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A Land O’ Lakes woman was arrested on DUI charges in Pinellas County after hitting a trolley and trying to leave the scene, authorities said. According to a Pinellas County arrest affidavit, the Clearwater Police Department (CPD) arrested A.R, 37, on Saturday at about 9:15 p.m. after hitting the Jolly Trolley while driving a 2017 Jeep on South Gulfport Boulevard. R’s Jeep became disabled just north of the crash site. She got out of the vehicle, and a witness identified

Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a hit-and-run driver on a dirt bike who left a pedestrian seriously injured in West Palm Beach. According to the West Palm Beach Police Department, the crash occurred Saturday around 11 p.m. near Georgia Avenue and Monceaux Road. Officers responded to reports of a pedestrian struck by an electric dirt bike. Surveillance footage shows the rider performing a wheelie at the time of the crash. The pedestrian was transported to a hospital with

Three people have been displaced from their homes after a fire erupted Tuesday morning at a mobile home park in Hallandale Beach, first responders confirmed. According to Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue, the fire was reported at about 4:45 a.m. at the Eastwood Mobile Home Park, across the street from Gulfstream Park. A spokesperson from the fire department said about 40 firefighters arrived at the scene to find heavy smoke and flames coming from one of the mobile homes.“Two adjacent mobile

A fiery overnight crash in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood sent a driver to the hospital with severe burns. City of Miami Fire Rescue responded to the scene of the crash near Northwest 14th Avenue and 54th Street, early Tuesday morning. First responders say the 42-year-old driver hit a pole, which sparked a fire. The motorist was able to exit the car before rescuers arrived. Paramedics rushed the victim to Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center with burn injuries over 15%

Rescue crews rushed a construction worker to the hospital after a rush of water from a main rupture trapped him in an underground tunnel in Southwest Miami-Dade. Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the near drowning in the area of Southwest 120th Avenue and 220th Street, right off U.S. 1, late Monday night. According to the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department, the victim was performing work on the department’s water system at the time

Photo: Midway Fire District A vehicle hit a light pole in the Gulf Breeze area on Monday morning. The Midway Fire District responded to the crash on Gulf Breeze Parkway near Breezy Wind Drive around 11:15 a.m. According to the fire district, the driver of a white SUV may have experienced a medical event that caused them to leave the roadway. They say the driver then collided into a light pole. This caused the pole to snap and fall into

Pasco County Fire Rescue battled a multi-story office building fire Monday night. Crews responded to reports of a multi-story commercial building on fire at 7621 Little Road in New Port Richey. “Details are limited as the response is ongoing,” the Pasco County Fire Rescue said. Personal Injury Claims for Fire Accident VictimsFire accidents often result in serious injuries that require long-term care and legal action. Ovadia Law Group is here to help you file a personal injury claim and pursue