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Ocala Police Sergeant, Ron Malone, was hit head on by hit-and-run suspect going 91 mph OCALA, Fla. – After being seriously injured in a crash involving a hit-and-run suspect, an Ocala police sergeant is making it his mission to fully return to the police force. It’s been nearly nine months since Ocala Police Sergeant, Ron Malone, was hit head on by a hit-and-run suspect going 91 mph. “It’s a little hard to get next to the car because you can’t

NORTH MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) – A driver manages to escape a crash and splash in a murky canal. The vehicle wound up partially submerged along Northeast 204th Street just West of 2nd Avenue in North Miami-Dade on Wednesday afternoon. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue divers scoured the water but they said whoever was behind the wheel appears to have gotten out before they arrived. Losing a loved one due to someone else’s negligence or wrongdoing is a devastating experience that can leave

State fire marshal investigates deadly blaze SANFORD, Fla. – One person was killed Wednesday in a Sanford house fire, officials said. The fire broke out at a home on Bell Avenue, which was fully engulfed by flames, Sanford fire officials said. Details about the victim or the cause of the fire have not been released. The state fire marshal is investigating. Navigating the complexities of a fire accident claim requires a skilled and experienced legal team who will fight tirelessly to

Jose Ocampo’s last registered address before jail was in Miami-Dade’s Richmond West MIAMI – The Florida Department of Law Enforcement considers Jose Ocampo a sexual predator. He is 33 years old and was at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Wednesday in Miami-Dade County. At 19 years old, prosecutors accused Ocampo of sexually abusing a child younger than 12 years old in 2010, in Miami-Dade. He was 20 when he was convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Photo by: wflx WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP/Gray News) – Officials in Walton County, Florida, are investigating an accident that resulted in the death of a 4-year-old child. It happened on a major highway in Miramar Beach around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. A report from the Florida Highway Patrol states the accident involved a truck and pedestrian near the Scenic Gulf Drive and Highway 98 intersection. Authorities said a 65-year-old man from Defuniak Springs was turning from Scenic Gulf Drive when a

IMMOKALEE, Fla. —An Immokalee man was arrested Tuesday on multiple charges of child pornography possession. Detectives found Miguel Lorzerno Mendiola, 21, with multiple images depicting child pornography after criminal activity was detected at a home on Allegiance Way in Immokalee. The investigation began after the Collier County Sheriff’s Office received several cyber tips from The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding the distribution of child sexual abuse material. ICAC (The Internet Crimes Against Children) Task Force assisted CCSO

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Newly released dashcam video shows the crashing end to a wild police chase last week that ended in Miami Gardens. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, troopers tried to stop a stolen blue Infiniti SUV April 28 on Florida’s Turnpike near Northwest 27th Avenue. But authorities said the driver, identified as Dkwon Xavier Anderson, 44, of Miami Gardens, wouldn’t stop and led troopers on a chase that ended when the Infiniti crashed into a marked FHP

A driver was killed and three other people were hospitalized after a head-on crash on Krome Avenue in southwest Miami-Dade that led to a section of the roadway being closed Thursday morning. The crash happened around 6 a.m. on Krome Avenue near Southwest 296th Street. Florida Highway Patrol officials said a Nissan SUV was traveling south on Krome when it veered into the northbound lanes, colliding head-on into a Toyota SUV. Chopper 6 was over the scene of the crash

MILTON, Fla. – A Florida father was arrested over the weekend after pulling an AR-15 rifle on an Uber driver who dropped his daughter off at his home, according to deputies Sean Hollonbeck, 54, of Milton, was taken to jail on charges of false imprisonment of a person and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. On May 4, shortly before 11 p.m., an Uber driver arrived at Hollonbeck’s home to drop off the suspect’s daughter. The young female was still

Does everyone in Florida think they have the worst, most reckless drivers on the road? Which city actually takes the title for having the worst drivers? According to a recent study from Real Estate Witch, which publishes online guides for buying and selling homes in different places, Florida has four of the top 10 cities in the U.S. with the worst drivers. Here’s which Florida city ranked in first place on Real Estate Witch’s “worst drivers” list and three other