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Photo by: wsvn  A Miami Gardens home was left damaged a van slammed into the home late Friday night, leaving behind heavy damage but no reported injuries. The crash happened just after 11 p.m. near Northwest 15th Avenue and Northwest 155th Street. Crews were seen towing a damaged white van away from the property, where the impact left a large hole in the front of the home. By Saturday morning, the gaping opening had been boarded up, but the damage

 A 20-year-old female pedestrian is dead after a crash in Crestview on Friday night. Troopers say the incident occurred on U.S. Highway 90 at Hare Street at 6 p.m. when a pickup truck, driven by a 22-year-old Crestview man, was traveling eastbound in the inside lane. The pedestrian was walking northbound in the eastbound lanes when she walked into the path of the vehicle, according to FHP. Troopers say the left front of the truck struck the pedestrian. She was

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that claimed the life of a 17-year-old from Pensacola. Troopers say the crash happened around 12:30 a.m. when a white Toyota being operated by the 17-year-old was exiting the parking lot of the Valero convenience store on Highway 29 just south of Muscogee Road in Cantonment, attempting to make a left turn. A red Dodge being operated by a 26-year-old Pensacola man was traveling northbound on U.S. Highway 29, approaching the Valero

 A major crash on I-75 South in Venice has been causing serious delays for travelers on Saturday afternoon. The crash was first reported at around 11:50 a.m., and appeared to involve a large truck that rolled over. It happened near mile marker 189, but is causing a backup stretching five miles, with the worst of the traffic starting near mile marker 194. All three lanes of traffic are closed, and law enforcement is directing drivers onto the shoulder to get

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a man was shot in the back during a physical altercation with multiple people on Saturday afternoon. JSO said around 1:24 p.m., officers responded to the 3300 block of Green Street in reference to a person shot. They found a man in his mid-20s with a gunshot wound in his back. The man was taken to the hospital by the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department and his injuries are non-life-threatening. Recommended Videos Investigators said the

Photo by: (St. Johns County Fire Rescue) Emergency crews responded to a semi-truck fire on I-95 North at mile marker 315 in St. Johns County Friday afternoon. By 4 p.m., the fire was extinguished, and all lanes were back open, but backups lingered. According to a preliminary report from the Florida Highway Patrol, a semi was traveling north on I-95 when smoke started coming from the front end. Investigators said the driver safely stopped on the outside shoulder and exited

The Florida Highway Patrol said a 62-year-old man died Friday morning after he was involved in a multi-vehicle crash on Normandy Boulevard and Combs Road. According to FHP, the 62-year-old, who was driving a pickup truck, and another car were heading east on Normandy when, for unknown reasons, the man swerved left and crashed into the other car. Following the initial crash, the pickup truck then crashed into another SUV that was parked in a nearby lot. The pickup truck’s

Deputies said a woman was shot once in the elbow by a deputy during a traffic stop on Boy Scout Drive in Fort Myers Friday morning. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, the suspect is accused of trying to leave a traffic stop near US-41 and Boy Scout Drive around 11 a.m. while a deputy was attempting to serve a felony warrant. The deputy pulled over the driver on Boy Scout Drive at Red Cedar Drive in front of

UPDATE: Reports say traffic is now flowing correctly. Eastbound traffic on the Hathaway Bridge is backed up due to a vehicle fire. Be prepared for delays. This is all the information we have available at this time. We will provide updates as they become available to us. At Ovadia Law Group, we understand the devastating consequences of a fire car accident. These incidents often result in severe injuries, property damage, and emotional trauma. Our experienced fire car accident lawyers are

An Ocala man riding as a passenger in a pickup truck has died from injuries he sustained after he was ejected from the vehicle during a rollover accident in Marion County. The fatal accident took place along SE 137th Avenue Road at around 1:05 a.m. on Wednesday. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 20-year-old man was driving a pickup truck north on SE 137th Avenue, just north of SE 47th Street road. The driver, who lives in Ocklawaha, failed

A shooting in Indian River County left a deputy, a locksmith and the suspect dead, along with one other injured, the sheriff’s office confirms. The shooting occurred Friday morning at 1137 Governors Way in Bermuda Club, when three deputies were serving an eviction notice to 37-year-old MH. Officials said Halberstam retrieved a weapon and began firing at the deputies. Flowers said that Deputy Terri Sweeting-Mashkow, 47, was killed in the line of duty. Mashkow served with the Indian River County

An 80-year-old woman died after she was struck by a car in the parking lot of a retirement community. The woman was a pedestrian in the parking lot of Lakeview Terrace in Altoona at about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday when she was struck by a 2008 Ford Edge driven by a 96-year-old woman, according to an accident report from the Florida Highway Patrol. She had been backing out of a parking space and did not see the woman. The 80-year-old woman