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A Fruitland Park teen was arrested for allegedly punching her mother’s shoulder after being told to clean her room. An officer responded to the residence of 18-year-old AGH on Pine Ridge Dairy Road regarding a battery incident around 5:40 p.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the Fruitland Park Police Department. Upon arrival, the officer met with H’s mother at the front door. She advised that she was sitting at the dining room table when Hawley punched her on

A Leesburg woman was arrested on a drunk driving charge after crashing her vehicle near a church and admitting to having “a few beers.” Officers responded to the area of the Carver Heights Church of Christ, 901 Beecher St., for a vehicle crash around 1:35 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. Once there, they suspended the driver of the vehicle involved in the crash, identified as 40-year-old PJR, to be under the

A New Port Richey man died Saturday from his injuries after a five-car crash in Pasco County on Tuesday, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The man, 59, was driving southbound on Little Road when he suffered a medical emergency and lost control of his vehicle. Officials said he then veered into the northbound lanes and collided with three other vehicles, with a fifth also getting hit in the crash. Police said the man suffered serious injuries and was taken to

Photo by: Polk County Sheriff’s Office A Zephyrhills man was killed early Saturday morning after his car was crushed by a semi-truck in Davenport. Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) say the crash happened a little before 6 a.m. on Jan. 31 at the intersection of Deen Still Road and Wheeler Road. Investigators say a Freightliner semi-truck driven by a 21-year-old Georgia man had just pulled out of a sand mine entrance and was stretched across the roadway

An investigation is underway after an Orange County Fire Rescue medical transport caught on fire early Sunday morning. A public information officer told WESH 2 that just before 1 a.m., the ambulance experienced a fire inside the driver’s compartment. This occurred in the area of University Boulevard and Suntree Boulevard. “The fire, which remains under investigation, was contained to the interior cab,” Orange County Fire Rescue told WESH 2. “At the time of the incident, the unit was not transporting

A speeding motorcyclist who initially eluded Polk County sheriff’s deputies was easily captured after his motorcycle caught fire, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said. In a Facebook post, the sheriff’s office said a deputy observed a motorcycle Jan. 30 going 130 mph in a 65 mph zone on I-4 near Davenport. The pursuit, however, was short-lived. “Based on the motorcyclist’s recklessness and other circumstances, the deputy chose to disengage,” the social media post said. A short time later, dispatchers received

Courtesy: Hernando County Fire Rescue The Brief  A Hernando County Sheriff’s deputy and another driver were taken to the hospital Friday morning after a rollover crash involving a patrol vehicle in Brooksville, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. What we know: Troopers say the crash happened shortly after 10:30 a.m. on U.S. 41 at the intersection of Grand Entrada Boulevard. A deputy was trying to pull a vehicle over for speeding while traveling southbound on U.S. 41, when an SUV at an intersection pulled out

A residential fire prompted a response from the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue on Sunday in the southwestern part of the county. Fire units were dispatched to a home located on the 610 block of Southwest 146th Court after receiving reports of a fire. According to Fire Chief Sergio Llorella, authorities received “reports of a house fire with a significant amount of smoke coming from the roof,” he said. The first units to arrive at the scene “launched a quick attack,” he

A homeowner says a heater is to blame for a fire at his Miramar home early Monday morning. Miramar Fire Rescue officials said they got the call at about 3:30 a.m. and responded to a house on fire in the 2900 block of Buttonwood Avenue. “Upon arrival crews noted an active working fire,” fire rescue said. “All residents were evacuated from the home, the fire was extinguished and no additional structures became involved.” The Fire Marshal is on the scene

Florida Highway Patrol troopers investigated a deadly crash on an Interstate 595 ramp Sunday morning. According to FHP records, it happened on the westbound I-595 ramp to southbound Interstate 75 at around 2:15 a.m. The wreck led to a southbound closure, those records show. An FHP spokesperson said a 22-year-old Miramar woman driving a Honda Civic entered the ramp, then for an unknown reason, swerved and hit a guardrail and then a palm tree. Medics pronounced the woman, whose name

Photo by: wsvn A driver came to a smashing stop after ramming through a fence outside of a home in Southwest Miami-Dade. According to authorities, the crash happened near Southwest 67th Avenue and 39th Street, Friday. The car appeared to slam through the fence of the home, knocking it over and coming to a stop on the property. Police directed traffic away from the area as they worked to determine what led up to the crash. As of Friday afternoon,

It was a tricky touchdown for the pilot of a small plane at North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines. The pilot alerted the airport about a possible landing gear issue on Sunday night but reportedly got no response from the control tower. Airport officials confirmed the possible landing gear issue but did not specify whether or not the control tower responded to the pilot. The pilot managed to land the small plane safely, but the propeller was damaged. No injuries