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A speeding Harley-Davidson rider died after losing control of the motorcycle in a crash in Lake County. A 23-year-old Eustis man was riding the 2000 Harley-Davidson motorcycle at 4:38 p.m. Saturday eastbound on State Road 44 approaching Brantley Branch Road in the Seminole State Forest and lost control of the motorcycle, according to an accident report from the Florida Highway Patrol. He had been riding in excess of the posted speed limit. He swerved and traveled into the path of

A Clermont man was arrested for child abuse after allegedly pushing a student with special needs into a wall multiple times. Officers responded to Lake Hills Elementary School, located at 909 S Lakeshore Blvd., regarding 60-year-old M, a teacher’s assistant, allegedly becoming aggressive with a male student, according to an arrest report from the Howey-in-the-Hills Police Department. The principal advised that three staff members reported the incident shortly before law enforcement arrived. The incident had been captured on the school’s

A Minneola man was arrested on a warrant after crashing his vehicle and claiming he had been carjacked during an Uber delivery. On the night of Jan. 24, a Lake County deputy observed a black Chrysler 300 speeding southbound on U.S. Hwy. 27 in Clermont, according to an affidavit of probable cause out of Lake County. Radar determined the driver, later identified as 43-year-old C, was traveling 84 miles per hour in a 55-mph zone. The deputy turned on his

A major crash temporarily closed several lanes on I-4 eastbound at Princeton Street. Orlando police responded to the crash just before 6:30 on Tuesday morning. Drivers traveling eastbound on I-4 from South Street through downtown Orlando were stuck in traffic. All of the lanes reopened just after 7 a.m. Car Accident Injury? We’re Here to HelpA car accident can change your life in an instant. At Ovadia Law Group, we provide expert legal representation to victims of car-related personal injuries.

A deadly crash has shut down all of the southbound lanes on I-75 in Sumter County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened just after 11:30 p.m. Monday night after the interchange to Florida’s Turnpike. As of 7:30 Tuesday morning, all of the lanes are still shut down. FHP is detouring drivers off I-75 southbound at SR-44. From there, drivers can travel from SR-44 to US-301, then back to I-75, or get onto Florida’s Turnpike. Troopers have confirmed

Firefighters were on the scene of a single-family house fire early Tuesday morning on Brentwood Drive in Venice. Multiple units responded to the blaze, which broke out about 4 a.m., the Sarasota County Fire Department. Two people were in the home when the fire broke out but they were able to get out safely, officials said. The fire was out by 5:15 a.m., a department spokesperson told ABC7. Motorists near there are being asked to avoid the area this morning.

Six people were displaced from their homes after a fire erupted early Tuesday morning inside a quadruplex in Pompano Beach, a city spokesperson confirmed in a news release. According to the spokesperson, the fire was reported at about 3:15 a.m. in the 300 block of Northwest Fifth Street. City officials said 14 adults were inside the building’s four units when the fire erupted. “One adult male suffered a laceration after jumping from a window to escape the flames, while another

A woman was arrested after allegedly shattering her boyfriend’s windshield and hitting him in the head with a brick, landing him at the hospital in The Villages. A deputy responded to a physical altercation between 29-year-old M and her boyfriend of five years at their Summerfield home around 7:40 a.m. Saturday, according to an arrest report from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Law enforcement arrived to find the boyfriend sitting on a bench in the front yard. He had a

An individual was struck and killed by a train on Monday. According to the West Palm Beach Police Department, at around 8 p.m. officers responded to a crash on Mercer Avenue. Upon arrival, officers found an individual on the tracks who was suffering from fatal injuries. Holding Negligent Parties Accountable After a Train CrashWhen a train accident is caused by negligence, victims deserve justice. Ovadia Law Group is dedicated to holding responsible parties accountable and helping you recover from your

Miami Gardens police arrested a 27-year-old man who was accused of threatening a delivery driver with a machete. Officers took J into custody on Friday along the 900 block of Northwest 196th Terrace. According to authorities, an Amazon driver was attempting to deliver a package when J came out of the home next door and threw a machete in her direction. Police said J then picked up the machete, “raising it as if he intended to strike her with it,”

A North Miami man was arrested Sunday after police said he chased an acquaintance with a machete and struck him multiple times during an argument, leaving the victim seriously injured and bleeding heavily. A, 31, faces a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon following the attack near Northeast 142nd Street and Northeast Sixth Avenue in North Miami, according to an arrest affidavit. Police said the incident happened around 4 p.m. Sunday after a verbal argument broke out in

A Miami woman faces a felony charge of driving under the influence after, authorities said, she struck a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputy with her car, causing serious injuries that required multiple surgeries. J, 28, turned herself in on Sunday and was charged with DUI causing serious bodily injury, a third-degree felony. On Monday, a Miami-Dade courtroom was filled with family members of the deputy, as Circuit Court Judge G read the charges that the suspect is facing. “Struck an officer