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Deputies say impairment led to a deadly Sunday night crash after a 30-year-old Palm Beach Gardens woman slammed into a traffic signal pole on Old Dixie Highway. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO), at around 8 p.m. Sunday, 30-year-old Nicole Currivan was driving northbound on Old Dixie Highway when her car veered and struck a concrete curb at the intersection of Northlake Boulevard in Lake Park. Deputies say the car continued northbound through the intersection and collided

 Authorities are investigating after an Okeechobee man was found shot dead in his car at Debbie Park Trailer Park. Deputies with the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) say that at 3 a.m. Sunday dispatch received a 911 call reporting an unresponsive man in a car suffering a possible gunshot wound. Law enforcement reportedly responded to Debbie Park Trailer Park, at the 400 block of NE 31st Terrace, and located Santos Gaucin, 40, dead in his car. Initial reports indicated that

A St. Petersburg man was charged with a felony over the weekend after crashing his car into a home in Clearwater and then attempting to flee the scene, Florida Highway Patrol said. The crash happened just after midnight on Saturday, when 31-year-old AE M-J was traveling south on Keene Road in an Acura. Police didn’t say how fast the driver was going, but he went off the roadway near Hunt Lane and slammed through a fence at 1433 South Keene

A 42-year-old Pensacola woman has been charged with DUI manslaughter and other offenses following a fatal collision with a bicyclist on Sunday. Troopers say the incident occurred around 12:05 a.m. on Lillian Hwy near Stafford Lane when HMWs, driving a 2015 maroon Honda sedan, allegedly failed to maintain her lane and collided with a 51-year-old male bicyclist traveling eastbound. W fled the scene, leaving behind a piece of her vehicle’s bumper, which helped authorities identify her, according to FHP. Troopers

A 7-year-old girl died Sunday evening after she and two other children were hit by a truck on a Tampa road, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Troopers said a Chevy Silverado driver from Hialeah was traveling southbound on North 56th Street near the intersection of Society Park Boulevard just before 8 p.m. when three children ran across the road. An 11-year-old girl, an 8-year-old boy and a 7-year-old girl were hit by the truck, investigators said. All three children were

Photo by WKMG ClickOrlando A tractor-trailer carrying tomatoes caught fire Monday on southbound I-75 near mile marker 333 in Sumter County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the fire started around 2:30 a.m. due to a mechanical issue with the vehicle. The driver worked quickly to disconnect the tractor from the trailer, which prevented the fire from spreading to the tractor. The trailer became fully engulfed in flames, troopers said. Crews responded to the scene to manage the fire and

A 24-year-old man was killed in a fiery, head-on crash with a semi-truck on SR-50 in Groveland, FHP says. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the 24-year-old driver was traveling eastbound on SR-50 just before 10:30 on Sunday night when he missed a curve near Sloans Ridge Rd. Troopers say the car then crossed into the westbound lanes, directly into the path of an oncoming semi-truck. The two vehicles collided head-on, causing the 24-year-old man’s car to become partially engulfed

At 11:04 a.m. on Oct. 19, Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) found a 76-year-old male dead after his pickup truck collided with a tree. Troopers said that the incident occurred on County Road 721 and near the intersection of US-98 in Highlands County. FHP reported that after the driver had failed to stop at an intersection — he had then went airborne after going over the North grass shoulder of the road and collided with a tree. The driver was pronounced

Photo by: (WCJB) Columbia County firefighters responded to a vehicle accident Sunday night. Fire rescue officials say they were called to the 5000 block of Southwest Ichetucknee Avenue to reports of a single vehicle rollover at around 8:30 p.m. Officials say the driver of the vehicle was able to get out of the car on their own The driver was evaluated for injuries. Personalized Legal Support for Car Accident Victims Every car accident case is unique, and at Ovadia Law

Florida Highway Patrol troopers say a deadly crash in Marion County has backed up traffic on I-75. Lanes were blocked after the crash, which happened around 8:10 p.m. Sunday, just a couple of miles north of Exit 368. FHP troopers say that traffic was backed up all the way to the Alachua-Marion line. TV20 does not have many details at this time, but troopers say at least one person was killed in the crash. Why Immediate Action Matters Time is

 A crash on the Southbound Turnpike in Palm Beach Gardens is causing significant traffic delays on Monday morning. Florida 511 reported a crash just before Exit 107, Bee Line Highway, at 5:30 a.m. In the latest update at 5:34 a.m., officials said that the right lane has been blocked. No injuries have been reported at this time. Compensation You May Be Entitled To After a car accident, victims often wonder what compensation they can claim. At Ovadia Law Group, we

 A two-vehicle crash on the northbound entrance ramp to Interstate 75 at Pines Boulevard left one person in critical condition Sunday, according to Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue. Crews responded to the scene Sunday night and found two heavily damaged vehicles involved in the crash. One person was found unresponsive and trapped inside one of the vehicles, authorities said. Firefighters quickly worked to safely free the individual from the wreckage. The patient was taken to Memorial Regional Hospital in critical condition,