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ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — Two Pensacola pickup truck drivers were injured in an Escambia County crash on Tuesday morning. The crash occurred around 8:30 a.m. on N Pace Boulevard and W Lee Street. A 64-year-old man was driving southbound in the left turn lane on N Pace Boulevard, while a 50-year-old woman was traveling in the outside lane. Both drivers were approaching W Lee Street when the man failed to stop for the woman as he tried turning left. The

SEMINOLE, Fla. (WFLA) — A person on an electric scooter was hospitalized after slamming into a fire truck Tuesday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Around 2:19 p.m., a Pinellas Suncoast Fire & Rescue District truck was leaving a call for service, heading westbound on San Rafael Drive just north of Seminole. At the same time, a person on a motorized scooter was traveling northbound on Del Prado Drive West when they ran a stop sign at the intersection.

LARGO, Fla. (WFLA)— A woman was arrested after stabbing a smoke shop worker multiple times, Largo police said. Officers responded to a call in regards to a stabbing at the Smoke Shop located at 14111 Belcher Road just before noon on Monday. Officers found the victim and a good Samaritan holding down the suspect, 22-year-old Yesenia Sofia Gonzalez-Aleage. Largo police took Gonzalez-Aleage into custody and began rendering aid to the victim until paramedics arrived and transported him to the hospital with serious

An early morning crash has led to the death of one person and significant delays on the eastbound side of the Hathaway Bridge on Tuesday. The driver has yet to be identified and the cause of the crash is still under investigation. The incident occurred shortly before 5 a.m. and caused traffic that stretched from the flyover of the eastbound lane heading into the city all the way to Moylan Road along Back Beach Road. All eastbound traffic was diverted

UPDATED at 8:20 p.m. with additional details. SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – A car fire ignited brush along northbound I-75 two miles north of Kings Highway, backing up traffic for several hours Tuesday. The brush fire started shortly before 3:30 p.m. east of I-75 in North Port off Blue Leaf Drive. Charlotte County Safety officials say crews responded to a fully engulfed vehicle fire on northbound I-75 near mile marker 171, just past Kings Highway. The fire spread to the shoulder,

HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) – Firefighters have gotten a blaze on a commercial building in Hialeah under control, officials said. Hialeah Fire Rescue confirmed crews were working to contain a blaze at 162th Street and Northwest 97th Avenue, at around 1:30 p.m., Tuesday. Aerial footage from 7Skyforce showed flames and thick black smoke coming from the roof of the building. Several fire units were captured battling the flames. Soon after, the flames were extinguished. Details about the cause of the fire

DADE CITY, Fla. (WFLA) — A death investigation is underway after a train hit and killed a pedestrian in Dade City. According to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, the collision happened in the Jordan Road area sometime on Tuesday. The identity of the pedestrian remains unknown at this time. This is an active investigation. Train accidents can be devastating, leading to severe injuries, emotional trauma, and significant financial burdens. At Ovadia Law Group, we understand the complexities involved in train

JSO arrested the suspected shooter JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man was transported to a hospital in critical condition early Tuesday after he was shot while riding in a moving car on Atlantic Boulevard, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Around 3:30 a.m., detectives responded to Atlantic Blvd. near St. Johns Bluff Road North after receiving reports of a man who had been shot. According to JSO, the initial investigation revealed the man and four other people were traveling in the same

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — On April 24, the Florida Highway Patrol responded to a wrong-way driver crash on I-75 in Manatee County. The crash happened at 4 a.m. The wrong-way driver Luis Alfredo Manzoni Diez, 45, crashed into a pickup truck, causing two other drivers to crash as well. Three people were injured. After investigating, it was determined that Diez was under the influence. His breathalyzer test revealed a blood alcohol level of 0.15, which is almost twice the legal

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) – Officials with Marion County Fire Rescue (MCFR) said one person is dead after they responded to a devastating house fire in Dunnellon Tuesday morning. They said that around 12:51 a.m. Tuesday, MCFR units were called to the 20600 block of West McKinney Avenue to a home engulfed in flames. Two people were able to escape, MCFR officials said, but one was trapped inside. Firefighters arrived on scene at 12:55 a.m., they said, to find the house

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a couple on Monday after accusing them of child neglect and abuse. Deputies said Georgy Almony, 42, became angry Saturday that his 10-year-old stepdaughter pushed her brother, so he grabbed her arm, “dragged her to the kitchen” and “placed her hand on the stove top oven, burning her hand causing injuries.” “The victim’s skin came off where she was burned,” an MDSO arrest report states, leaving a “burn mark of the coil

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Security video obtained by News4JAX shows the moment a tractor-trailer slammed into a Jacksonville building Tuesday morning. The crash happened in the 900 block of Talleyrand Avenue, near Marshall Street. According to Jacksonville Fire and Rescue, the driver had to be extricated from the back and was then transported to a hospital in serious condition. “They ended up cutting the back side of the semi cab and tunneled their way through as crews worked from the front side