missing on July 18 after wandering away from a resort near State Road 535. R A was found dead later that day in a body of water at the resort, the

Two men were arrested on Saturday after they allegedly fled a traffic stop in a stolen Toyota Tundra and crashed into another vehicle, authorities said. The driver, 22-year-old I K II, was arrested on charges of grand theft auto, fleeing/eluding, leaving scene of crash and resisting arrest without violence. The passenger, 20-year-old T T, had multiple active felony warrants, Lauderhill police said. It was around 3 a.m. when Lauderhill police said they saw a stolen Toyota Tundra traveling in the

Two pedestrians were killed Friday in a deadly collision at the intersection of Drexel and Fairgreen Road. According to Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO), at around 7 p.m. on Friday, R Mc, 81, was driving a 2011 Toyota Venza traveling south on Drexel Road when he failed to slow down for pedestrians, striking a man and woman crossing the road. Deputies say the man hit both pedestrians head-on, killing both T M, 73, and M M, 72. Next of

An 18-year-old was arrested Friday after authorities said he struck and killed a man who was walking on the side of a road in Brooksville and then drove off. The crash happened around 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 27 on Lenox Boulevard, near Ruby Falls Court, according to a report by the Florida Highway Patrol. C J G, of Spring Hill, was reportedly traveling south in a BMW 528i when he struck the 68-year-old pedestrian from Brooklyn, New York. Troopers

photo by: Florida Highway Patrol A driver is facing several charges after fleeing Florida Highway Patrol troopers and slamming into their patrol vehicle at speeds over 120 mph in Tampa. Early Saturday morning around 12:22 a.m., a trooper responded to assist Tampa police in catching a vehicle that fled from one of their officers. The trooper spotted the vehicle, a BMW, traveling westbound on SR-618 near milepost 1, but the driver evaded law enforcement, getting off the Gandy Boulevard exit.

An investigation was launched Saturday night following an officer-involved shooting in downtown Tampa. The Tampa Police Department said the shooting happened in the 600 block of Channelside Drive, near Sparkman Wharf. Reports of a shooting started coming in just after the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Saturday night home game kicked off at 7 p.m. at the nearby Amalie Arena. Deputy Chief B O said two reserve officers were stationed at an intersection in the area as part of security for the