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A driver escaped serious injury Tuesday morning when his car burst into flames after colliding with a semi on I-75 in Charlotte County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The 26-year-old man was driving a Toyota Corolla northbound in the right lane, just south of Tuckers Grade just before 5 a.m. The Toyota veered left, into a Volvo semitrailer in the center lane, investigators said. After colliding, the Toyota traveled off the roadway, entered the tree line and erupted into flames.

A bicyclist was killed Saturday night when she was hit by a vehicle on the John Ringling Causeway, the Sarasota Police Department said. Police say the crash happened May 30 at about 11:30 p.m., in the westbound lanes of the smaller bridges between the John Ringling Causeway Bridge and Plymouth Harbor. A vehicle, driven by an 18-year-old man from Sarasota, was driving in the westbound lanes of causeway, when the vehicle collied with the bicyclist, a 35-year-old Sarasota woman, police

Driver strikes control box, pole at New Smyrna Beach travel park before fleeing, troopers say A driver accused of fleeing a hit-and-run at a travel park led troopers on a high-speed chase that topped 110 mph before crashing into two vehicles near Interstate 95, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. According to an FHP report, troopers were investigating a hit-and-run reported early May 30 at Sugar Mill Ruins Travel Park in New Smyrna Beach. Investigators said they determined a gray

A 42-year-old woman died after losing control of an ATV Saturday night. Florida Highway Patrol troopers say the woman was traveling in the area of Northeast 145th Lane and Northeast 152nd Street at around 10:30 p.m. when she lost control of the vehicle, causing it to roll over. She was pronounced dead at the scene, and troopers are actively investigating. An ATV accident can cause serious and life-changing injuries due to the lack of protection these vehicles provide. Riders are

Photo: Wcjb Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputies are on scene of a roll over crash on I-75 south at the NW 39th Ave. exit. Two lanes are blocked as crews are working to assist those who were injured in the crash. Officials are advising the public to use caution and to seek an alternative route where possible. Holding Negligent Drivers Accountable After a Car CrashWhen a car accident is caused by negligence, victims deserve justice. Ovadia Law Group is dedicated to

Firefighters put out a house fire in Weirsdale Sunday afternoon. Marion County Fire Rescue crews got to the house along Southeast 138th Avenue around 2 p.m. They say the house was 20 percent engulfed when they arrived, and the fire was spreading into the yard. They were able to put it out within about 30 minutes. Nobody was home when the fire broke out, and no injuries were reported. Legal Help After a Fire Accident InjuryFire accidents can lead to

Photo: Nbc6 Two people were “conscious and breathing” after the small plane they were in crashed near North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines on Friday, authorities said. The crash happened on the grounds of South Florida State Hospital at 800 E. Cypress Drive, just west of the airport. Aerial footage from Chopper 6 showed the damaged plane completely flipped over on a grassy area just feet away from some buildings. Two people were on board the plane, a Cessna C172P,

Photo: Nbc6 According to Pembroke Pines Police, westbound traffic at 83rd Avenue and Pines Boulevard has been shut down because of the crash. A crash in Pembroke Pines on Sunday sent a woman and her 11-year-old son to the hospital, her husband said. According to Pembroke Pines Police, westbound traffic at 83rd Avenue and Pines Boulevard has been shut down because of the crash. NBC6 cameras captured two cars that were involved in the crash. A man told NBC6 that

A 39-year-old motorcyclist was killed Saturday night after his bike violently struck the back of an SUV on State Road 7. According to a crash report from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, the deadly crash happened around 9:30 p.m. near the intersection of State Road 7 and Victoria Groves Blvd in Royal Palm Beach. Investigators say 39-year-old H of Royal Palm Beach was riding a Suzuki motorcycle southbound on SR 7 when a BMW SUV made a U-turn from the

Two people were hospitalized in critical condition after a shooting in Cutler Bay. Deputies from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said that the victims were shot along South Dixie Highway early Sunday morning. Police responded to the incident, which took place outside an IHOP. Investigators said that a verbal argument escalated, causing the suspect to open fire. Both victims, a man and a woman, were struck in the upper body, and were rushed to Jackson Memorial South in critical condition. Dan

One person was hospitalized and a suspect was arrested after a shooting in Pompano Beach. The incident happened along the 500 block of Northwest 15th Street early Sunday morning. Broward County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived and found a person suffering from a gunshot wound, who was later transported to a local hospital for treatment. The suspect was identified as 43-year-old B. BSO later located his vehicle in Margate, conducted a traffic stop, and arrested him. B faces charges of attempted

Photo: Wsvn Four people were taken to the hospital after a violent chain-reaction crash sent a parked car into a Southwest Miami-Dade home, causing extensive damage. 7News cameras captured the house in question boarded up on Monday morning, hours after chaotic weekend wreck near Southwest 139th Avenue and Monroe Street. It was a scary Sunday evening for the two drivers involved in the crash that unfolded around 7 p.m., according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office. “I hope everybody’s safe, nobody’s