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 A crash on the northbound Turnpike in West Palm Beach is delaying traffic on Monday morning. Florida 511 reported the crash just after Exit 97, Southern Boulevard, at 6:54 a.m. In the latest update at 6:59 a.m. officials said that the left lane has been blocked and traffic has been backed up to just before Mile Marker 96, near the Lake Worth Road Exit. No injuries have been reported at this time. Common Challenges in Car Accident Cases Victims of

 Two officers with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office shot a man Sunday evening after he pointed a gun at them while they were conducting surveillance work in the Brentwood area, officials said. According to JSO, the incident started around 6:50 p.m. near 22nd Street and North Main Street after officers responded to an armed drug complaint. Patrol officers cleared the call, but task force members went to the area to conduct surveillance work in an unmarked car. “They did that to

 A man died and another was critically injured in a shooting Sunday afternoon on Jacksonville’s Southside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. According to JSO, around 3:30 p.m., officers responded to a shooting on Beachwood Boulevard. When police arrived, they found two men who had been shot, one of them fatally. Police said the other man was transported to a hospital in critical condition. JSO said “multiple people” were detained, and detectives were still working to learn more about the

A car crash in Lehigh Acres involving a white sedan and a black sedan leaves shattered glass on the road of Ray Avenue South. Deputies investigated a car crash on Ray Avenue South in Lehigh Acres, where a white sedan was found flipped over, and shattered glass from a car window was visible. Upon arrival at the scene on 30th Street Southwest and Ray Avenue South, a white sedan was seen overturned, while a black sedan with significant front bumper

A large police presence has been spotted in Apopka on Saturday night. WESH 2 is on the scene where a crash on Home Again Road and Lester Road is blocking traffic in both directions. At this time, no injuries or casualties have been reported. Understanding Your Rights After a Car Accident After a car accident, you may feel overwhelmed and unsure of what steps to take. At Ovadia Law Group, we help clients understand their legal rights and options. Our

Florida Highway Patrol said the driver and passenger of a golf died in a crash involving a Kia Soul at a Sumter County intersection Friday night. According to FHP, the crash happened shortly after 9:30 p.m. at the intersection of County Road 109 and U.S. Route 27 northeast of The Villages. Troopers said a golf cart traveling west on CR-109 failed to stop for a red traffic signal and was struck by the Kia heading south. The golf cart overturned

Photo by: U.S. Coast Guard The U.S. Coast Guard rescued multiple boaters off the coast near Port Canaveral on Saturday. The first boater was rescued by a crew after a 24-foot boat was seen capsized on the Banana River near Kelly Park. According to the Coast Guard, the boater was rescued from on top of his vessel. Officials transported him to Kelly Park Boat Ramp with no reported medical concerns. Crews were able to find the boater thanks to a

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating after a wrong-way crash sent a driver and his passenger to the hospital in Brevard County. FHP responded to the crash involving a Toyota Corolla and a semi-truck in the northbound lanes of I-95 in Titusville just before 2 a.m. Sunday. Troopers said the crash happened when the Corolla, which was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes, crashed head-on into the semi-truck. The Corolla then continued into the northbound lanes before striking a guardrail

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after two people were found with gunshot wounds early Sunday morning. According to OCSO, deputies responded to the 5900 block of Altec Road around 4 a.m. for a shooting. Deputies found a man in his 20s and a 19-year-old woman who had been shot at the scene. Both victims were transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The sheriff’s office has not provided any other information about the shooting or a possible

 A 39-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Lake County on Sunday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash happened around 5:10 p.m. at County Road 455 and Woodlands Drive. According to a crash report, a Suzuki GSX-R600 was traveling north on C.R. 455, approaching Woodlands Drive. Troopers said the motorcyclist failed to negotiate a curve and ran off the roadway to the right, which caused the rider to be thrown from the vehicle.

Two men driving motorcycles were killed in a crash with an SUV on Sunday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash happened at Micco Road and Babcock Street around 11:34 a.m. Two motorcycles, a Suzuki GSX1300RAL and a Honda CBR600RR, were traveling east on Micco Road, east of Babcock Street, according to a crash report. The FHP said at the same time, a Chevrolet Tahoe was traveling west on Micco Road, east of Babcock Street. According

A person was taken to the hospital on Sunday morning after they were shot at a cafeteria in Hialeah, police said. According to Hialeah Police, the shooting happened at around 10:30 a.m. at La Lunita Cafeteria, in the area of 2200 West 8th Court. The victim was found with a gunshot wound, and they were airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police said that the alleged shooter remains on the loose. People in the area told NBC6 in