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Police are searching for a driver after a man in a wheelchair was struck by a vehicle and left helpless in the middle of the street in Liberty City. “Intersection number 17 and 5-4, he’s supposed to be in a wheelchair in the middle of the street,” said a 911 operator. The wheelchair nearly flattened, and all that remains after the man who uses it was struck by a driver who did not stop police said. “It’s gonna be a

Photo by: wsvn A wrong way crash on Interstate-95 sent six people to the hospital. According to Florida Highway Patrol, troopers responded to the area of I-95 in Miami Gardens on Sunday morning. Troopers say a black Chevrolet coupe was traveling south on the northbound highway lanes in Northeast Miami-Dade when it collided head-on into a sedan that was traveling north. The crash caused the sedan to collide into a semi-truck. Video shared with 7News shows a damaged car getting

Photo by: wsvn  Paramedics rushed a man to the hospital after a shooting occurred at a gas station. The shots rang out Sunday morning near the 3100 block of North Dixie Highway. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the scene and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. Paramedics with the Broward Sheriff’s Fire Rescue rushed the victim to a local hospital with injuries that were not threatening. No suspect has been caught as of late Sunday evening. An

A Miami Lakes attorney was arrested after police say he attacked an elderly passenger during a dispute aboard a Norwegian Cruise Line ship docked in Miami, leaving the victim unconscious. According to the arrest report, the confrontation began around 2 p.m. on Saturday on the NCL Encore when passenger PAO, 38, attempted to enter a secured hallway that was not yet open to guests. The victim told officers he instructed O not to enter, prompting O to respond angrily before

Photo by: wsvn A man is dead and two other women are in stable condition at the hospital after a crash in Northwest Miami-Dade. Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the area of Northwest 22nd and 119th Street, Sunday. Deputies said two vehicles were involved in the tragic incident. One man was pronounced dead on scene while two other women were taken to a nearby hospital in stable condition. Finding the right attorney after a car accident is crucial. At

Photo by: wsvn Fire crews were able to get the upper hand on a house fire in Pembroke Pines. Pembroke Pines Fire crews responded to the area of Northwest 83rd Terrace and 17th Street, Sunday. Authorities said several homes were evacuated while firefighters knocked down the flames. 7News cameras captured police and fire rescue on scene and firefighters battling the fire. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation. At Ovadia Law Group, we believe that

A man died at the hospital and another was taken into custody following a shooting in Deerfield Beach, authorities said. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to reports of shots fired near the 200 block of Northwest Second Way, Sunday morning. “We’re being advised they can hear somebody shooting. It’s coming from the neighbor’s home,” said a dispatcher on Broadcastify audio. “They heard them arguing but heard shots only.” Upon arrival, BSO deputies and Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue units found a

 A 64-year-old Pensacola man is dead after a single-vehicle crash early Saturday morning in Baldwin County. Troopers say the Pensacola man was driving a Kia Borrego when it left the roadway and struck a tree on Barrineau Park Road, about 18 miles north of Robertsdale city limits in Baldwin County. He was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, where he succumbed to his injuries, according to ALEA. Troopers say a 59-year-old female passenger, also of Pensacola, was injured in

 An 18-year-old Cantonment man is seriously injured after a crash in Escambia County on Saturday night. Troopers say the incident occurred around 7:50 p.m. when the 18-year-old man was standing in the southbound outside lane, about 0.3 miles north of Booth Lake Road, over a dead dog in the roadway, and a 71-year-old Pensacola woman driving a white SUV on US Highway 29 struck him, according to FHP. He sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to Sacred Heart Hospital. The

Photo by: WEAR One person has serious injuries after a three-vehicle crash involving an ambulance in Milton on Saturday night. Dogwood Drive in Milton was closed for several hours last night following the accident. The incident occurred at the intersection of Dogwood Drive and Berry Hill Road. According to Milton police, two cars collided with each other before crashing into a Lifeguard ambulance. At least one person was transported to the hospital with serious injuries. “In cases like these we

Some Brooksville residents may have been without power for a few hours Saturday night after a car took out a power pole. Hernando County Fire Rescue said crews responded to the scene on Ayers Road near the intersection with Prosperity Lane at around 11 p.m. Upon arrival, they found a sedan that had crashed into one of the poles, which then fell onto the car. HCFR confirmed to 8 On Your Side that at least one person was taken to

 In a violent weekend across Jacksonville, one person was killed and two others were injured in separate shootings, prompting ongoing investigations. On Sunday at 5:13 a.m., JSO responded to a shooting at 600 Cesery Blvd. and found a man in his early 20s suffering a gunshot wound to the calf. He was transported to a local hospital in stable condition. The investigation revealed that he had been involved in a confrontation earlier on Mills Creek Road. “The victim and witnesses