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The Florida Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on Sunday afternoon. According to troopers, just after 3 p.m., a 58-year-old Dothan man was driving an SUV traveling west on Beall Packing Road, and a 23-year-old Bonifay man was driving a pickup truck traveling north on County Road 177A. Troopers said the SUV failed to yield from the stop sign, causing the driver’s side to strike the front bumper of the pickup truck. FHP confirmed the driver of the SUV

 Two Titusville police officers were injured after their patrol vehicles collided while responding to a “disturbance call” on Monday morning, according to a news release. The Titusville Police Department said the officers were responding to the call in the area of Hopkins near Acorn Avenue around 8:55 a.m. when the crash happened. According to the release, the two officers – who were in separate marked patrol cars –were responding to 911 calls about a “woman brandishing a handgun at another

 Police say a Port St. Lucie woman jumped to her death from a moving pickup truck on I-95 early Saturday, moments after warning a friend. The investigation by the Port St. Lucie Police Department (PSLPD) revealed that a 2017 Dodge Ram pickup truck driven by a 24-year-old Port St. Lucie man was traveling northbound on I-95 with 23-year-old Taylor Joan Robert, also of Port St. Lucie, in the passenger seat. The duo was reportedly returning home from a Halloween party in West

A 53-year-old Hialeah woman was arrested Sunday on charges of aggravated child abuse and battery after authorities said she attacked a tenant while the woman held her 11-month-old baby. The incident occurred around 10 a.m. near East 25th Street. According to an arrest report, Maribel Escandell-Lopez, the property owner, became involved in a dispute over a parking space and struck the tenant while the baby was in the victim’s arms. Authorities say E-L, who appeared highly intoxicated, yelled at Iglesia

Photo by: FHP A tractor trailer hauling scrap metal overturned in Escambia County Monday morning. It happened around 7 a.m. near the Circle K on Fairfield Drive at Pace Boulevard. FHP says the vehicle overturned while attempting to turn south onto N Pace Boulevard. The driver — a 56-year-old Panama City man — was hospitalized with minor injuries. Why Legal Help Matters After a Truck Accident Truck accidents often result in catastrophic injuries and significant property damage due to the

Photo by: gulfcoastnewsnow Two people were sent to the hospital after a vehicle crashed into a barrier wall on Interstate 75 near Corkscrew Road in Lee County early Monday morning. The crash happened at 2:13 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol confirmed a man and woman were hospitalized, but it could not confirm how bad the injuries were. FHP said the vehicle was overturned in the crash, and it happened southbound on I-75 at mile marker 123. The crash is under

 Photo by: (Justin Burns) A crash with injuries on the southbound Turnpike in Delray Beach has closed an off-ramp on Monday morning. Florida 511 reported the crash on the ramp to Exit 81, Atlantic Avenue, at 7:32 a.m. In the latest update at 7:33 a.m. officials said that the ramp has been closed. The Florida Highway Patrol reported that the crash involves injuries. Why Legal Help Matters After a Car Accident Car accidents can leave victims with serious injuries, property

Photo by: Local10 A mother and her son were hospitalized Sunday following a fire at their townhome in Pompano Beach, first responders confirmed to Local 10 News. According to Pompano Beach Fire Rescue officials, the fire started in the kitchen of the home located in the 3100 block of North Palm Aire Drive. PBFR said firefighters arrived at the scene to find heavy black smoke coming from the townhouse. According to first responders, the fire started in the kitchen and

Photo by: Joe Vianna At least two cars erupted in flames following a crash in Miami Gardens. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the area along Northwest 207th Street and State Road Seven on Sunday night. Fire crews were able to extinguish the flames. 7News cameras captured the mangled mess left behind from the crash and subsequent burst of flames. It’s unclear what caused the crash. The current condition of those drivers remains unknown. Why You Need a Car Fire

A motorcyclist died in a crash after hitting the back of a trailer Sunday afternoon in Hendry County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol’s press release, the crash happened on Pine Cone Avenue at the intersection of Kennel Street. The report states a truck was in front of the motorcycle as they drove west on Pine Cone Avenue before the truck turned left onto Kennel Street. FHP’s report said the front of the motorcycle hit the back trailer of the

Photo by: wsvn  A Broward Sheriff’s Office cruiser and a white Jeep were involved in a crash in Pompano Beach. BSO officials responded to the scene of the crash in the area of Southeast 15th Street and South Federal Highway on Sunday night. 7News cameras captured the debris from the impact scattered across the intersection. As of Monday morning, it’s unclear whether or not there were any injuries. Why Hiring a Car Accident Attorney Is Crucial After a car accident,

A man is in serious but stable condition after he was shot and stabbed during an argument with a man and woman late Sunday night behind a Westside gas station, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Police were called to the Sunoco gas station on Kings Road, two blocks northwest of Myrtle Avenue North, just after 11 p.m. Sunday. According to JSO, officers learned as they were headed to the scene that a man had shown up at a hospital, saying