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Photo: MCSO A driver is facing DUI charges after deputies say her SUV went airborne, crashed into a railroad crossing arm and flipped onto its side near the tracks in Martin County. The crash happened along Southeast Dixie Highway, where investigators say the SUV left the roadway, struck the railroad crossing and snapped the crossing arm in half before coming to rest on its side. Debris from the crash remained scattered around the area even after the crossing arm was

A traffic crash on U.S. Highway 1 has closed the road in both directions near Southeast Tiffany Avenue. The Port St. Lucie Police Department says northbound U.S. 1 traffic must exit at Port St. Lucie Boulevard, and southbound U.S. 1 traffic must exit at Veterans Memorial Parkway. The department is asking travelers to avoid the area and use alternate routes while officers and emergency personnel work at the scene. As of this writing, it’s unknown whether anyone was injured in the crash.

Photo: (Stuart Police Department) Costco has reopened following an electrical fire that temporarily closed its doors on Thursday. The Stuart Police Department says, per store management, only dry goods are available for purchase as the store’s refrigeration unit isn’t operational. SPD said, the Costco at 3173 Kanner Highway experienced an electrical fire that has since been extinguished. Shoppers and travelers were asked to avoid the area while the store was closed. Legal Support for Fire Accident Injury ClaimsFire accidents can lead

Photo: WPEC Palm Beach County Fire Rescue had a busy hour Thursday evening, responding to back-to-back crashes involving a motorcycle and an e-bike. According to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, crews responded at about 6:20 p.m. to a crash in the Jupiter Bay and U.S. 1 area. When firefighters arrived, they found a collision involving a vehicle and a motorcycle. The motorcyclist met trauma alert criteria and was taken to the hospital. The Jupiter Police Department is investigating. About 70 minutes later, at

Photo: (PSLPD) A road rage confrontation erupted into a violent four-vehicle crash on U.S. 1 Wednesday, leaving four injured and a Port St. Lucie man behind bars. Officers with the Port St. Lucie Police Department say they responded around 6:45 p.m. to the intersection of South U.S. Highway 1 and SE Lyngate Drive/SE Tiffany Avenue, where investigators determined that a red Harley-Davidson motorcycle and a black Ford Super Duty pickup truck were involved in an ongoing road-rage incident. “These two vehicles were

Photo: FL511 A crash on I-95 South in Palm Beach County Friday morning blocked the right lane and caused a two-mile traffic backup during the morning commute. The crash was reported around 7:20 a.m. on I-95 South at the Blue Heron Boulevard exit. As of 8:17 a.m., the right lane remained blocked, with traffic backed up for approximately two miles, according to traffic officials. Motorists traveling through the area should expect delays and consider allowing extra travel time while crews

Photo: WPLG A 17-year-old who was riding an electric bike in Wilton Manors Thursday was seriously injured in a crash involving another vehicle, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue officials confirmed. The crash was reported in the area of North Andrews Avenue and Northwest 29th Street. FLFR officials said the teen was struck by the vehicle and suffered life-threatening injuries. FLFR medics transported the teen to Broward Health Medical Center’s trauma center. Wilton Manors police confirmed that a portion of the roadway was

Rescue crews took a man to the hospital after he shot himself in the parking lot at a shopping plaza in West Miami-Dade, authorities said. 7News cameras captured a heavy presence of Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies near a Wells Fargo branch on the corner of Southwest Eighth Street and 122nd Avenue, just after 6 a.m. on Friday. MDSO units actually responded to the shopping plaza nearly three hours earlier, at around 3:20 a.m., to find the man sitting in a

Photo: WSVN A woman was minding her own business while running errands in Miami’s Little Havana section when she was randomly sucker punched by a stranger. The whole incident was captured by surveillance cameras. Z, who recently opened Calle Ocho Sports Bar near Southwest 10th Avenue, told 7News she found several people huddled around the 61-year-old victim when she pulled up to her business around noon on Thursday. When she later looked through her sports bar’s security system, she saw

Thursday, Panama City fire crews responded to an afternoon house fire. According to the Panama City Fire Department, around 5:03 p.m. crews were called to a home on Briarcliff Road and found smoke coming from the roof. Officials say occupants had already evacuated the home before firefighters arrived. Crews then entered the home and were able to put out the kitchen fire before searching to confirm the structure was clear. Investigators say the cause of the fire was accidental. Holding

A bicyclist was fatally struck  Wednesday morning by a Jeep switching lanes in Clermont. A 42-year-old man from Kissimmee was driving a 2020 Jeep Wrangler westbound on U.S. Hwy. 192 in Clermont around 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, according to a press release from the Florida Highway Patrol. As the vehicle approached Town Center Boulevard, a male bicyclist was traveling eastbound on the highway in the westbound bicycle lane. The front of the vehicle then struck the front of the bicycle while

Photo: (Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office) Two women were taken to a local hospital after a crash on Tuesday night. It happened around 11:00 p.m. at the intersection of Hwy 98 and Mary Esther Blvd. Although both cars appear be heavily damaged, Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) says initial reports indicate neither of the women suffered major injuries. The cause of the crash is under investigation, OCSO says. Your Legal Resource After a Car AccidentIf you’ve been injured in a car accident, Ovadia