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Picture by: Local10 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – State troopers arrested a Homestead man Sunday, just hours after they said he fled the scene of a crash in which he hit and killed a pedestrian on U.S. 1. According to an arrest report, the crash happened just after 1:15 a.m. near Southwest 214th Street in the unincorporated Goulds area. Authorities said another driver witnessed Jorge Arevalo Sorto, 26, swerve in a failed attempt to avoid the pedestrian, who wasn’t identified in the

 Picture by: local10 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Miami-Dade police arrested a 62-year-old man on attempted murder and other charges after they said a “verbal dispute over property” escalated into a stabbing. Police said the crime happened just after 7 p.m. Friday. The exact incident location was redacted from a Miami-Dade Police Department arrest report, but an included zip code indicates it happened at a home in an unincorporated area west of Miami Gardens. According to police, Juan Carlos Paulino stabbed the

Photo by: local10 MIAMI – A 63-year-old man was taken into custody Friday after attempting to set a fellow patient on fire inside HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, authorities confirmed in an arrest report Monday. Miami police and fire rescue crews responded to a blaze on the fifth floor of the hospital, located at 3663 S. Miami Ave. in Coconut Grove, where flames erupted in two separate rooms. According to authorities, hospital staff informed Miami firefighters that Gary Yuen was unaccounted for

This article has been updated with new information released by Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. MARIANNA, Fla. (WMBB) – A man is dead following a deputy-involved shooting on Wonder Road early Monday morning. According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the area in reference to a suspicious person walking around someone’s yard. When deputies responded, they attempted to de-escalate the situation. “Three deputies immediately responded and attempted to de-escalate the situation, eventually using less lethal force on the

Picture by: Weartv NAVARRE, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol says a mom and son were pulled out of a car submerged in a retention pond near an apartment complex in Navarre last night. One of the bystanders was an Air Force pilot who lives right next to where it happened. He says he heard the tires screech and ran downstairs to jump into the water. “I just kept thinking to myself, ‘They’re drowning in there and I need to get

Picture by: Weartv PENSACOLA, Fla. — A horse carriage crashed into a vehicle on Palafox Street in Downtown Pensacola Friday night. It happened around 9 p.m. According to Pensacola Police, the horse carriage crashed into a stationary vehicle, causing the carriage to flip. There were multiple people riding in the carriage during the crash. Pensacola Police blocked the roadway as authorities worked the scene. There were no major injuries, according to police. The horse was not injured. Police determined the

KEY LARGO, Fla. – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating a boat crash in Key Largo that occurred early Sunday morning. The boat went airborne after the operator reportedly fell against the throttle, authorities confirmed Monday. Surveillance footage from charter boat operators “The Fish Guyz” shows the boat accelerating uncontrollably, launching through the air, and colliding with a seawall of the Mote Marine Laboratory. “Oh my god, I hope nobody got killed. That’s the first thing I could

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — St. Pete Police said they are investigating a crash involving a school bus and an SUV in St. Petersburg. Police said the crash happened at 27th Avenue South and 37th Street South. The bus was from Azalea Middle School and had 15 passengers on board. Officials said five kids were injured and transported to All Children’s Hospital. Authorities said the driver of the Jeep SUV was also transported to Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital. The cause of

Officials said the man was driving the ATV in circles and fled when his passenger was ejected SPRING HILL, Fla. — A Spring Hill man was arrested after a passenger died falling off an ATV he was driving, officials said. The Florida Highway Patrol said around 8:48 p.m. on Sunday, 32-year-old Ford K. Perkins was driving a Polaris side-by-side ATV north on a private road behind a Sunoco Gas Station located at 16621 Shady Hills Road. Perkins allegedly began driving

UPDATE: The road is now clear. Thanks for helping us get the word out. SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – A major crash has two lanes blocked on I-75 very close to another crash that happened earlier Monday morning. Two northbound lanes are blocked on I-75 just before Jacaranda Blvd. This is very close to the earlier crash near River Road. Traffic is backed up over 5 miles with a 45-50 minute delay. Please avoid the area. Experienced Advocacy for Hit-and-Run Victims

Fatal crash happened on Marigold Avenue at Peabody Road OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A 16-year-old Kissimmee boy died on Sunday after crashing a dirt bike into a pole in Osceola County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Around 7:45 p.m., the teen was traveling north in the southbound lane on Marigold Avenue just south of Peabody Road when, according to a crash report, the teen swerved left to avoid colliding with a Chevrolet Traverse and struck a metal pole. Troopers said

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 40-year-old woman died Monday morning in a crash involving two other vehicles on Normandy Boulevard, just west of Yellow Water Road, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said around 5:35 a.m., a 41-year-old woman driving an SUV was stopped in the left turn lane of Normandy Boulevard eastbound. At the same time, a 40-year-old woman driving an SUV was traveling westbound on Normandy, and a 49-year-old man driving a pickup truck was traveling eastbound. According to