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An Indian River teen allegedly drove her car off a boat ramp early Sunday morning, narrowly missing two people who went fishing in the process. Around 4 a.m., Indian River County Sheriff’s Office (IRCSO) deputies responded to a crash at the Oslo Road boat ramp in Vero Beach. Upon arrival, deputies say they located C R, 19, and her Toyota Camry was partially submerged in the intercoastal waterway. IRCSO highlighted that R narrowly missed two fishermen who jumped out of

A Jupiter man is dead after being hit by a car while walking in the street Saturday. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO), Robert Elsmore, 60, was walking southbound near the center line of Old Congress Avenue while pushing a wheelchair when a vehicle driving southbound hit him from the back. The car continued driving. Elsmore was pronounced dead at the scene. The vehicle and suspected driver have been located, PBSO said Sunday morning.  When you’re involved

A crash on southbound I-75 blocked traffic near Brandon on Sunday morning. The blockage was in the southbound lanes at US 301. The vehicle crash resulted in injuries, although the extent of those injuries or the number of victims involved was not disclosed. No further details on this incident were released. At Ovadia Law Group, we understand the chaos and stress that follow a car accident. Our dedicated team of attorneys is here to provide you with the legal support

A man in his 20s is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries following a shooting Sunday afternoon at a Wendy’s in Northwest Jacksonville, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Police said they are currently looking for three men believed to be connected to the shooting who remain at large after fleeing from Jacksonville to Nassau County to Charlton County. The agency said the victim was meeting with one of the suspects at the Wendy’s on New Kings Road around 2:15

photo by: nbc-2 A person was hospitalized after a car crashed into The Ivy apartments in downtown Fort Myers. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, detectives are working a traffic investigation that ended on Fowler Street between First and Second Street. Our crews on scene saw the damage caused by the vehicle at The Ivy apartments, as well as pieces of car strewn across the road. One person was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. LCSO says this remains an

An overnight fiery crash involving two cars on Interstate 95 in Miami left one person dead, led to a ramp closure and triggered a search for the driver who, authorities said, appeared to have fled the scene. Florida Highway Patrol troopers and City of Miami Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the wreck along the southbound, just south oif Northwest 79th Street, early Saturday morning, According to FHP, the driver of a dark blue BMW sedan was traveling

A 52-year-old Okeechobee man was killed Friday night after impacting a mini-cooper at a high rate of speed in Lake Worth. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO), around 7:30 p.m., K K N was riding his Suzuki motorcycle westbound on Lake Worth Road near Palm Beach State College. A Mini Cooper entered the westbound lane just as N camp up behind it. Unable to slow down, deputies say the bike impacted the back of the small car.

A Webster man was killed in a Hernando County crash on Saturday after he lost control of the truck he was driving, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said. At about 5:10 a.m., the 23-year-old victim was driving a Ford Ranger pickup truck northbound on U.S. Highway 301 at a “high rate of speed,” according to an FHP report. North of Ranchette Boulevard, the driver lost control of the vehicle. The truck left the roadway and struck a tree along the

A 21-year-old West Palm Beach man is facing multiple felony charges after driving recklessly and almost hitting a pedestrian, almost hitting a police officer and crashing into two police cars. According to West Palm Beach Police (WPBPD), police stopped a Nissan Altima at around 1:15 p.m. Saturday after the driver ran a stop sign at Spruce Avenue and 20th Street and almost hit a pedestrian. After being pulled over, the driver, J T L, said he did not have a

A man was arrested for battery after allegedly shoving his “sugar momma” into the shower wall of their room at the Sleep Inn in Leesburg Officers responded to the Sleep Inn, located at 2476 Citrus Blvd., regarding a battery around 12 p.m. Monday, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. Upon arrival, they spoke with the female victim and 35-year-old T D R.  The victim advised that she left for the grocery store to buy items. When

photo by: leesburg-news A stretch of US Highway 19 in Lake County was temporarily blocked off this afternoon after a multi vehicle accident. The accident took place along U.S. Hwy 19, just north of Devault Street shortly before 2:45 PM on Saturday, December 21. Although limited details are available, at least two vehicles were involved in the accident. As of 2:50 PM, traffic was being diverted around the accident. No additional details, including the extensive of any injuries, are available

A man in his mid-40s died Saturday morning after being struck by an off-duty Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office police officer’s vehicle on his way to work in the New Town neighborhood. JSO said at 5:21 a.m., the officer was traveling west on Kings Road in a marked police vehicle when the man walked out and was struck by the car. News4JAX received surveillance video from a nearby home that captured the incident. However, due to the graphic nature of the video,