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Two crashes on Interstate 95 in Broward County backed up traffic on the southbound and northbound lanes early Wednesday. The lanes have since reopened. The first crash happened in the northbound direction and blocked several lanes, including the express lanes, between Hollywood Boulevard and Stirling Road. Video showed a mangled black vehicle on the shoulder as an officer approached the passenger side and shined a flashlight inside. The airbags had deployed and both the back and front of the car

MIAMI (WSVN) – At least one person has died after an altercation escalated into gunfire in the heart of Miami’s Brickell area. Cellphone video captured the massive police response after the fatal shooting in the area of Southwest Eighth Street and First Avenue at around 1:00 a.m., Wednesday. Upon arrival, City of Miami police officers located a male suffering from gunshot wounds. He has since succumbed to his injuries. Preliminary information revealed that a confrontation took place, which then escalated

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)— The Tampa Police Department is investigating an early morning crash that caused injuries. The crash happened at 2:45 a.m. in the southbound lanes of North 30th Street between East Bougainvillea Avenue and East Linebaugh Avenue. At this time, the extent of the injuries is unknown. All lanes are back open. Ovadia Law Group: Experienced Car Accident AttorneysExperience matters when it comes to car accident cases. Ovadia Law Group has a team of seasoned attorneys who specialize in

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Police said a man died Tuesday night after he was found with multiple gunshot wounds on Lane Avenue, just south of Park Street in the Hyde Park area of Jacksonville. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, officers were called to the area around 8:40 p.m. Tuesday because of reports of gunfire. The officers found a man with multiple gunshot wounds. Paramedics responded but the man died at the scene. Police said multiple people of interest were detained at

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. – A 32-year-old motorcyclist died Tuesday night after a crash at the intersection of Mayport and Levy roads in Atlantic Beach, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said that around 8:35 p.m., a pick-up truck turned left onto Levy Road across the path of the motorcycle, which was headed south on Mayport Road. The motorcycle hit the front right corner of the pick-up, and the impact sent the pick-up truck into the front of an SUV that

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A structure fire broke out at Village Creek Apartments in Fort Myers early Wednesday morning. One person was removed from the building. They were transported to the hospital by EMS with non-critical injuries. No other injuries were reported. Fort Myers police left the building as the fire department was dispatched. A Fort Myers Battalion Chief says that hoarding conditions inside the apartment may have made the flames worse. Water sprinklers were used to quickly extinguish the

FHP investigates double-fatal crash near Taylor Creek Road CHRISTMAS, Fla. – A 44-year-old Christmas man who was critically injured last week when the moped he was operating in Orange County was struck from behind has died, the Florida Highway Patrol said on Tuesday. A 42-year-old Orlando woman who was a passenger on the moped died last Wednesday when they were struck from behind by a car driven by a 19-year-old woman, according to troopers. The fatal crash happened around 11 p.m.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – A Miami Gardens man surrendered himself at the city’s police station Monday to face four felony charges in connection with a deadly late-March crash. Police said Guy Donnie Norman, 35, had alcohol and marijuana in his system when he struck and killed a cyclist on Miami Gardens Drive while driving at more than double the posted speed limit. They said he then walked away from the scene. According to an arrest report from the Miami Gardens Police

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) – A 4-year-old child was rushed to the hospital after suffering a gunshot wound to the foot near Fort Lauderdale. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies and Fire Rescue units responded to the area near the 600 block of Northwest 27th Avenue, Tuesday afternoon. Upon arrival, deputies found a young child suffering from a gunshot wound to the foot. Paramedics transported the child to Broward Health Medical Center with injuries that are not life-threatening. It remains unclear if

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — An orange juice truck flipped over in Bradenton Tuesday morning, blocking traffic on 9th St. E. The Bradenton Police Department said the truck was reportedly leaking juice. A heavy-duty tow truck had to be brought in to get the truck back up. Traffic was again flowing normally by around noon on Tuesday. Truck accidents can result in severe injuries and significant property damage due to the sheer size and weight of commercial vehicles. Ovadia Law Group

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — An 83-year-old woman succumbed to her injuries after a Friday crash that sent both drivers to the hospital. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO), around 4:30 p.m. on Friday, a car traveling north on Jog Road South failed to yield to a van turning left on North Oriole Boulevard. The traffic report noted that the front of the van struck the passenger side of the car, spinning it over the curb and into

KEY WEST, Fla. – Key West police arrested a 48-year-old man on an elder abuse charge Sunday after they said he seemed “more interested in exploiting” a dementia patient than caring for him. According to an arrest report from the Key West Police Department, officers received a call in which the victim could be heard yelling. Police said they responded to the senior’s home in the 2800 block of Patterson Avenue just after 8:30 a.m. The report states that when officers