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A mother and her child were taken to the hospital on Wednesday following a domestic violence incident in Davie, police said. According to Davie Police, officers arrived at the 8200 block of Griffin Road after receiving reports of a domestic violence incident that happened in a car. The mother and child were taken to Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police said the suspect involved was identified. It’s unclear if that suspect was arrested. An investigation is underway. Personalized Legal Representation

A Miami-Dade woman is facing several charges after a domestic incident that occurred on a busy highway. Authorities said GM, 39, of Cutler Bay, was arrested at around 4 p.m. on Tuesday along the Palmetto Expressway near the exit for West Flagler Street. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, M was out with a friend from out of town when the two women were picked up by her husband from the 94th Aero Squadron restaurant located at 1395 NW 57th

Photo by: (Florida 511 A man died in a crash on Interstate 295 at Pulaski Road, causing traffic backups on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. According to the FHP report, the 38-year-old man driving a box truck on north I-295 stopped on the side of the road for unknown reasons. When he exited the truck, a 65-year-old driver of a sports utility vehicle in the left lane veered from the travel lane onto the shoulder and hit

 Fort Lauderdale police are investigating a domestic-related shooting that occurred Tuesday night, authorities confirmed. According to Sgt. David Soika, officers were dispatched to the 1100 block of NE 15th Street just before 9:20 p.m. in reference to a possible shooting. While officers were en route to the scene, they were flagged down by a man near the 400 block NE 13th Street, who was suffering from multiple gunshots wounds. Soika said officers assisted the victim before he was transported by Fort Lauderdale

photo by WJXT News4JAX  An elderly man died Wednesday morning after his SUV rear-ended a dump truck in the Spring Park area, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. JSO said the crash happened around 6:54 a.m. on Spring Park Road, near Emerson Street. According to JSO, the man driving the SUV, who was in his 80s, rear-ended a dump truck that was stopped on the road. The man was transported to a nearby hospital, where he died, JSO said. JSO

A man was arrested after being accused of fleeing the scene in a vehicle and almost hitting a deputy in Bonita Springs on Tuesday night. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a disturbance in the area of Old 41 Road and Dean Street. Upon deputies’ arrival, the suspect, identified as Felipe Umberto-Esteban, 20, fled the scene in his vehicle, LCSO said. Umberto-Esteban was found a short distance away in his vehicle, which he had crashed, LCSO

A crash on I-95 North in West Palm Beach is blocking lanes on Wednesday morning. Florida 511 reported the crash just before Exit 70A, Okeechobee Boulevard, at 6:33 a.m. Officials said in the latest update at 6:37 that the two left lanes have been blocked. No injuries have been reported at this time. Rebuild Your Life After a Car Accident with Ovadia Law GroupA car accident can turn your life upside down in seconds. Beyond physical injuries, victims often struggle

Credit: Polk County Sheriff’s Office A pickup truck crashed into an ambulance at “highway speed” Monday night, leaving a paramedic and the patient who was riding in the back of the ambulance in critical condition, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. It happened just after 8:30 p.m. on U.S. Highway 27 and Lucerne Park Road (State Road 544) in Winter Haven. EMT Eryn Orduna was driving the ambulance, a 2019 Freightliner, westbound on Lucerne Park Road out of Haines City,

A Bonifay man is in critical condition following a traffic crash on Interstate 10. The crash occurred shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 43-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman, both from Fort Worth, Texas, were traveling in a semi-truck heading east on Interstate 10. Troopers said the Bonifay man was also traveling east on Interstate 10 when the semi-truck slowed down due to traffic. FHP reported that the Bonifay man did not slow

 An RV fire was blocking two right lanes on Interstate 95 southbound at J. Turner Butler Boulevard early Wednesday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The fire was reported around 5:50 a.m. According to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department, multiple units responded to the scene. JFRD also said they have not transported any patients at this time. It’s unclear when all lanes will reopen. Ovadia Law Group: Your RV Fire Accident Legal ExpertsRV fire accidents can cause devastating injuries

 The Sarasota Police Department (SPD) are asking drivers to avoid the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Central Avenue, while a crash is being investigated. Officers say that the crash involves a vehicle and a pedestrian. One woman was transported to Sarasota Memorial Hospital. The situation is still developing and ABC7 will update this article with more information as it becomes available. Get Justice After a Car Accident with Ovadia Law GroupCar accidents can change your life

A firefighter is recovering at the hospital after several fire crews battled a house fire in Cedar Key on Tuesday morning. Officials say a home on stilts caught fire on State Road 24 around 10 p.m., in the area known as “Beckham Island.” Fire crews from across Levy County battled the fire for several hours, clearing the scene around 5:30 a.m. Chiefland officials said one of their firefighters suffered a medical emergency during the call and was taken to the