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Photo: Sarasota SO Sarasota Sheriff’s Office said eastbound lanes of Bahia Vista Street are closed due to a sinkhole. According to SSO, a water main break created the sinkhole. The eastbound lanes of Bahia Vista Street between Honore Ave. and Cattlemen Road are closed while crews are on the scene, beginning repairs. Officials said this will impact traffic all day on Friday, July 17. Drivers should avoid the area and seek alternate routes. Traffic alerts help drivers stay informed about

Photo: (WPEC) All lanes have reopened after a head-on crash on SW Martin Highway and SW Fox Brown Road. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office said the crash happened around 4:37 p.m. on Martin Highway and SW Fox Brown Road, prompting a response from deputies and Martin County Fire Rescue crews. Deputies said everyone involved was able to get out of their vehicles after the crash. Photos from the scene show multiple vehicles, including one that appeared to be totaled, with a wheel

Photo: Wesh2 A major crash temporarily shut down all of the southbound lanes of Florida’s Turnpike in Winter Garden at SR-50. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened just after 5:30 on Friday morning. All of the southbound lanes were shut down before SR-50 but have since reopened. Troopers say people were injured in the crash. Holding Negligent Drivers Accountable After a Car CrashWhen a car accident is caused by negligence, victims deserve justice. Ovadia Law Group is

The wife of C – one of two brothers killed when they were hit by a suspected drug trafficker on a Central Florida road – is speaking out about her loss for the first time. In a statement sent to WESH 2, she said she crawled through the wreckage to retrieve personal belongings after the crash. C, 42, and Tr, 40, died at the scene of the crash near the corner of Sunnytown Road and U.S. Highway 17-92, according to the Seminole County Sheriff’s

What began as a report of a stolen vehicle ended with a river rescue and the arrest of two teenagers who tried to escape by swimming from the authorities. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office reported that two 17-year-olds were arrested Wednesday night, July 15, after fleeing in a stolen car from the city of Largo and abandoning the vehicle before attempting to swim across the Manatee River. According to authorities, at approximately 9:27 p.m., officers were alerted that a white

A 5-year-old girl was airlifted to a hospital after being struck by a vehicle in North Port, the North Port Police Department said. Authorities are investigating the accident, which occurred near an intersection whose exact location was not included in the initial information provided by the police. The girl was airlifted due to her injuries. Her medical condition was not immediately reported. Police indicated that the vehicle remained at the scene of the accident and that the driver is cooperating

Photo: ConectKnow The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office and fire rescue are responding to a fatal crash involving a person being hit by a semi-truck on Interstate 95 near Mile Marker 304 that has shut down two southbound lanes. Personalized Legal Strategies for Pedestrian Accident CasesEvery pedestrian accident case is unique, which is why Ovadia Law Group offers personalized legal strategies. Our attorneys take the time to understand your situation and tailor their approach to your needs. We are committed

Photo: WSVN A driver was killed in a fiery rollover crash along the Florida Turnpike in Southwest Miami-Dade, leading troopers to shut down the highway in both directions. 7Skyfore hovered above the overturned truck along the southbound lanes near Bird Road, just after 10:50 a.m. on Thursday. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the tanker truck was traveling south when the driver lost control, causing the vehicle to overturn and collide into the center median concrete barrier wall. The impact

A serious accident involving a truck has resulted in the closure of all eastbound lanes and one westbound lane of Cypress Gardens Boulevard in Winter Haven. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office and Winter Haven Fire Rescue are on the scene of the accident involving a truck and a vehicle that was trapped underneath the truck. Emergency crews responded to the scene of the accident at Cypress Gardens Blvd and Lake Ruby Drive around 5:13 am The Winter Haven Department of

Photo: Mike Cazalas, Public Information Officer On Wednesday, a jury found P guilty of DUI manslaughter after prosecutors said he was under the influence of methamphetamine when he rear-ended a van stopped at a Highway 231 stoplight in March 2024, killing his girlfriend and their unborn child. P, 39, was sentenced to 30 years in prison—15 years on each count, to run consecutively—and lifetime probation. His girlfriend, K, was 35 weeks pregnant. Witnesses said the level of meth in P’s

Two Central Florida charter school principals are facing DUI charges after being arrested in separate incidents in Clermont just hours apart on the Fourth of July holiday, according to police. Police say J and A were arrested early July 5 following two traffic stops roughly two hours apart. According to the Clermont Police Department, officers first stopped a vehicle driven by J after observing it being driven erratically on Minneha Road. Body camera video released by police shows an officer

Photo: News6 The Seminole County State Attorney’s Office has filed two counts of second-degree murder against the man accused of killing two brothers in a fiery crash in Casselberry. Prosecutors announced Wednesday they plan to seek life sentences. Investigators say Marquavious Tayvon Wheaton, 26, sped away from deputies who attempted to pull him over on July 7 before the deadly crash on U.S. Highway 17-92 near Sunnytown Road. Aerial helicopter video from the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office captured Wheaton weaving through heavy