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 A 30-year-old man was killed after running off the road and crashing his vehicle into a pole along State Road 429 on Monday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the single-vehicle crash happened on S.R. 429 at mile marker 29 near Ocoee Apopka Road around 2:15 p.m. According to a crash report, a Nissan Sentra was traveling north on S.R. 429, approaching mile marker 29, when it ran off the roadway right onto the outside shoulder. As

A house party in Orlando took a dark turn over the weekend after a shooting emerged, according to the police department. In an arrest affidavit, police say they received a call about the shooting just before 5 a.m. on Sunday at a home along Wren Street. Upon arrival, they found a victim — identified as CAC — lying in the backyard with several gunshot wounds, and he was taken to the hospital as a trauma alert, police added. Police also

A man is dead after his motorcycle collided with a dump truck in Palm Springs on Saturday, according to a crash report from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. PBSO says a dump truck was facing west in the center turn lane on 10th Avenue North as the driver prepared to back into a driveway. Around the same time, a motorcycle driven by Heisler Samayoa was traveling east on 10th Ave. As the dump truck began backing across the roadway

Photo by: (WPEC)  A Brightline train collided with a pickup truck Monday evening in Boca Raton, killing the truck’s driver and shutting down SW 18th Street. According to the Boca Raton Police Department, the crash was reported at 5:37 p.m., shutting down all eastbound and westbound lanes of SW 18th Street at the tracks just west of Dixie Highway. “I heard a loud train honk, then a crack and a little shift to the side,” said a CBS12 News staff

 A car crashed into a building late Monday afternoon in Miami. It happened in the area of Northwest 54th Street and Third Avenue. According to authorities, one person was stuck inside the car after the crash due to damage to the car door, but they were not pinned or trapped. Rescue workers said two people were taken to facilities to be evaluated after the crash. Authorities said the building integrity was checked and it was deemed that there was no

 A deputy with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office was arrested over the weekend after a domestic violence incident, authorities confirmed. It happened on Sunday morning at the home the deputy shares with the victim, the location of which was redacted from an arrest form. According to authorities, deputies responded to the home and met with the victim, who said she and the deputy, who has been identified as 25-year-old VT, have been in a relationship for six years. The victim told

 News4Jax has obtained the police reports of the violent altercation with officers and two men in Jacksonville Beach over the weekend. The reports said officers tried to stop two men from revving engines and playing loud music in a parking lot off 1st Street around 2 a.m. on Sunday, when things turned violent. According to the report, Officer Kyle Keenan approached a Dodge Charger with black racing stripes, playing music that could be heard for “several blocks.” The report said JC, 26,

 A man was shot Monday afternoon after an exchange over a cellphone purchase turned violent. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, a man in his 20s was found suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg. Police said the man met someone he knew to sell a phone around 3:30 p.m. on Hunt Street in the Lackawanna neighborhood. Sometime during the exchange, an altercation happened, and the man was shot. The man was taken to the hospital in non-life-threatening condition.

Photo by: UC Breaking News A vehicle crashed into a canal in the George Town neighborhood in Fort Myers on Monday night. The SUV ended up upside down near the canal entrance off the Caloosahatchee River just north of the Midpoint Bridge. The crash happened around 8 p.m. Gulf Coast News is working to confirm additional details, including how the crash occurred and the injuries. Why You Need a Car Accident Lawyer Car accidents can happen in an instant, leaving

 A bicyclist has died from injuries sustained in a hit-and-run crash in Lake Worth. Daniel Domingo Martin died on December 12 from injuries sustained during the crash that occurred on December 10 on Davis Road. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash at 7:41 p.m. on 4191 Davis Road. According to the traffic investigation report, Martin was traveling southbound on Davis Road while the driver of a white Chevrolet pickup truck was traveling northbound. As both approached

Photo by: ECFR  Escambia County Fire Rescue responded to a multi-residential structure fire involving a commercial business on Saturday. Officials say at 4:54 p.m. in the 3300 block of Mobile Highway, firefighters arrived on scene to find heavy smoke showing from a two-story apartment complex that included a laundromat and grocery store on the first floor. Firefighters quickly located and extinguished the fire in an apartment kitchen, preventing a total loss of the apartment unit and additional damage to other

Photo by: mypanhandle The Walton County Fire Rescue and Walton County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the scene of a semi-truck fire on Monday morning. According to officials, the fire occurred on Interstate 10 near mile marker 73 east of the DeFuniak Springs exit. Officials confirm the fire has been extinguished; however, one westbound lane remains closed at this time. No injuries have been reported. Motorists are urged to use caution in the area and expect traffic delays. A truck