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The Florida Highway Patrol says two people were seriously hurt, one of them a pregnant woman who lost her child, in a traffic accident in Escambia County Sunday morning. FHP says the accident happened about 1 a.m. Sunday on U.S. Highway 29. It says on Nov. 30, a black Ford F150 pickup truck driven by a pregnant 21-year-old woman was traveling northbound on U.S. Highway 29, while approaching Neal Road and a white in color GMC Sierra was traveling southbound

Photo by: Greater Naples Fire Rescue District Crews from the Greater Naples Fire Rescue District responded to a structure fire on Estey Avenue at around 1 a.m. on Nov. 30. One woman was trapped inside the home. The configuration of the home made it so all exits were in fire-involved rooms. She attempted to escape through a window; however, the windows were screwed shut and partially blocked by an air conditioning unit. Crews say that a quick-thinking neighbor heard calls

The North Port Police Department is investigating a shooting that left one person critically injured Sunday night. Around 8 p.m., officers were called to the 8200 block of Osbert Avenue for reports of a gunshot victim, police said. The suspected shooter was detained at the scene. The victim was airlifted to a hospital and remains in critical condition. Investigators said the individuals involved know each other and emphasized that there is no threat to the public. Residents should expect a

Photo by: gulfcoastnewsnow A boat accident has occurred in the Caloosahatchee river, between Fort Myers and Cape Coral, near the Cape Coral Yacht Club. On Saturday around 4 p.m. a catamaran boat flipped, ejecting four passengers. The Lee County Marine Emergency Response Team has confirmed that the missing 60-year-old has been found deceased. Two people have died and one is in critical condition, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). The U.S. Coast Guard said this is

 A 29-year-old Winter Haven man was killed in a crash early Sunday with a tank truck in Hillsborough County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 1:10 a.m. on State Road 60 near Clarence Gordon Jr Road, troopers said. According to an FHP crash report, the Winter Haven man was driving a Honda Accord and traveling eastbound on S.R. 60 at a high rate of speed when he struck the rear of the truck — a Freightliner

 A motorbike driver was taken to the hospital with “significant injuries” after being involved in a crash with another vehicle on Sunday afternoon, according to the Port Orange Police Department. Police said the crash happened at the intersection of Dunlawton Avenue and Nova Road around 4:54 p.m. Details of what led up to the crash were not released, but police said the crash involved the motorbike and another vehicle. According to police, the motorbike rider was wearing a helmet at

All roadways have reopened after a brush fire and a traffic crash caused multiple lane closures along NE U.S. Highway 301 Sunday, officials from the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office say. Units from the Alachua County Fire Rescue, Melrose Fire Rescue and Windsor Fire Rescue responded to the scene of a brush fire off NE U.S. Highway 301 south of County Road 1474, where one southbound lane was closed. Firefighters say they were able to quickly protect nearby structures, and the

A teenager was pronounced dead at the scene of a fatal traffic crash Saturday night in Columbia County. Florida Highway Patrol troopers say the victim, a 17-year-old male from Lulu, was traveling eastbound on Southwest County Road 240 in a pickup truck just after 11 p.m. They say the truck traveled off the road to the right for unknown reasons and hit a tree. There were no other passengers in the car at the time. This is an ongoing investigation.

 Florida Highway Patrol troopers are investigating after a traffic crash left one dead and two others seriously injured in Waldo. They say the crash occurred near the intersection of U.S. Highway 301 and Northeast 116th Avenue at 11:30 a.m. According to FHP, the driver of the first vehicle, a 41-year-old woman from Jacksonville, was traveling southbound when she failed to negotiate a curve and veered into the northbound lanes, colliding head-on with a second vehicle. She was pronounced dead at

Gainesville Police arrested QD 38, after they say he struck his brother with a metal pipe early Sunday morning. According to the arrest report, D started punching his brother in the back of his head while he tried to break up a fight between his wife and D’s wife. Police say he then grabbed a 2-to-3-foot metal pole from his car and hit his brother in the head and the neck. The victim told police he threw a car jack

 A man was killed in a head-on collision in Clay County Sunday morning. Florida Highway Patrol troopers say the victim, a 34-year-old man from Starke, was traveling northbound on State Road 21 near the intersection of Santa Clara Avenue around 4:30 a.m. The car veered to the left, entering the northbound lanes and hitting the left driver side of another vehicle. The car came to final rest on the right grass shoulder, just north of the accident. The accident left

Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) officials announced on social media that Lt. William Garlick of the CCSO died in a motorcycle accident. Additional details about the incident will be released at a later time, according to the agency. “It is my unfortunate duty to share that, last night, CCSO Corrections Lt. William Garlick lost his life in a motorcycle accident on his way home from his shift,” the post said. “Lt. Garlick was a dedicated member of the agency, a