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A truck towing a trailer, with an improperly loaded CAT skid steer, crashed Monday on I-75, the Florida Highway Patrol announced. According to troopers, a Dodge Ram 3500 with a trailer was traveling southbound on I-75 near milepost 284 in Pasco County when it began to jackknife. The driver of the Dodge Ram lost control of the vehicle and entered the outside shoulder, hitting several trees. The driver of the vehicle, a 28-year-old man from Miami suffered minor injuries along

Hillsborough Fire Rescue responded to multiple 911 calls reporting an explosion and heavy smoke near the train tracks on Old Highway 41 in Ruskin. The incident happened early Tuesday afternoon. At the scene the crew confirmed a crash involving a train and a dump truck, which ignited small brush fires into multiple train cars and the surrounding area. Fortunately, no hazardous materials were involved. The driver of the dump truck has died, according to an HCFR release. The cause of

A head-on collision that ended in a fire occurred on River Road, south of West Villages Parkway, in Sarasota County. The Florida Highway Patrol said it happened around 3 a.m. on Tuesday. Post-collision, the first vehicle reportedly became engulfed in flames while the other was overturned. The first driver was pronounced dead on the scene. The second driver sustained serious injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital. FHP is currently investigating the crash. Expert Legal Support After a Car AccidentCar accidents can

A man was hospitalized Monday night after being shot by a man and female at a store in Northwest Jacksonville, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. JSO says around 8 p.m., patrol officers were sent to 7900 Moncrief Dinsmore Rd. in reference to the man who was shot. The man is in his 30s and he was taken to a local hospital by a “private vehicle,” according to S, as he suffered a “non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his right hand.”

Credit: Orlando Fire Department Firefighters responded to a two-story house fire on East Amelia Street, evacuating the building and extinguishing the flames. One person was transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, and a firefighter was also hospitalized after sustaining injuries at the scene. The Orlando Fire Department’s Arson/Bomb Squad is investigating the cause of the fire. Ovadia Law Group: Your Advocates in Fire Accident CasesFire accidents can cause devastating injuries and significant property damage. At Ovadia Law

Photo by: wsvn A pedestrian was transported to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Northwest Miami-Dade. The incident happened around 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, in the 3200 block of Northwest 51 Street. 7Skyforce hovered above the scene, as the victim was being prepared to be loaded into the back of an ambulance. The patient appeared to be alert and responsive. They were surrounded by paramedics and what could be bystanders or relatives. A red car, possibly the vehicle

Credit: Polk County Sheriff’s Office A car crash killed a mother and left her 2-year-old daughter hospitalized with life-threatening injuries on Monday afternoon. Polk County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a crash around 1:45 p.m. at State Road 540 and Cooley Road in Eagle Lake where they found the 33-year-old woman dead in her vehicle. The woman’s daughter was in the back of the car in a child safety seat, according to a news release. The crash happened when the woman

A man has been charged following a deadly hit-and-run on Sunday in Marion County. Belleview Police Department officers arrested C P P, 25, on Monday on charges of vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a crash. Witnesses reported around 3 p.m. on Sunday that a Lincoln Town Car hit a 34-year-old woman as she crossed U.S. Highway 441. Surveillance video from a nearby business showed P, the driver, speeding through the right turning lane to bypass traffic stopped at

A man is dead after working on a piece of heavy machinery for Phillips & Jordan Inc. in LaBelle on Tuesday morning, Hendry County deputies said. Deputies said they received a call around 3:30 a.m. Initial investigations revealed the death appears to be accidental. “It appears to be accidental. So our investigators are still looking into it. Obviously, the construction company has people that are coming to investigate as well,” said HCSO Captain S H. OSHA is responding to the

Photo Courtesy Andrew Appelberg/via ChimeIn A 20-year-old Cantonment motorcyclist was killed in a crash Monday afternoon on Highway 29 in Escambia County. It happened around 4:10 p.m. on Highway 29 and Tate School Road. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the motorcyclist was driving north on Highway 29 when he crashed with an SUV driving east, crossing Highway 29. This caused the SUV to then hit a sedan that was stopped at a stop sign facing west on Tate School Road.

Photo by: (WCJB) Two women were killed on Williston Road Tuesday morning when their vehicles collided head-on. According to Alachua County Fire Rescue, firefighters responded to a head-on collision on Southwest Williston Road in the area of Wacahoota Road just before 5 a.m. State troopers say a 30-year-old woman from Gainesville headed southbound veered her car into the northbound lanes. The car collided head-on with a car driven by a 57-year-old woman from Crystal River. Both drivers were taken to

photo by: (SLCFD) A person had to be pulled from a vehicle using the jaws of life following a crash last week. In addition to the crash, two people were taken to the hospital. According to the St. Lucie County Fire District (SLCFD), multiple crews responded to a vehicle crash on Tuesday, along Orange Avenue in the city of Fort Pierce. SLCFD says using the jaws of life its units were able to remove the person. Photos show multiple fire rescue