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A Brandon man is facing a staggering 21 felony charges after a road rage incident on I-75 in Tampa on Saturday night. While the Florida Highway Patrol released few details about the interaction leading up to the crime, it ended with one driver firing three shots into a car full of people. Troopers were dispatched to the area of northbound I-75 approaching Gibsonton Drive at around 8 p.m. and found one car being chased down the highway by another. The

A tow truck driver was killed early Saturday morning after becoming trapped beneath a tow truck in Deerfield Beach, authorities confirmed. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded shortly after 3 a.m. to a report of a person pinned under a tow truck near the 400 block of Northeast 48th Street. BSO’s Traffic Homicide Unit detectives are investigating the death. No additional details were immediately released, including how the incident occurred or whether any other vehicles were involved. Protecting

A 26-year-old man was killed Friday after his pickup truck struck two vehicles and a streetlight pole while trying to pass cars on Southern Blvd. According to deputies with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, 26-year-old Joseph Taylor Alvarez was driving his pickup truck eastbound near Jog Road in the left lane of Southern Boulevard around 10:05 p.m. on Friday. Alvarez sped past a Mercedes and a Volkswagen traveling eastbound in the center lane, hitting both with his front passenger

A Port St. Lucie man died weeks after deputies say his SUV was struck while turning across eastbound traffic on Indiantown Road in Jupiter. According to a crash report from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, a Land Rover was traveling eastbound near the 9250 block of Indiantown Road in Jupiter on December 7 when a Ford Edge, driven by 64-year-old Michael Spack of Port St. Lucie, was exiting Sierra Square Plaza heading westbound. As the Spack began to turn,

Photo by: Alachua County Fire Rescue Alachua County Fire Rescue crews say they used the jaws of life after a two-vehicle crash near Hawthorne caused a vehicle to rollover. Deputies say the crash happened at the intersection of Southeast County Road 219A and East County Road 1474. Alachua County Fire Rescue officials are calling the accident “severe” as multiple people were taken to the hospital. Florida Highway Patrol troopers are investigating the cause of the accident. How Ovadia Law Group

On Friday, a 71-year-old Crystal River man was traveling eastbound on West Fort Island Trail when he lost control of his vehicle from an unknown reason, drove off the road, and crashed into trees, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The driver died at the scene of the crash. Understanding Your Rights After a Car Accident Car accidents can leave you feeling overwhelmed, but you have legal options. At Ovadia Law Group, we help clients understand their rights and pursue compensation

 A Sarasota County man was arrested on a highway racing charge after he allegedly crashed into a woman with his vehicle in St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg Police Department (SPPD) said the crash happened around 1 a.m. on Nov. 8 near 4th Street South and 2nd Avenue South. AR, 43, was driving a white Ford Mustang southbound on 4th Street. A pedestrian was crossing the road at 2nd Avenue South at 4th Street against the traffic signal. Another vehicle slowed down

A Leesburg man was arrested on battery charges after allegedly strangling his girlfriend during an argument on the road. Deputies responded to 26-year-old JJK beating up his girlfriend of eight months in a vehicle on Whitney Road and Garden Drive at 2:45 p.m. Monday, according to an arrest report from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Upon arrival, they saw K leaned over from the driver’s seat into the passenger seat, punching his girlfriend sitting there. He was detained while the

The Brief A 17-year-old Brandon High School student was killed after being struck by a freight train Thursday morning, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. What we know: Deputies say the crash happened shortly before 8:30 a.m. on the railroad tracks near Lakewood Drive. At the scene, deputies found the teen with critical injuries. He was taken to Tampa General Hospital, where he later passed away on Friday. Investigators learned the teen was walking on the train tracks toward Brandon High School, when

Photo by:  Florida Highway Patrol Troopers from the Florida Highway Patrol have arrested a man accused of running away from a fatal vehicle vs. bicyclist crash in Collier County. Troopers say that SJMV, 22, was driving a 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe west on State Road 29, approaching Hancock Street. They add that a pedestrian on his bicycle was travelling south, attempting to cross the westbound travel lanes of State Road 29. They say that the front of the vehicle collided with

Two people were rescued after a vehicle crashed into a retention pond in Fort Myers near I-75 Exit 136 northbound Friday evening. According to the South Trail Fire Protection & Rescue Service District, both people escaped the sinking vehicle and waited on top of it. Neither of them could swim, so a rescue swimmer with a life jacket and rescue board assisted them to the shore, the fire district said. Both victims were transferred to Lee County Emergency Medical Services

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting in Madison Court in Fort Myers Beach. The shooting happened shortly before midnight. Deputies responded to a residence in the 400 block of Madison Court when CG, 59, called 911 and reported that he had shot his friend. Neighbor Tania Eroshevich expressed her shock at the incident occurring so close to her home. “Something like this happening is very sad and disturbing,” she said. Deputies say they detained G and