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A lawncare worker died Wednesday afternoon after a Jeep veered off Braddock Road and struck him. Around 2:50 p.m., a man in his early 20s was edging the sidewalk, when a teenager driving a Jeep lost control of the car and veered off the roadway, according to Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The lawncare worker was pronounced dead at the scene. JSO says the driver of the Jeep stopped and is cooperating with investigators. Police said there were no indicators of impairment.

The daughter of a man shot and killed in a police-involved shooting that happened in the Durkeeville neighborhood shared concerns about her father‘s death after the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office released bodycam footage from that night. The video shows what led to two officers fatally shooting 54-year-old Djuan Jackson while responding to a reported carjacking. The bodycam footage released on Wednesday begins with a JSO officer gathering information from a carjacking victim when he is alerted about Jackson attacking a man with a

A Wildwood man was arrested for battery after a fight with his girlfriend over their SUV landed her in the hospital. Officers responded to a battery at an undisclosed Leesburg residence around 11:54 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. Prior to their arrival, dispatch advised that they got a 911 call from a female victim stating her boyfriend, with whom she shared two children and lived with as a family, had battered

Photo by: wcjb An overturned semi-truck delayed traffic in Live Oak Wednesday as chickens set loose in the crash were rounded up. Live Oak firefighters asked commuters to avoid the roundabout at 11th and Walker as crews cleared the scene. A video posted to Facebook showed the overturned truck and loose chickens. Suwannee County Sheriff Sam St. John confirmed no humans were seriously hurt in the crash. This developing story will be updated as more information is learned. Expert Legal Guidance for

A rollover crash in Hallandale Beach on Wednesday left people hurt and closed northbound Federal Highway, according to police. Hallandale Beach police said the people involved in the crash in the 100 block of North Federal Highway suffered minor injuries. They were taken to hospitals for treatment. More information on who the victims are was not immediately available. Police said the also found a cat inside the vehicle during the crash, which is now safe with authorities. “Please note that

A Sanford woman has been arrested after another woman was found lying in the street with gunshot wounds on Tuesday night, the city’s police department said. Sanford police responded to a shooting report east of Interstate 4 and Florida 417 just after 7 p.m., where they found Lauren Ashley Martin in the roadway. The 34-year-old was transported to the hospital, where she died, police said. Savon Chantay Tyler, 35 was arrested in connection with her death. Police said they determined

Photo by: City of Maitland A SunRail train collided with a car Wednesday morning in Orange County, the City of Maitland said. It happened around 9:30 a.m. at the train crossing at Horatio Avenue. The crash shut down the intersection of Horatio Avenue and Maitland Avenue. Maitland police and fire officials responded to the scene. On social media, city officials asked motorists to use caution or avoid the area if possible. No serious injuries resulted from the crash, they said.

A man with the nickname “Wild Child” was arrested in connection to an armed robbery where a man was beaten with a shotgun and a rock in Lake Worth Beach. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) said its Robbery unit responded to a 911 call at around 11:30 p.m. on October 16 to a report of an armed robbery. The victim was transported to St. Mary’s Medical Center with serious injuries. While in the hospital, medical staff noted that

A man was arrested after he allegedly stabbed his wife more than 20 times on Tuesday in Lakeland, killing her. Deljie Tyson, 50, has been charged with second-degree murder with a weapon, the Lakeland Police Department said in a news release. The stabbing reportedly happened around 6:32 a.m. after dispatchers received a 911 call from Tyson, telling them he stabbed his wife during a fight. Tyson claimed his wife, 46-year-old Sandra Green, was acting erratic before the stabbing happened. The

A Boca Raton woman has been accused of hitting her boyfriend with her car after they got into an argument at El Camino. The Boca Raton Police Department (BRPD) stated that they responded to a domestic disturbance outside a home in the Fairfield at Boca neighborhood late Sunday night. When officers arrived at the scene, they reportedly found a man lying in the bushes next to the home. He stated that his girlfriend, 44-year-old Patricia Habe, had hit him with

One person was hospitalized after a house fire was reported in Orange County Tuesday. When firefighters arrived at the home on Fitzhugh Road in the Winter Park Pines subdivision, they found flames coming from the house and the backyard. After searching the house, Orange County firefighters found one victim who was taken to the hospital under a trauma code. Firefighters have not said what caused the fire, but neighbors nearby say they heard an explosion. “I asked the neighbor who

Photo by: (FDOT) A crash on the northbound Turnpike in Port St. Lucie is slowing down traffic on Wednesday morning. Florida 511 reported a crash at 8:12 a.m. at Exit 142, Port St. Lucie Boulevard, on the northbound Turnpike. In the latest update at 8:40 a.m., officials stated that the left lane had been blocked and traffic is backed up to Exit 144. No injuries have been reported at this time. Expert Legal Guidance After a Car AccidentCar accidents can