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A woman who was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street died from her injuries a month later. According to a crash report from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO), JH was crossing Broadway when she suddenly walked into the path of a 2023 Toyota Tundra. Upon the collision with the truck, H, 39, was knocked to the ground. The driver was able to apply her car’s brakes before coming to a stop in the southbound lanes of

A man died on Wednesday after he was struck by a vehicle while exiting a parking lot. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a 71-year-old man driving a Hyundai Accent was traveling west in a private parking lot at 275 US-19. At the same time, a 39-year-old woman driving a GMC Yukon was headed north on US-19. The Yukon had one passenger, according to FHP, an 11-year-old girl. The Hyundai was exiting the parking lot when FHP said it turned into

A woman in a wheelchair died Wednesday after a pickup truck hit her in a Westside shopping center parking lot. The woman in her late 40s was headed to a store around 5:30 p.m. in the Commonwealth Shopping Center on Edgewood Avenue when she was hit, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The woman was taken to the hospital, where she died. JSO said it appeared that the pickup truck driver, who is cooperating with police, did not see the

A 20-year-old man was arrested for battery on hospital personnel after allegedly assaulting a nurse at a local facility on Monday. The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office (IRCSO) said at around 7:25 p.m. deputies responded to a disturbance call. The victim, a nurse at the facility, reported that he was making his rounds when BS, a patient, punched him in the back of the neck unprovoked. “I did observe slight irritation to the back of [the victim’s] neck,” the responding

A person was hospitalized and a suspect was detained after an argument led to a shooting at a home in Miramar on Wednesday morning, police said. Miramar Police officials said officers responded to the shooting at the home in the 6800 block of Southwest 27th Court at around 9:15 a.m. Once there, they found a male victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken by Miramar Fire Rescue to a local hospital but was conscious, police said. Investigators believe

Two people are dead after walking in front of a truck at a Greenacres intersection on Tuesday evening. The names of the two individuals, who live in Greenacres, have not been released at this time, pending notification of their families. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report, the pair were crossing Forest Hill Boulevard, at the Olive Tree intersection, around 7:20 p.m. when they were struck. The westbound pickup had a green light and the right of way,

photo by: NorthEscambia.com Two people were injured in a crash involving a van and an ECUA sanitation truck Tuesday afternoon in Cantonment. The accident occurred around 1 p.m. on South Highway 97 near Sawyers Ridge Road. A van operated by a mobile pet grooming business overturned after colliding with an Emerald Coast Utilities Authority truck. The van came to rest on its side on Highway 97, while the ECUA driver moved the truck to Sawyers Ridge Road. Escambia County EMS

A child was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Lauderdale Lakes Wednesday morning, deputies said. The Broward Sheriff’s Office and fire rescue responded to the scene in the area of Northwest 30th and 39th Street. According to BSO, the child was riding their bike to school when they was struck by the car. Once at the scene, the child was checked and did not suffer any major injuries. The driver, deputies said, left the scene after striking the child. Anyone

Police search for a man who crashed into multiple cars in a U-Haul trailer and fled from officers. On Feb. 22, Haines City Police said officers responded to a hit-and-run at 9:09 p.m. near U.S. Highway 27 and Bates Road. A woman told police that she was driving westbound on Bates Road when a man driving a U-Haul truck, identified as JSJ, 50, hit her vehicle. J then flipped the U-Haul in reverse and kept driving on Bates Road. Haines

A 33-year-old Bonifay woman is in critical condition after an accident on County Road 276 that happened around 9:00 a.m. Tuesday. According to FHP, the woman, driving a sedan, was negotiating a curve to the left on CR 276 (Clayton Road). A 71-year-old Caryville man was also negotiating a curve to the right. The woman traveled into the eastbound lane and collided with the front of the other vehicle. The woman came to final rest facing an easterly direction in

A 35-year-old man who was born in Ohio and lives in Parkland faced charges Tuesday for injuring someone while driving drunk last year in Margate, records show. According to a police arrest report, Heath Coutts was driving a black 2005 Ford F-150 pickup truck on Dec. 16 when he lost control and struck a pedestrian on the sidewalk. According to the arrest report, Officer CP found a bottle of alcohol near the truck’s driver’s seat, and Officer Kahlyl Antoine smelled

The Brief Police say an Orange County corrections officer was arrested Monday after he allegedly attacked his wife and child, telling them they “needed to die in a fiery car accident.” Officials have identified the man as 39-year-old JS. Records show S is facing three charges, which involve cruelty towards a child, battery and domestic battery by strangulation.  What led to JS’s arrest? The backstory: The Apopka Police Department said it responded to reference of a domestic battery on Monday morning. Records