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A major crash partially shut down I-4 westbound in Deltona. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened just before 7 a.m. on Friday. Drivers were able to pass by the crash in the right lane but there are delays driving towards the Saxon Blvd from Deland. The crash cleared just after 8 a.m. on Friday and all the lanes have reopened. How Ovadia Law Group Maximizes Car Accident SettlementsGetting fair compensation after a car accident requires more than

We know getting to where you need to go is a top priority, and traffic can quickly build across the Tampa Bay region at a moment’s notice.  Here at 10 Tampa Bay, we’re working to ensure you can get to work, school or wherever you need to be on time.  6:45 a.m.: A crash is causing major delays on I-75 in Hillsborough County after a major crash, according to the Florida Department of Transportation. The crash is on the southbound road

The Brief A man riding an electric bicycle was killed in a crash with a Jeep in Brevard County on Thursday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.  What we know: The crash happened around 6:03 p.m. near State Road A1A and Berkeley Street, an FHP release said.  According to troopers, the man was riding his bike eastbound on the SR-A1A sidewalk when he crossed on the road, entering the path of a Jeep Wrangler. The Jeep hit the man, who was

Photo by WKMG ClickOrlando A crash involving a pedestrian Friday morning has part of John Young Parkway shut down in Orlando, according to police. The crash has northbound and southbound lanes of JYP closed from Columbia Street to Orange Center Boulevard. Police said drivers are encouraged to avoid the area and take an alternate route. No other information was released. Legal Help for Pedestrian Accident VictimsPedestrian accidents can result in devastating injuries, especially when caused by distracted drivers, speeding, or

A 49-year-old man is dead after getting hit by a car while riding a scooter Friday morning, according to the Port St. Lucie Police Department. A Mercedes was traveling westbound near the intersection of SE Crosstown Parkway and SE Sandia Drive when the driver hit a scooter that was using a crosswalk going north on Crosstown Parkway. The scooterist was hit by the car in the outside lane of travel and ejected. He was taken to the hospital for severe

A deadly collision between a bicyclist and a car early Friday morning in Jupiter prompted a road closure, which lasted for just over four hours. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue (PBCFR) said that they responded to the crash at around 1:30 a.m. near Indiantown Road and Taylor Road. Upon arrival, emergency units reported learning that the crash involved a bicyclist and a car. Unfortunately, PBCFR said that one person was pronounced dead at the scene. Following the crash, the Palm

The U.S. Coast Guard has referred its investigation into the deadly July boat collision near Hibiscus Island to the Department of Justice for possible criminal prosecution, officials announced Thursday. According to Coast Guard Sector Miami, the referral seeks potential charges under 18 U.S.C. § 1115, known as seaman’s manslaughter, against individuals associated with the towing company that operated the barge involved in the crash. The July 28 collision between a barge pushed by the uninspected towing vessel Wood Chuck and a small

 An 18-year-old is dead, and a 21-year-old has been arrested following a single car DUI crash in Largo early Sunday morning. The Largo Police Department said the crash happened around 4 a.m. in the area of 58th Street North and Eicart Crossing. AV, the driver, has been arrested and charged with vehicular homicide, as well as DUI manslaughter. An arrest affidavit for V shows he was driving nearly 80 miles per hour in a 30 miles per hour zone, collided

Photo by: villages-news A passenger suffered a broken ankle in a golf cart rollover in The Villages. A man driving a Nissan Pathfinder nosed out onto Morse Boulevard from Carrera Drive near the postal station at about 3 p.m. Thursday prompting a man driving a golf cart southbound in the golf cart lane on Morse Boulevard to swerve to avoid a collision, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. The golf cart driver overcorrected and the golf cart flipped over

The Brief An Orlando man fired nearly three dozen bullets in the direction of a woman and her 17-year-old son because he was angry that he was apparently cut off while driving, according to an arrest affidavit. J’J, 22, was arrested and booked into jail on charges of aggravated assault with a firearm and discharging a firearm in public. Affidavit: Angry over being cut off on the road What we know: The Orange County Sheriff’s office responded to a reported

A Chipley woman was arrested Friday for allegedly crashing a UTV under the influence, causing serious injuries to another. According to court documents, shortly after 9 p.m. on Sept. 3, 26-year-old JBP was driving a UTV on Gainer Road when she crashed. Washington County Sheriff deputies said as a result, the passenger, a local teacher, Katelyn Faith King, was ejected from the UTV. King was airlifted to a hospital in Dothan with significant bodily injury that included two fractures to

 A fleeing car crashed, snarling traffic at one of the busiest I-4 interchanges in Central Florida. The crash happened Thursday in the westbound lanes of I-4 at County Road 532 in the ChampionsGate area. Three lanes and the exit off-ramp were closed but later reopened. The Florida Highway Patrol says the car, a Nissan Sentra, was fleeing a traffic stop by one of the agency’s troopers. One male was arrested, but two others ran off, and law enforcement officials are