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A pedestrian was hit Thursday by a vehicle at the intersection of University Parkway and Lockwood Ridge Road, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The incident happened shortly at 1 p.m., when a Pontiac hit a pedestrian, troopers told ABC7. Westbound University Parkway was temporarily shut down while emergency crews were on scene, the Highway Patrol said. FHP told ABC7 the pedestrian was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Personalized Legal Strategies for Pedestrian Accident CasesEvery pedestrian accident case is

Photo: Courtesy of Jonathan Warren A vehicle fire on Interstate 75 northbound near Fruitville Road prompted authorities to shut down the northbound lanes during the evening rush hour Thursday. Flames were visible coming from the front of the vehicle’s hood before crews worked to contain the fire. The northbound lanes were closed as a precautionary measure while crews continued working the scene. Two lanes were reopened about 30 minutes after the road closed down, but backups were still an issue.

A bicyclist died nearly two weeks after being struck by a hit-and-run driver on South Military Trail, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said 44-year-old G was crossing South Military Trail from west to east near Cambridge Street in Lake Worth at about 9 p.m. on July 4. According to the crash report, G was crossing in the middle of the block and was not in a crosswalk when he entered the path of a northbound Toyota. The

Photo: BBPD All eastbound lanes at Gateway Boulevard and Congress Avenue are closed following a traffic crash Thursday, according to the Boynton Beach Police Department. Police said officers are on the scene and are asking drivers to seek alternate routes. A map provided by the Boynton Beach Police Department shows the crash is near the EOS Fitness and CVS Pharmacy. Focused on Fair Compensation for Car Accident InjuriesAt Ovadia Law Group, we are focused on helping clients pursue fair compensation after a car

Photo: NewsAlert Two officers were rushed to the hospital following a police-involved crash in Hollywood. Hollywood Police and Hallandale Beach Police responded to the intersection of Van Buren Street and Federal Highway on Thursday afternoon. A crash occurred involving a Hallandale Beach and Hollywood Police cruiser while they were in an active pursuit of a stolen vehicle that originated from Hallandale Beach and had entered Hollywood city limits. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene, capturing a damaged police cruiser and an investigator taking

Photo: Sean Battle A subject is on the run after being involved in a deadly stabbing at a Miramar gas station. Officers found a man who suffered from serious injuries in the area near Miramar Parkway and Southwest 172nd Avenue on Wednesday night. The victim was taken to the hospital, where he ultimately succumbed to his injuries. According to police, the killer took off and has yet to be arrested as of late Thursday afternoon. Reliable Representation for Personal Injury

A 30-year-old Houston, Texas, service member is charged after his involvement in two crashes led to a 16-year-old Pensacola girl being seriously injured on Tuesday evening. Florida Highway Patrol says F, driver of a Jeep, was charged with DUI and hit and run. F allegedly rear-ended a KIA sedan on Perdido Key Drive at approximately 9:30 p.m. He then fled the crash. FHP says he traveled southbound in the northbound lane on Perdido Key Bridge. He collided head-on with a

Photo: WJXT  Two lanes of I-10 and the on-ramp at I-10/I-295 Interchange before Commonwealth Avenue were closed during the afternoon rush after a semi-truck overturned, according to the Florida Department of Transportation. DOT cameras showed traffic backups due to the crash, which lasted for hours. Crews worked to get the semi-truck off its side, while the ramp was blocked. As of 6:30 p.m., all lanes were back open and traffic was flowing smoothly. Personalized Legal Support for Truck Accident CasesEvery truck

Photo: NbcUniversal Surveillance video captured the moment a white car slammed head-on into a golf cart in a Cutler Bay neighborhood, sending several passengers flying onto the roadway. The crash happened last Thursday near Southwest 206th Street and 89th Avenue. The video, recorded by a camera mounted on a nearby home, shows the white car colliding with the golf cart. Three people can be seen riding in the back seat of the golf cart, including what appears to be a

Photo: (WJXT) A 42-year-old Jacksonville woman died Wednesday night after she drove around railroad crossing arms and was hit by an Amtrak passenger train on Jacksonville’s Westside, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The deadly crash crew emergency crews to the railroad crossing at Roosevelt Boulevard and Timuquana Road just before 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. FHP said the woman was driving south on US 17 (Roosevelt Boulevard) when she turned right onto Timuquana Road, drove around the railroad crossing gates, and

A 43-year-old Gainesville woman was hit by a pickup truck and killed Wednesday night Northeast of Chiefland in Levy County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the woman was on the far right of the southbound lane of US 129, just south of the County Road 320 intersection, when she was hit by a pickup truck headed south on US 129. The woman died at the scene. FHP said the 70-year-old woman driving the pickup truck was wearing

Photo: TampaBayNews A suspect was taken into custody after a St. Pete city employee was shot and killed in the Childs Park neighborhood.  Police responded Wednesday afternoon to 12th Avenue, where they say the victim, a 47-year-old mother of four, was shot several times while in the cab of her front-end loader work vehicle. During a press conference, Chief Anthony Holloway said evidence suggests an argument broke out between the suspect and the victim — who knew each other —