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A 60-year-old Crestview man was killed Tuesday afternoon when his car ran off Airport Road and went airborne, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say the man was driving a sedan eastbound on Airport Road near Fairchild Road in Okaloosa County around 4:15 p.m. when the vehicle left the north shoulder of the roadway. The car went airborne before coming to rest in front of a home. FHP says the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. His name

Photo: WJXT News4JAX Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook said two separate crashes involving students were reported Thursday morning in Clay County One was a hit-and-run involving a child or teen on an e-bike near Clay High School. The kid was taken to a hospital with minor injuries. Deputies are looking for a silver SUV in connection with that crash. News4JAX has a crew headed to the area to learn more. The other crash involved a school bus at Blanding Boulevard

Photo: BreakingNews Firefighters with the Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District extinguished a house fire on Fifth Avenue Wednesday. Fire officials said the home was clear of potential victims. An investigator will determine the cause of the fire, according to officials. Holding Negligent Parties Accountable After a FireWhen a fire accident is caused by negligence, victims deserve justice. Ovadia Law Group is dedicated to holding responsible parties accountable and helping you recover from your injuries. Our personal injury attorneys

Photo: GulfCoastNews The Florida Highway Patrol said a 66-year-old Lehigh Acres man died in a crash off of 6 Mile Cypress Parkway east of US-41 in Lee County on Wednesday afternoon. A pickup truck was seen rolled over in a parking lot with a window shattered. According to troopers, the man was driving a 2020 Chevrolet east on 6 Mile Cypress Pkwy., east of 6 Mile Crossing Boulevard before he veered left through the median, crossed the westbound lanes, entered

Photo: Breaking News A crash involving two SUVs knocked down a utility pole and caused one vehicle to flip on Diplomat Parkway East in Cape Coral Wednesday night. According to a Cape Coral police officer on the scene, the crash happened around 8:30 p.m. The incident shut down westbound lanes while crews worked to clear the scene. Lee County Electric Cooperative has removed the damaged pole. Minor injuries were reported in the crash. The cause and details of the crash

Daytona Beach police investigating a stabbing Tuesday afternoon near a middle school soon reported one person had been taken into custody and another was in the hospital, according to the agency’s social media. The scene was in the 600 block of S. Keech Street, which is near Campbell Middle School and not far from Daytona Beach International Airport. Officers had originally been called around 3:51 p.m. to the 900 block of Cedar Street, where the preliminary investigation found the victim and

Photo: (FL511) A crash on I-95 southbound is causing major delays Tuesday morning in Port St. Lucie near the Crosstown Parkway Exit. According to FL511, the crash is reported around 8:30 a.m. beyond Exit 120 for Crosstown Parkway, where two right lanes are blocked. Fire trucks are on the scene, narrowing traffic to one lane and causing a roughly two-mile backup. Drivers are urged to slow down or move over for emergency crews and Road Rangers in the area. Focused

An attorney representing a nurse that was brutally attacked by a patient at Jackson Memorial Hospital’s emergency room is demanding authorities release video after newly obtained audio reveals additional details from a second victim injured in the incident. “Can you tell me how you became involved in this case, please?” a detective can be heard asking in the audio obtained by 7News. “Did he punch with a closed fist or open hand?” a second investigator asked. “Closed fist,” a woman

Two people died after a head-on collision in Calhoun County on SR 73 Tuesday afternoon. The Florida Highway Patrol says a pickup truck driven by a 30-year-old man was heading north on SR 73 at NW Pond View Dr. An SUV driven by a 55-year-old man from Crawfordville was headed south. According to FHP, the pickup truck crossed into oncoming traffic and struck the SUV head-on. Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene. FHP says the crash is still

Photo: Bob Mayes The Lee County Sheriff’s Office and other departments responded to a crash Sunday off San Carlos Boulevard in Iona, where a car was found in a ditch. M, who works in the area, said he noticed the driver had a strange look when he got out of the car. “I thought maybe he had too much to drink,” M said. Deputies identified the driver as P, who reportedly admitted to drinking a “12-pack” before getting behind the

A hit-and-run crash was reported in front of a high school on the first day back to school in Kissimmee. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the call came in just before 6 a.m. on Monday morning on Boggy Creek Road at Nele Road in front of Tohopekaliga High School. A roadblock was reported along Boggy Creek Road near the school. FHP tells WESH 2 that troopers and fire rescue responded to the area, but couldn’t find any parties involved.

A 36-year-old Clermont man died early Sunday morning after his vehicle struck two trees and overturned in Lake County. The crash occurred at 2:12 a.m. as the man was driving a 2007 Porsche Boxster northbound on Greater Hills Boulevard, just north of Charter Oaks Trail, according to a press release from the Florida Highway Patrol. For unknown reasons, the vehicle traveled off the roadway to the left and struck a curb. The Porsche then continued in a northwesterly direction and