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Photo: WKMG All southbound lanes on Florida’s Turnpike have reopened after a major crash caused traffic delays Friday morning. The crash happened just before mile marker 274, near the SR-50/Clermont exit, serving Winter Garden and Clermont. Traffic cameras in the area showed two vehicles with visible damage. No information has been released on injuries or the cause of the crash. This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Understanding Your Rights After a Car AccidentAfter a car accident, understanding

An 18-wheeler caught fire early Thursday on Interstate 10 in Escambia County, forcing the driver to stop on a bridge and leaving damage behind. Troopers say the incident happened at 12:24 a.m. near mile marker 17 on Interstate 10/State Road 8. An 18-wheeler traveling east caught fire and came to a stop on the bridge, according to FHP. The driver, a 35-year-old man from Mexico City, was not injured. The fire burned hot enough to damage the concrete barrier on

Photo: FHP A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries in a crash Thursday afternoon at a busy Gulf Breeze intersection, prompting a trauma alert and an emergency transport to a Pensacola trauma center. Midway Fire District units responded at about 12:30 p.m. to the intersection of Gulf Breeze Parkway and Gondolier Boulevard for a serious motor vehicle crash involving a motorcycle. The motorcycle rider sustained serious injuries and was declared a trauma alert. The rider was transported to the Sacred Heart Trauma

photo: GulfCoastNews Collier County deputies arrested a woman who they say ran into a pond in an attempt to escape after a car chase along Rattlesnake Hammock Road. According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, on July 13, deputies were in pursuit of a driver, identified as E, on Rattlesnake Hammock Road. Deputies said E refused to pull over and led them on a car chase. Following the chase, video shows E stop her car, jump out of the driver’s

Polk County Sheriff’s Office said a driver is dead after an accident that happened on Thursday morning. Officials said the two-vehicle fatal crash that involved a semi-truck happened just after 5 a.m., when a Chevy Trax was going westbound in the outside lane of Cypress Gardens Boulevard with its headlights as it neared Lazy Lane. PCSO said the semi-truck went to leave the 7-Eleven parking lot on Lazy Lane, got into the westbound lanes as it headed south to cross

Photo: Florida Highway Patrol A tractor-trailer driver was cited on Thursday after the lumber he was hauling spilled onto Interstate 75 in Hillsborough County, troopers said. The driver, 31, from Lake Wales, was traveling southbound on I-75 in the Apollo Beach/Riverview area at about 7:20 a.m. The driver then slowed abruptly due to other traffic, causing the lumber to shift forward through the cab, front windshield and spill upon the highway, Florida Highway Patrol troopers said.   No other vehicles

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