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Photo by: WPLG  Five people were taken to the hospital after a traffic crash on Sunday in North Miami Beach, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. Crews responded to the crash at Northeast 163rd Street and Northeast 29th Avenue. All five people involved were transported to the hospital and are in stable condition. Roads in the area have reopened, North Miami Beach Police said. Authorities said there is no additional information available. Understanding Your Legal Options After a Crash After a

An 18-year-old driver died early Sunday morning in a high-speed crash on Piper Road, north of Jones Loop, in Punta Gorda, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred just after 1 a.m. FHP says the teenager, driving at a high speed, lost control at a curve, causing the vehicle to veer off the road and crash into a utility pole and a fence. The impact was severe enough to overturn the car, and the driver was pronounced dead

One person was injured in an apartment fire in the 1400 block of Pompei Lane in Naples Saturday evening, the North Collier Fire & Rescue District said. Crews say that when they arrived, there was an active fire. They add that while they were working to extinguish the flames, they had other units and the Collier County Sheriff’s Office evacuate the neighboring residences. Firefighters say that the apartment was determined to be in hoarding conditions, making it extremely difficult to

One person is dead after a crash involving an SUV and two motorcycles in Port Charlotte on Sunday. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, troopers responded to the scene of a crash at US-41 and Centennial Boulevard at around 4 p.m. FHP said that an SUV was making a left turn from a stop sign on Centennial Boulevard, attempting to cross all the lanes of US-41. Two motorcycles were traveling south on US-41 when the SUV attempted the turn, violating

Photo by: uc breaking One person was taken to the hospital after a car crashed into a home in Lehigh Acres Sunday night. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to the scene on Lee Boulevard and cleared it around 8:40 p.m. LCSO said one person was sent to the hospital, and no arrests were made. This is a developing story and will be updated. Legal Help for Serious and Long-Term Injuries Car accidents can lead to serious injuries

 Firefighters extricated a bicyclist struck and trapped under a vehicle on U.S. 1 in Jupiter before airlifting them to a hospital as a trauma alert. Firefighters with Palm Beach County Fire Rescue responded to the area of North A1A and North U.S. 1 for a traffic incident involving a bicyclist. Units say they located the bicyclist trapped underneath a vehicle upon arrival. The individual was reportedly riding their bike when a vehicle struck them and rolled over both them and

A crash on I-95 South in Fort Pierce is blocking traffic on Monday morning. Florida 511 reported a crash at Mile Marker 131 near the St. Lucie County Rest Area at 7:15 a.m. In the latest update at 7:23 a.m., officials said that the left lane has been blocked. No injuries have been reported at this time. Personalized Legal Strategies for Car Accident Cases No two car accidents are exactly the same, which is why Ovadia Law Group develops personalized legal

One person was killed in a pedestrian-involved vehicle crash that happened in Madeira Beach on Friday. A release from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said that the crash occurred at 9:01 p.m., when 72-year-old Michael Arndt was at a marked crosswalk near the intersection of 150th Avenue and Madeira Way. According to the release, at the same time 51-year-old VD was driving her Jeep Wrangler east on 150th Avenue in the median lane. Investigators said that the Jeep struck Arndt

Neighbors are scrutinizing whether the safety features at the end of Ward Basin Road in Milton are effective after a 68-year-old man drove and crashed into the Yellow River on Friday. Florida Highway Patrol says the man died in the car. The circumstances around the crash have not been shared. “It’s a dark, very secluded area,” neighbor Samuel Parish said. Friday night around 7:30, the Florida Highway Patrol responded to a submerged vehicle at Brown’s Fish Camp. The driver died

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said multiple law enforcement agencies were searching for a missing diver on Sunday. The diver left from Manasota Beach on Sunday morning, authorities said. The individual has not yet been identified, but authorities said he was a 62-year-old man. As of 3:42 p.m., the missing diver was located and pronounced dead. An investigation is still underway and his cause of death is still being determined. Compassionate Legal Support After a Wrongful Death Losing a loved

A 31-year-old man from Valrico died after his pickup truck crashed on State Road 44 in Volusia County on Saturday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The man was driving a 2016 Ford F-150 westbound in the outside lane when he failed to negotiate a left-hand curve near the intersection of Old Sawmill Road. According to FHP, the truck was traveling above the speed limit, ran off the road, struck several trees, and overturned onto its roof. The driver was

Two adults and one child are okay after being rescued from a boat in the process of capsizing off the coast of Flagler Beach. The Flagler Beach Fire Department said the call for help came in at 4:32 a.m. Saturday morning by the U.S. Coast Guard. The department said upon arrival, they found a sailboat grounded on a sandbar. The boat contained two adults and one child who were in duress due to “hazardous marine conditions.” Flagler Beach Fire Department