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One person is dead after a fatal crash involving a car and pedestrian, the Florida Highway Patrol announced. Troopers responded to a crash on Woodlawn Drive and Wildewood Springs Boulevard around 5:35 a.m. According to FHP, a person was driving a Hyundai Sonata on Woodlawn Drive when they ran over something. The driver got out fo the vehicle and found a person who had fallen and was lying in the road. The person was pronounced deceased.  If you’ve been involved

A late-night fire severely damaged a home in Bonita Springs, leaving most of the structure burned. No serious injuries were reported, but a family member suffered a minor foot injury while attempting to put out the flames. According to the battalion chief on the scene, the fire started around 11:17 p.m. Tuesday at home on Spring Creek Drive. The homeowners woke up to the smell of smoke and attempted to put the fire out before realizing it was growing too

A South Miami man was arrested after police said he tried to kidnap a girl who was able to fight him off early Thursday. BG, 32, was arrested on charges of attempted kidnapping and battery of a child, Miami-Dade jail records showed. According to an arrest report, police responded to an incident involving a girl who was yelling and crying for help in the 6100 block of Southwest 86th Street around 12:30 a.m. Officers found the girl who said a

A person was killed after they were struck by a SUV, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO). PBSO says a woman driving a 2015 Cadillac Escalade was travelling westbound on Palmetto Park Road passing Hammock Street. Around the same time a person on an electric scooter was travelling on the same road. It’s unclear what the person on the scooter did, but it caused the driver of the Cadillac to swerve to the left in an attempt

A 53-year-old television star was arrested after an altercation in a Nassau County bar early Thursday morning. The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office said the incident happened at The Goat on Lofton Square Court, where EM and a 40-year-old woman were intoxicated and creating a disturbance. Witnesses said after the bartender asked the woman to leave multiple times, M and the woman began spitting on several people. M was accused of pushing another woman to the ground and pulled out “fistfuls”

Three people were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide in a Murray Hill home on Thursday. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office was called to the home on Gilmore Street where a man and two women lived to conduct a welfare check. When JSO arrived, the three people were found shot to death with one person suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. JSO believed it was a murder-suicide. The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department responded as well. News4JAX spoke to neighbors who

A Wilton Manors man is set to appear in court for a bond hearing on Friday after police said he abused an 81-year-old woman to the point where she suffered a concussion and had her living in “poor” conditions. Officers with the Wilton Manors Police Department arrested CAR, 63, on Sunday at his apartment in the 3000 block of North Andrews Avenue. He faces charges of aggravated abuse of an elderly or disabled adult and aggravated battery on a person

A man was arrested early Thursday morning in Bonita Springs after being accused of attacking another man and threatening a woman with a skillet during an argument. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office arrest report, deputies said EJD, 45, fell asleep at the victim’s home. The female victim then invited two men over to help with a renovation project while he was asleep. When D woke up and saw the two men at her home, the report states D

photo by: Tampa Fire Rescue  Some northbound lanes of I-275 to the I-4 eastbound interchange were closed due to a traffic crash Thursday afternoon.  What we know: Tampa Fire Rescue was on the scene of the crash that took place shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Thursday afternoon.  The crash closed all northbound lanes of I-75. Lanes have since reopened in the area.  What we don’t know: Details surrounding the crash have not been released, but photos from TFR show a

A man was hospitalized in critical condition after being pinned underneath a metal door Thursday morning in Seminole County, according to firefighters. Crews located the 34-year-old man after responding around 8:20 a.m. to an address along E. Lake Mary Boulevard, the Seminole County Fire Department confirmed to News 6. The man was further identified as a worker at Seminole Masonry, a contractor on E. Lake Mary Boulevard. No other information had been shared or confirmed at the time of this

 The driver of an SUV was killed and three other people were injured in a crash on U.S. 17 in Green Cove Springs Sunday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 2 p.m. at the intersection with Bayard Street, according to FHP. Deputies said a 78-year-old woman driving a Toyota 4Runner was traveling northbound on US 17 in the left lane. At the same time, a Ford F-150 pickup truck was stopped in the southbound left

Sarasota Police responded Wednesday night to another pedestrian that was struck by a vehicle. According to officials, the crash happened in the area of US 41 and Bee Ridge Road around 9 p.m. Southbound 41 was closed while officers investigated. It reopened around 10 p.m. If you are walking at night, take safety precautions. Do not wear dark clothing and wear something reflective so cars can see you. Pedestrian accidents can be life-altering, leaving victims with severe injuries and emotional