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A 17-year-old was ejected from a car and died Friday night after a crash on State Road 82 involving four vehicles. Florida Highway Patrol says the teen was a passenger in a car with another 17-year-old driver. They approached Harcourt Avenue at a high rate of speed. A second vehicle was also traveling at a high rate of speed towards Harcourt at the same time. The 17-year-old driver from Fort Denaud, Fl ran into the back of an SUV near

A 68-year-old Melbourne man was killed Thursday night in a Brevard County crash, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 7:50 p.m. on W King Street near Cox Road. According to a crash report, the man entered a crosswalk and was walking across W King Street in the path of an oncoming 2004 Cadillac CTS. The front of the vehicle hit the man, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers said they are still determining what traffic

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Two semi-trucks crashed in Okeechobee County, causing a significant highway shutdown. On Monday morning, the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) reported that two semis collided on Highway 70 West near Northwest 41st Avenue. Officials stated that both travel lanes had been blocked. In OCSO’s latest update at 8:24 a.m., it was stated that the highway would be closed for most of the day due to a large diesel spill at the crash site. Travelers are being rerouted down North West

A woman is facing DUI charges after causing a deadly and fiery crash in Pasco County overnight, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. At 1:10 a.m. on Sunday, a 25-year-old Hudson woman in a Chevy Impala was traveling northbound on US-19, approaching the intersection of Sea Ranch Drive in Hudson. At the same time, a 21-year-old Inverness man on a Kawasaki motorcycle was heading southbound on US-19. Troopers said the woman, later identified as Melissa Lopez, made a left turn

 A woman was hospitalized following a shooting at a Brandon park Sunday morning, the Hillsborough Sheriff’s Office said. Shortly after 9 a.m., deputies were called to Paul Sanders Park for reports of a shooting following a “domestic dispute.” When deputies arrived, they found a woman with two gunshot wounds to the lower body. She was taken to the hospital in stable condition. According to the sheriff’s office, the suspect was taken into custody. No further details were released. Negligent shootings

One pedestrian was injured in a hit-and-run crash in Keystone Heights late Saturday night leading Florida Highway Patrol troopers on a search for the driver who fled the scene. The crash happened near Lake Geneva at the intersection of State Road 100 and Southeast Lakeview Drive. The pedestrian, a 38-year-old woman from Keystone Heights, was walking in the westbound lane of State Road 100 when she was struck by an unknown vehicle, according to the press release. The car did

Marion County Fire Rescue (MCFR) firefighters responded to a house on fire in Silver Springs Sunday afternoon. No one was inside the home at the time of the fire except for the family dog; unfortunately, the animal did not survive the flames. MCFR firefighters said they responded to the heavy smoke and flames coming from the roof of the home on Northeast 130th Terrace near Bream Lake around noon Sunday. When firefighters arrived, the fire had already made its way

A Leesburg man was arrested for allegedly colliding with a sedan in a golf cart and leaving the scene to park in his garage. A deputy responded to a motor vehicle hit-and-run complaint at 32691 Oak Park Drive around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. While on the way, dispatch advised that 83-year-old Robert Pacewicz collided into the complainant’s grandmother’s vehicle. He then left the scene of the traffic crash and went

Photo: Marion County Fire Rescue Marion County firefighters were dispatched to a commercial building in Belleview on Saturday morning after smoke began rising from the roof. Shortly after 7 a.m. on Saturday, September 7, a 911 caller reported that a “smell of burning wood” was coming from a commercial building located in the 6700 block of SE 110th Street in Belleview. Within minutes, several MCFR units arrived on scene. MCFR crews observed a fire inside one of the commercial buildings

A Florida Panhandle high school football player has died after collapsing during a game, officials said. Port St. Joe High School wide receiver and defensive back Chance Gainer collapsed during Friday night’s game at Liberty County High School. The 18-year-old senior was playing cornerback when a play went to the opposite side of the field, said Tim Davis, Port St. Joe’s athletic director and vice principal. Gainer was running toward the play when he collapsed, Davis told the Northwest Florida Daily

Photo by:  Brevard County Sheriff’s Office A man is in the hospital after officials with the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office said his vehicle went into the Indian River on Saturday. Deputies were initially dispatched out to the area after reports that a vehicle hit the center meridian on the Pineda Causeway before crashing through a guardrail and into the water. BCSO officials said as a deputy arrived on scene, he saw two citizens helping to keep the driver’s head above