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Source: mypanhandle  One person has died following a house fire on South 19th Street on Wednesday morning. According to the DeFuniak Springs Police Department, firefighters and officers are currently on the scene. Officers said that as crews work, South 19th Street and the surrounding area will remain restricted. Drivers are advised to avoid the area as traffic delays and detours are anticipated. News 13 will provide more information as it becomes available. How Ovadia Law Group Maximizes Your Fire Accident Claim

Photo by: (Florida Highway Patrol) A 19-year-old man is facing charges after authorities say he lost control of his vehicle Tuesday, injuring a 17-year-old woman and a 1-year-old boy who were riding with him, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Investigators said an SUV, driven by Wyatt Milks of Fort Denaud was heading west on Loblolly Bay Road, in rural Glades County, at about 2:30 p.m. The SUV went off the roadway, onto a grassy shoulder and overturned. The woman and

A suspect with several active warrants out of Polk County died in a motorcycle crash over the weekend, officials said. KC, 26, had close to a dozen outstanding warrants stemming from two separate investigations, and was driving a stolen 2024 Suzuki motorcycle when the crash happened on Saturday, Nov. 29, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Witnesses told deputies C had been tailgating another vehicle and lost control of the motorcycle as he was heading east on Knights Station

Courtesy: Clearwater Fire & Rescue Department. The Brief All southbound lanes of the Bayside Bridge are closed after a garbage truck crashed and rolled onto its side, according to Clearwater Fire Rescue. There is no estimated time that the bridge will reopen. Officials also have not released any details about injuries or what led up to the crash.  The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. Understanding Your Rights After a Truck Accident Truck accidents can leave victims confused and

A Sanford family narrowly escaped their burning home early Tuesday morning, with the fire department investigating the Tesla charging station in the garage as a possible cause. The Raky family’s home is destroyed, with the garage completely gutted and Mina’s prized Tesla burned beyond recognition. “Just the trauma, we are all traumatized at this point,” Mina Raky said. Mina said the fire started around 5 a.m. in his Sanford home. He heard popping and crackling, walked into his garage, and

UPDATE: as of 7:15 a.m., both crashes are no longer blocking lanes. For the second morning in a row, morning commuters on I-75 southbound are stuck in a gridlock. A crash near Clark Road created a large backup, and within the backup, a second crash happened near Bee Ridge Road. The Clark Road crash is now blocking the far right lane. However, the crash at Bee Ridge Road is now blocking a left lane. Clog ups start at University Parkway

 A semitrailer driver was killed early Wednesday when his rig slammed into the back of another tractor-trailer and caught fire on Florida’s Turnpike in Osceola County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The fatal three-vehicle wreck happened around 3:15 a.m. in the southbound lanes of the Turnpike at mile marker 248, south of Osceola Parkway near Kissimmee. The FHP said the driver of a semi with a double trailer did not notice traffic was slowing ahead of him when he struck the back of another

 A driver was shot and killed early Wednesday in an apparent road rage incident in Seminole County, deputies said. The fatal shooting happened around 1 a.m. in the 1700 block of Rutledge Road, east of Markham Woods Boulevard and west of I-4, near Longwood. The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said two motorists, both of whom were armed, got into an altercation and one of them fired into the other vehicle, causing it to crash. The wounded driver died at the scene, deputies said.

A child was airlifted to the hospital after they were struck by a vehicle in the city of Stuart on Tuesday, according to Stuart Police Department. Police say at about 4:10 p.m., officers responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian crash on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The department’s investigation found that a 12-year-old was crossing Bayou Ave at the intersection with MLK Jr. Blvd when a red Chevrolet pickup traveling east on MLK Blvd struck the child. Officers and Stuart

The Port St. Lucie Police Department is investigating a motorcycle versus pedestrian crash that occurred on Tuesday. The collision occurred near SE Crosstown Parkway and SE Floresta Drive, police say. Law enforcement reports that westbound on Crosstown is currently closed to traffic due to the investigation. Travelers are asked to avoid the area and seek alternative routes. If anyone has information or witnessed the crash is asked to call 911 or the Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers at 1(800)273-8477. Why Ovadia Law

 The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday said a man was shot and killed by its deputies near International Golf Parkway after he ran away from being arrested while armed with a gun. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies were responding to a possible shooting call when they encountered a “fleeing suspect” heading south on US 1. Deputies said they executed a PIT maneuver, which caused the man’s vehicle to crash on the roadway’s shoulder. According to deputies, the man

All northbound lanes of I-295 were blocked at Merrill Road in Arlington on Tuesday evening due to a crash. Traffic cameras showed drivers in the area dealing with significant delays in the area bear Monument Road and Southside Boulevard. It is unclear if any injuries occurred as a result of the crash. Around 8:30 p.m., traffic could be seen slowly moving through the area, but various cop cars and traffic markers were still present, indicating that the investigation into the