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MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. (WSVN) – Police are investigating a violent crash that took place overnight in Miami Gardens. Cameras captured both vehicles involved with extensive damage in the area of Northwest 183rd Street and Ninth Avenue, early Sunday morning. As of Sunday evening, there is no word from police about the conditions of the drivers involved, as they continue their investigation. Car accidents can be life-altering events, leaving you with physical injuries, emotional distress, and financial burdens. At Ovadia Law

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (WSVN) — Crews are searching for survivors after a boat overturned off St. Lucie Inlet, authorities said. According to U.S. Coast Guard, one person has died and four others were rescued Sunday after they were spotted by a good Samaritan. Five people are still missing, officials said. Rescuers were told by one of the people on board that they had taken off from the Bahamas, and the vessel overturned on Friday. Ovadia Law Group: Your Advocate

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — Detectives are investigating a double homicide after two women were found dead in their home Saturday, police say. Officers responded to a reported homicide on 108th St. North on Saturday morning and arrived at the home to find the two victims, 34-year-old Christina Donzero and 75-year-old Betti “Suzanne” Thevenet Donzero, with multiple stab wounds. Both women were pronounced dead on the scene. Police say the suspect, 41-year-old Kirk Hysell Jr., barricaded himself in the bathroom

TWINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA) — A deputy was injured Sunday after being shot in the leg while trying to defend herself from a dog attack, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office reported. Deputies said they responded to a call on 6th Street in Eloise at 10:39 a.m. regarding four or five cows that had gotten loose and were roaming a residential neighborhood. The sheriff’s office said that after locating the cows behind a home, one deputy set out to find the

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A 13-year-old boy has died after being shot in a drive-by shooting late Saturday night, police say. The St. Petersburg Police Department said officers responded to a call reporting shots fired on 11th St. S. Officers arrived to find the boy, Jaden Hill of Largo, in the driveway with a gunshot wound. Hill was taken to a local hospital, where he later died of his injuries. Detectives are currently investigating the homicide, and police said

MACCLENNY, Fla. – The Baker County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting near the Baker County Health Department in Macclenny. Officials said there is a large crime scene near Lowder Road, Ninth Street and Quail Lane. That area will be closed for several hours. One person was shot and is receiving medical treatment. There are no other threats in the area. Shooting incidents can have devastating consequences, leaving victims with severe injuries and emotional trauma. At Ovadia Law Group, we specialize

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A teenage motorcyclist was killed in a crash Saturday night at the intersection of Gate Parkway and Burnt Mill Road, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. JSO reported the crash occurred Saturday around 9:20 p.m. A male in his late teens was riding a motorcycle southbound on Gate Parkway when a woman driving an SUV turned left into the motorcyclist’s path. The motorcycle struck the passenger side of the SUV. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue crews responded to the

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A fatal crash between a motorcycle and at least one car happened in Cape Coral on Sunday. The collision happened at NE Pine Island Road and Cultural Park Boulevard. The coroner removed a body from the scene, but we have yet to receive confirmed information on who died or was injured. The crash shut down eastbound lanes along Pine Island Road. Police advised drivers to avoid the area. The damaged motorcycle had debris all over the

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — A 45-year-old male bicyclist was critically injured in a crash Saturday afternoon in Cottage Hill. The incident occurred just before 5 p.m. on Crowndale Court when the bicyclist collided with the side of a Chevrolet 1500 pickup truck that reportedly pulled out from a private residence, according to NorthEscambia.com The injured bicyclist was airlifted by Air Care helicopter to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola as a trauma alert. The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the crash

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — One driver was seriously injured and another jailed after a suspected DUI crash in Fort Pierce late Saturday. Just before midnight Saturday, St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office (SLCSO) deputies say they responded to a two-vehicle crash at Kings Highway and St. Lucie Boulevard. According to SLCSO, the collision resulted in serious injuries for one driver and serious charges for the other. As a result of the investigation, the intersection was closed in all directions Friday night.

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – A Lake County sheriff’s deputy is on leave after shooting and killing a man early Saturday in the Clermont area. The sheriff’s office says deputies were responding to a call about a suspicious person standing in the roadway and yelling at passing vehicles in the area of Via Roma Circle, off Lake Louisa Road in the Clermont area. The individual then allegedly approached a nearby home. Deputies say they received another call that the person was pounding

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A 45-year-old man was arrested after he pushed workers at a Brevard County Subway restaurant before pulling out a knife, according to a news release. Deputies said that on April 5, a man later identified as Edward Cocaine, went into the restaurant located at 390 St. Charles Ave. in Merritt Island with another man. Cocaine got into an argument with employees over what he believed were their bad attitudes. According to the sheriff’s office, “Cocaine became so