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A one-year-old died in a crash on I-4 Friday morning near Seffner, the Florida Highway Patrol announced. Officials responded to the crash around 1:22 a.m. According to FHP, a Jeep Cherokee, driven by a 21-year-old Englewood woman was traveling eastbound on I-4 behind a Toyota RAV4, driven by a 30-year-old Dundee woman when the Cherokee hit the back of the RAV4. Both drivers of the vehicles suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Along with the driver of the RAV4, a 34-year-old woman was

A holiday horror unfolded at a gated community in Lauderdale Lakes when, a grieving wife said, a deadly argument with a neighbor over loud music ended with her 72-year-old husband shot and killed. Broward County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a reported shooting along the 2500 block of Somerset Drive, Thursday afternoon. Investigators said the shooting occurred at around 3:30 p.m. “They are advising that there’s a male laying face down. Be advised subject is possibly still on scene,” said

The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) says a 45-year-old Spring Hill man was killed riding a Honda motorcyclist during a late afternoon accident near Brooksville on Thanksgiving. FHP says the man crashed into a Chevy Equinox driven by a 44-year-old Brooksville man. Troopers say he was uninjured after the crash. Authorities say the motorcyclist crashed into the car around 4:07 p.m. on Nov. 28 while trying to make a left turn at the intersection of US-41 on Ayers Road.  Ovadia Law Group is your trusted ally in the

Photo by: winknews At least two people were injured during a head-on crash on Burnt Store Road and Caloosa Parkway in Cape Coral. Two cars were involved, and two people were airlifted to Gulf Coast Hospital around 5:45p.m. after the crash on Thursday evening. They have non-life threatening injuries. Authorities said that roads are not closed due to the crash. The Cape Coral Police Department is investigating and was on the scene. A silver car completely rolled over onto its

A man was injured on Thursday afternoon in southern Miami-Dade County’s Richmond Heights area. Police officers responded shortly after 4:25 p.m. to a report of a shooting near Jefferson Street and Southwest 136 Avenue and found a man wounded. Fire rescue personnel took the man, whose condition was critical, to the Jackson South Medical Center. According to Detective Andre Martin, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade Police Department, the witnesses were uncooperative. When you’re involved in a shooting incident, the aftermath

Photo by: (WCJB) Traffic slowed to a crawl for drivers at the Archer Road exit of I-75 in Gainesville. Florida Highway Patrol officials reported a crash with lane closures Thursday morning. Troopers were dispatched a little before 10:30 a.m. FHP officials reported the right southbound lane and left northbound lane were blocked. At Ovadia Law Group, we understand the stress and confusion that follows a car accident. Our dedicated team of attorneys is here to provide you with the legal

The Fort Walton Beach Police responded to a crash involving a motorcycle that caught fire on Thursday. According to a news release, the crash happened around 12:30 a.m. as a motorcycle was traveling east on Brooks St. SE and collided with a cinder block mailbox. Responding officers were able to extinguish the fire upon arrival and attempted to provide aid to a male and female who were lying on the ground, officials wrote. The man was identified as 28-year-old Scott

Two people were killed, and another was injured after a motorcycle crashed into a car in Land O’ Lakes, killing two on Nov. 27, according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP).  FHP says those killed were the motorcycle’s driver, a 20-year-old Holiday man operating a Ducati M750, and his passenger, a 20-year-old Lutz woman. The car’s driver was a 70-year-old New Port Richey man driving a Scion XB sedan. He is said to have been treated for non-life-threatening injuries at a local hospital. Authorities say the motorcycle

Photo by: (WPEC) A 28-year-old dirt bike rider died after a crash on State Road 7 in Wellington on Wednesday night. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) crash report states that at 7:51 p.m., a car was turning westbound across southbound State Road 7 near Versailles Boulevard. According to PBSO, at the same time, the dirt bike rider was traveling southbound in the inside lane on State Road 7 and failed to yield to the car turning, resulting in a

A 24-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash Thursday morning in Pensacola. It happened around 1:20 a.m. on Creighton Road near Lebanon Lane. According to Florida Highway Patrol’s preliminary investigation, the motorcyclist — a 24-year-old Pensacola man — was traveling north on Creighton Road while a sedan driven by a 23-year-old Pensacola man was traveling south. FHP states the sedan made a left turn into the path of the oncoming motorcycle, which struck the passenger side of the sedan. The

Two people were killed Wednesday evening in a motorcycle crash in Pasco County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened at about 5:40 p.m. in the area of Mile Stretch Drive and Arcadia Road in Holiday. Troopers said a 20-year-old Holiday man was driving a motorcycle at a high speed along Mile Stretch Drive when a sedan turned left in front of it at the intersection of Arcadia Road. Both the 20-year-old motorcycle driver and the passenger, a

Ocala police are investigating a shooting that was reported at a recreation center on Thanksgiving. Officers responded to the E.D. Croskey Center, located at 1510 NW 4th Street, the police department said at 1:30 p.m. on social media. The post was updated by 2:25 p.m. to state the scene was clear and was open to the public. No other details had been shared or confirmed at the time of this report. At Ovadia Law Group, we understand the trauma and complexity