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Photo by WKMG ClickOrlando A crash involving a big rig forced southbound lanes to shut down on State Road 429 in Apopka early Thursday. Troopers were dispatched around 6 a.m. to the area of mile marker 29, south of Maitland Boulevard. All lanes had been reopened at the time of this report. According to Trooper Steve, drivers still wishing to avoid the scene can exit southbound S.R. 429 at State Road 414 and exit at Clarcona Road to detour themselves.

A 59-year-old man who caused a fatal crash in Ocala while driving at nearly twice the legal blood alcohol content limit has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for vehicular homicide and several charges related to driving under the influence. On Monday, November 4, the State Attorney’s Office for the Fifth Judicial Circuit announced that Marion County jurors have convicted Douglas M. Williams, Jr. on the following charges: DUI manslaughter, vehicular homicide, DUI with serious bodily injury, DUI with

Photo by: Mauricio Lopez, Jr. A 33-year-old Ocala man was arrested on battery charges after he was accused of choking his girlfriend for around 30 seconds during an argument that turned physical in their bedroom. On Tuesday, November 5, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office corporal and deputy trainee were dispatched to a local residence in reference to a physical altercation. Upon arrival, they made contact with the female victim who advised that her boyfriend, Mauricio Lopez, Jr., had “strangled” her

Election Day turned violent in FishHawk when deputies say a man attacked two women who supported different political candidates.  According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to the corner of Fishhawk Crossing Boulevard and Dorman Road in Lithia around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday because there had been an altercation between a man and two women.  Deputies say Stuart James McMillan, 71, and two women had a disagreement over political candidates that escalated.  According to HCSO, McMillan pulled one of the

A lawncare worker died Wednesday afternoon after a Jeep veered off Braddock Road and struck him. Around 2:50 p.m., a man in his early 20s was edging the sidewalk, when a teenager driving a Jeep lost control of the car and veered off the roadway, according to Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The lawncare worker was pronounced dead at the scene. JSO says the driver of the Jeep stopped and is cooperating with investigators. Police said there were no indicators of impairment.

The daughter of a man shot and killed in a police-involved shooting that happened in the Durkeeville neighborhood shared concerns about her father‘s death after the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office released bodycam footage from that night. The video shows what led to two officers fatally shooting 54-year-old Djuan Jackson while responding to a reported carjacking. The bodycam footage released on Wednesday begins with a JSO officer gathering information from a carjacking victim when he is alerted about Jackson attacking a man with a

A Wildwood man was arrested for battery after a fight with his girlfriend over their SUV landed her in the hospital. Officers responded to a battery at an undisclosed Leesburg residence around 11:54 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. Prior to their arrival, dispatch advised that they got a 911 call from a female victim stating her boyfriend, with whom she shared two children and lived with as a family, had battered

Photo by: wcjb An overturned semi-truck delayed traffic in Live Oak Wednesday as chickens set loose in the crash were rounded up. Live Oak firefighters asked commuters to avoid the roundabout at 11th and Walker as crews cleared the scene. A video posted to Facebook showed the overturned truck and loose chickens. Suwannee County Sheriff Sam St. John confirmed no humans were seriously hurt in the crash. This developing story will be updated as more information is learned. Expert Legal Guidance for

A rollover crash in Hallandale Beach on Wednesday left people hurt and closed northbound Federal Highway, according to police. Hallandale Beach police said the people involved in the crash in the 100 block of North Federal Highway suffered minor injuries. They were taken to hospitals for treatment. More information on who the victims are was not immediately available. Police said the also found a cat inside the vehicle during the crash, which is now safe with authorities. “Please note that

A Sanford woman has been arrested after another woman was found lying in the street with gunshot wounds on Tuesday night, the city’s police department said. Sanford police responded to a shooting report east of Interstate 4 and Florida 417 just after 7 p.m., where they found Lauren Ashley Martin in the roadway. The 34-year-old was transported to the hospital, where she died, police said. Savon Chantay Tyler, 35 was arrested in connection with her death. Police said they determined

Photo by: City of Maitland A SunRail train collided with a car Wednesday morning in Orange County, the City of Maitland said. It happened around 9:30 a.m. at the train crossing at Horatio Avenue. The crash shut down the intersection of Horatio Avenue and Maitland Avenue. Maitland police and fire officials responded to the scene. On social media, city officials asked motorists to use caution or avoid the area if possible. No serious injuries resulted from the crash, they said.

A man with the nickname “Wild Child” was arrested in connection to an armed robbery where a man was beaten with a shotgun and a rock in Lake Worth Beach. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) said its Robbery unit responded to a 911 call at around 11:30 p.m. on October 16 to a report of an armed robbery. The victim was transported to St. Mary’s Medical Center with serious injuries. While in the hospital, medical staff noted that