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A man was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after he was shot in the leg and chest early Tuesday morning, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. JSO said officers responded to the 3500 block of Alcoy Road at approximately 12:40 a.m. after receiving a report that an adult male had been shot. The man’s roommate transported him to a local hospital. Investigators said the victim was lying in bed when he heard a noise inside the home. When he

A 40-year-old man from Newberry died on Monday night after his dirt bike crashed into an SUV in Alachua County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said the crash occurred around 8:30 p.m. on State Road 26, about a half-mile west of NW 266th Street in the Newberry area. Troopers said the dirt bike was heading east on SR 26 as the SUV was heading west on the roadway. As the SUV began turning left to access a driveway,

A person was hit by a vehicle while riding a bike along NE Pine Island Road near Pondella Road in Cape Coral. According to the Cape Coral Police Department, the person was taken to the hospital as a “trauma alert,” and one lane was blocked on westbound Pine Island Road after the collision. Gulf Coast News reached out to CCPD to confirm the person’s current condition and what led up to the crash. Legal Help After a Bicycle Accident InjuryBicycle

Crews battled a house on Rommel Street in Port Charlotte Monday night. According to Charlotte County Public Safety, firefighters were dispatched at 10:05 p.m. for a structure fire report. The fire is under control, CCPS said. This is near Port Charlotte Middle School. One person is being transported to a local hospital at this time, Charlotte County Public Safety said. The cause of the fire is under investigation. This is a developing story and will be updated. Understanding Your Rights

Photo: WEAR A man was seriously injured Monday afternoon after a driver accidentally hit the accelerator instead of the brake while trying to park at a Gulf Winds Federal Credit Union in Escambia County, sending the car into the front of the building, according to Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say the crash happened at about 3:06 p.m. at 1444 Creighton Road. Investigators say an 81-year-old Pensacola woman was driving a sedan west through the credit union’s parking lot as a

Tampa police are investigating the traffic death of man who was aiding a woman crossing the street on Sunday evening. The Tampa Police Department (TPD) said the traffic collision happened shortly before 10 p.m. on March 29, claiming the life of a man and leaving a woman in critical condition, after the man in his mid-60s was assisting the woman in her early 50s by pushing her wheelchair across North Florida Avenue near East Ohio Avenue. TPD said in a

A Leesburg man was arrested for battery after allegedly hitting his wife in the head over their one-month-old’s care. The wife of 38-year-old G L was woken up by a loud noise in their shared Leesburg home around 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. She followed the noise into the living room to see L feeding their one-month-old baby. She asked him for the baby so he could get some sleep before going

The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said a man crashed his vehicle into a vacant building after fleeing a traffic stop in Treasure Island. Deputies responded to the crash at 104th Avenue and Gulf Boulevard Saturday night. Investigators said M J R fled from Treasure Island police officers who were attempting to conduct a traffic stop. R then lost control of his vehicle, striking a utility pole and a vacant building, according to deputies. All occupants of the vehicle were taken to a

One man is in custody after police said he hit a woman on the back of the head with a sign at a No Kings Protest in Sanford on Saturday. Officials with the Sanford Police Department said the incident happened around 10:40 a.m. at the rally in the area of Sanford Avenue and 1st Street.  Police said 52-year-old J.C was holding a sign and placing it in front of a 46-year-old woman and her husband during a heated exchange. Officers

A 75-year-old Spring Hill woman died after her car collided with two other vehicles at an intersection Thursday. The Florida Highway Patrol said the woman was driving a Kia Forte north on Horizon Drive when she entered the path of an eastbound Mercedes SUV driven by a 64-year-old Spring Hill man. The SUV struck the Kia, then rotated to a stop in the eastbound lanes of Spring Hill Drive. The Kia then spun into the path of a westbound Toyota

One man died and two other men were injured in a three-car crash in Pasco County on Sunday, according to Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). Just before 7 a.m., a 58-year-old Land O’ Lakes man was driving a GMC Savana southbound on Ehren Cutoff. North of Belinda Drive, the man crossed the centerline and collided nearly head-on with two vehicles going the opposite way, according to a news release. After the collisions, the GMC rotated and overturned. All three vehicles came

An 83-year-old man from The Villages died after losing control of his vehicle and crashing into a tree along US-41. The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said his Chrysler Pacifica was traveling northbound when it left the roadway north of South Pendant Point and struck a tree. The driver was transported to a hospital and later died from his injuries. The crash remains under investigation. Legal Help After a Car Accident InjuryCar accidents can cause serious injuries and unexpected financial burdens.