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Photo: WJHG One person is facing criminal charges in Destin after a road rage incident ended feet away from an Okaloosa Sheriff’s Office substation. According to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, a crash occurred on Thursday feet away from the Stahlman Substation. Deputies became aware after hearing the collision. Deputies say a driver of a Nissan was attempting to get away from the Jeep during a road rage incident. Authorities say that while trying to drive away, the Nissan driver

This morning, a semi-truck fire has shut down a portion of I-10. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Friday, around 12 a.m. the semi-truck trailer caught fire while traveling over the Troy Peacock Bridge near mile marker 160 on I-10. FHP says the driver was able to disconnect the truck from the trailer and get out safely. The trailer was hauling over 5,000 gallons of motor oil at the time, and as the oil leaked, it coated the top and

2 men and 1 woman were found dead on Thursday morning A friend and a family member told News4JAX that two of the three people who were fatally stabbed Thursday morning on the Westside were a 27-year-old woman and her stepfather. Lt. Chris Stephens with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit said officers responded just before 4 a.m. to Exodus Way after reports that someone had been stabbed. Stephens said the officers found a man suffering from a potential stab

Photo: FL 511 A 67-year-old woman and a 73-year old man died in the crash and 2 others were injured, troopers say A 73-year-old man and a 67-year-old woman, both from Ponte Vedra Beach, were killed Thursday night when a pick-up truck going the wrong way on JTB hit their SUV head-on near Marsh Landing Parkway, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Troopers said that just after 9 p.m., a 21-year-old man, also from Ponte Vedra, was headed west in the

Photo: Special to Gulf Coast News A school bus was involved in a crash at an intersection just south of Bayshore Elementary School in North Fort Myers Thursday morning. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, no children were on board the bus at the time of the crash, which took place at around 7:15 a.m. at the intersection of Bayshore Road and Williams Road. One person was transported to the hospital following the crash, LCSO said. One westbound lane

The brief Authorities are investigating after a man was found dead inside a home following a residential fire in Kissimmee. Officers responded to a fire at a home in the area of 1458 Amanda Road, according to the Kissimmee Police Department. Firefighters entered the residence and found a deceased adult man inside, officials said. The Kissimmee Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division and the State Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating the incident. Police said the case appears to be isolated and

An 87-year-old Wesley Chapel man is dead after a crash involving a Tesla in autopilot mode in Pasco County, Florida Highway Patrol said. The incident happened shortly after 8 p.m. on May 26, when the man was driving a Tesla Model Y SUV, heading eastbound on Overpass Road in autopilot mode. FHP said the Tesla left the roadway, struck an electrical box, and continued until it went into a pond, just east of Infinite Drive. The driver was taken to

A contractor was safely removed from a city of Bradenton water tower after falling and sustaining an apparent leg injury while working inside the structure, officials said. The incident happened earlier today at a water tower adjacent to Bradenton Fire Station 3 at 2901 59th Street West. Three maintenance workers contracted by the city of Bradenton were performing their regular sandblasting routine inside the water tower when one of the workers fell and got stuck, officials said. There was no

UPDATE: All lanes and delays have cleared. At least one person was injured in a major I-75 crash involving multiple vehicles, near Fruitville Road, southbound. The crash happened just past 2:30 p.m., Wednesday afternoon, and quickly blocked travel lanes on the interstate. Afternoon rush commuters are currently stuck in nearly 9 miles of gridlock, on I-75 southbound, approaching the crash. Delays are close to an hour. Recovering After a Car Injury with Legal HelpRecovering from a car injury can be

Incident occurred at International Speedway Boulevard and Kepler Road A Port Orange man was killed after being struck by a pickup truck at a Volusia County intersection, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 11 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of International Speedway Boulevard and Kepler Road. According to an FHP report, a 2019 Ford F-150 driven by a 20-year-old Lake Helen man was traveling northbound in the left turn lane on Kepler Road, approaching the intersection

Shooting occurred near intersection of Palm Coast Parkway and Belle Terre Parkway One person was critically injured in a shooting outside a McDonald’s in Palm Coast, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said. The shooting happened shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday at the McDonald’s located at the intersection of Palm Coast Parkway and Belle Terre Parkway. Deputies said the incident appears to stem from a road rage confrontation. All individuals involved have been identified, and one suspect has been detained. The

Photo: nbc6 The crash happened around 2:20 a.m. in the southbound lanes of the expressway near Sample Road, the Florida Highway Patrol. A crash on the Sawgrass Expressway in Broward involving a tractor-trailer and a dump truck left drywall scattered across the roadway and led to a portion of it being shut down Wednesday morning, officials said. The crash happened around 2:20 a.m. in the southbound lanes of the expressway near Sample Road, the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP officials said