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The Brief A Dunedin High School student is fighting for his life after deputies say he was riding his bike when he was struck by a car driven by another student. What we know: According to investigators, a 15-year-old was riding his bicycle north on New York Avenue approaching Main Street around 7:15 a.m. At the same time, a 16-year-old was traveling east on Main Street in a 2024 Hyundai Elantra. At the stop sign at New York Avenue and

Crews rescued a 67-year-old man who fell off a bridge following a car crash in Charlotte County on Wednesday morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, crews responded to a crash involving a semi-trailer and a Jeep that occurred on northbound I-75 near exit 166, the Peace River Bridge. After the crash, both vehicles stopped on the paved emergency lane, FHP said. The Jeep passenger attempted to walk over to the stopped semi-trailer by walking on the ledge of the

The Brief  Tampa police arrested a man they say crashed into several vehicles near downtown Tampa on Wednesday morning and then fired shots at a car.  What we know: It happened around 8 a.m. near the westbound exit of the Selmon Expressway onto East Kennedy Boulevard.  Officers responding to reports of a traffic crash involving several vehicles said the driver of a 2010 gray Mazda 3, later identified as K A, was driving erratically along the exit ramp before colliding with

The Gainesville Police Department has filed a sworn complaint recommending that a mother be charged with negligence following a fatal car crash in July involving her two young children. C G, 29, may be charged on two counts of negligent aggravated manslaughter of a child. The crash occurred July 10 on Southwest Williston Road near the I-75 on-ramp. Officers say Gordan’s two children, a 22-month-old toddler and a 6-month-old infant, were without a car seat. They say they believe the

A crash with injuries on the northbound Turnpike in Lake Worth is causing major delays on Wednesday morning. Florida 511 reported a crash just before Exit 93, Lake Worth Road, at 8:11 a.m. In the latest update at 8:14 a.m., officials said that the left lane has been blocked. The Florida Highway Patrol reported that the crash involved injuries. Why Choose Ovadia Law Group for Car Accident Cases Car accidents can change your life in an instant, leaving you with

Hialeah police arrested a woman accused of neglecting her 77-year-old mother. Authorities said they took JE, 49, into custody on Tuesday at her home along the 1600 block of West 62nd Street. According to police, the senior’s granddaughter ― E’ daughter ― and another witness came to police with photos of the victim, who lives with E, inside the Hialeah home. The photos showed the senior “with feces in her hands and consuming it,” according to an arrest form. Police

A driver is speaking out and sharing his story after he was taken to the hospital with injuries to his leg and hip following a road rage confrontation along the Florida Turnpike in North Miami-Dade. 7News cameras captured 36-year-old Jairo Rodriguez as he walked out of Jackson North Medical Center, Wednesday afternoon. He showed a 7News crew the extent of his injuries. “Literally the tire marks, of his tire marks and shoulder to shoulder, shoulder-to-shoulder pressed, and I got both

A 5-year-old Pensacola boy is in critical condition after being struck by a pickup truck in Escambia County on Tuesday night. Troopers say the incident occurred on State Road 296 near Valle Escondido Drive around 8:56 p.m. when the child was standing in the right lane, and the eastbound truck collided with the child. The driver, a 63-year-old Pensacola man, was not injured, and no charges are pending against him, according to FHP. Troopers say the child was transported to

Photo by: Local10 A man has died after he got pinned by a vehicle Wednesday morning that he was possibly working on at the time, Miami police confirmed. According to police, the accident occurred just before 9 a.m. in the area of Southwest Seventh Avenue and Eighth Street. Police said officers arrived at the scene and found the victim, who was about 40 years old, pinned by the car. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Miami Fire Rescue.

A 37-year-old Davenport man was killed Tuesday afternoon when his motorcycle was involved in a two-vehicle crash in Osceola County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The fatal wreck happened around 5:05 p.m. on Old Lake Wilson Road at Sinclair Road. The FHP said the man was operating a 2025 Zhilong motorcycle south in the right turn lane on Old Lake Wilson Road. A 2022 Dodge Ram 2500 hauling a trailer was northbound on Old Lake Wilson Road in the left turn lane, according to

Photo by: (FDOT) A crash with injuries on I-95 South in Stuart is blocking lanes on Wednesday morning. Florida 511 reported a crash just before Kanner Highway at 7:18 a.m. In the latest update at 7:20 a.m., officials said that the two left lanes have been blocked. The Florida Highway Patrol reported that the crash involved injuries. Get Help Today Time is critical when pursuing a car accident claim. The sooner you act, the better your chances of recovering compensation.

Photo by: wsvn A small plane from South Florida went off the runway while landing in Naples. Investigators said the pilot of a 1972 Cessna that took off from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport made a hard landing off the runway at Naples Airport and ended up in the grass, early Tuesday morning. Security personnel reported seeing two people walk away, who then returned later in the morning to meet with Federal Aviation Administration officials. No one was hurt, and its