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Three children died Wednesday morning in a fire at a two-story townhome complex in Mandarin, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department. The fire happened at 5:13 a.m. on Windergate Drive near Old St. Augustine Road. JFRD and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene. Fire Chief Percy Golden said crews arrived just 4 minutes later and found heavy fire on the first floor and heavy smoke on the second floor. Two adults had already escaped with two

Photo: WJXT  A bicyclist was fatally struck by a truck Wednesday morning near McCormick Road and Kernan Boulevard North, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Sgt. Robert Hungerford said at around 7 a.m., an elderly bicyclist wearing a helmet made a left turn to go westbound on McCormick and at the same time, a car was heading west on the same road and struck the man. He was taken to a nearby hospital by the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department,

Photo: WCJB A man was taken to the hospital after being electrocuted by a power line, first responders said. Fire rescue officials said the man came into contact with the power line just before noon at a home on Northwest Highway 225 in Reddick. He was found on the roof of the two-story building. First responders said he was sent to the hospital as a trauma patient. Dedicated Advocacy for Injury VictimsAt Ovadia Law Group, we provide dedicated advocacy for

Photo: WPLG  A child was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle on Tuesday in Broward County. It happened at approximately 5:50 p.m. near the 2900 block of Northwest 17th Terrace in Oakland Park. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the scene after receiving reports of a vehicle striking a child. Oakland Park Fire Rescue crews rushed the child to a nearby hospital with injuries considered non-life-threatening, authorities said. Deputies said the driver of the vehicle that

Photo: WSVN  A mistake behind the wheel left a Miami Gardens gas station smashed as a driver slammed against its storefront. The crash occurred on the corner of Northwest 177th Street and Second Avenue, late Tuesday afternoon. “[The driver] was here. She bought something and then after she left the store, instead of backing the car, she forwarded it and hit our walls and everything and came into our store,” said shop owner C. C said two of his employees

Photo: GulfCoast The Florida Highway Patrol said a person died in a crash on I-75 northbound at mile marker 111 in Collier County on Tuesday. According to FHP, a Chevrolet Express Van, driven by a 62-year-old man, and a Mercedes Van, driven by a 28-year-old man, were traveling in the center lane of northbound I-75 near mile marker 111, about 200 feet north of the Immokalee Road overpass. The Mercedes Van was in front of the Chevrolet Van, and stopped

Photo: WPLG A 66-year-old construction worker has died after he was pulled from a retention pond in Davie Monday following a mishap with an excavator, authorities confirmed. According to Davie police, S died after being transported to Broward Health Medical Center Monday afternoon. Police said the incident occurred at a construction site in the 2200 block of Shotgun Road, east of the I-75 interchange with Royal Palm Boulevard. Officer Julia Ross, a DPD spokesperson, said the agency responded to reports of a

Photo: FLFR A Fort Lauderdale woman is reeling after a fire destroyed the mobile home where she lives with her grandson. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue units responded to multiple calls about the blaze along Northeast 63rd Court, off 10th Avenue, Tuesday morning. Responding crews arrived to find the mobile home engulfed in flames. “They’re advising that the mobile home is on fire,” was heard over the Broadcastify police scanner. “It’s in the inside of the entire mobile home. No one

Minor injuries were reported after a St. Petersburg High School bus was involved in a crash with another vehicle on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. The crash happened at 9th Avenue North and 10th Street North, according to the St. Petersburg Police Department. Police said there were 27 students and two adults onboard the school bus. It’s unclear how many people were in the other vehicle. A few minor injuries were reported, but none were severe enough to require transport to

Photo: WJXT  Law enforcement officers were on the scene of an incident on I-95 South in St. Johns County Tuesday afternoon. As of 4:40 p.m., the right shoulder was blocked at mile marker 324. The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office later said there was a crash with minor injuries. All lanes were back open by 5:10 p.m. Protecting Your Interests in Car Accident CasesProtecting your interests after a car accident is essential to achieving a fair outcome. Ovadia Law Group

A 72-year-old Jacksonville woman faces a felony charge after allegedly striking a teenager with her car and driving away without stopping to help, according to a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrest report. Brenda Saddler was arrested Sunday, Aug. 23, and booked into jail just before 5 p.m. She faces one felony count of leaving the scene of a crash involving injury, as well as a traffic violation for driving on the wrong side of the road. What happened on Mayport Road,

Photo: (SLCFD) A residential structure fire threatened several mobile homes in St. Lucie County, according to the St. Lucie County Fire District. SLCFD says that on Sunday, fire district crews were called to East Erie Drive in Fort Pierce following reports of a residential structure fire. The fire was quickly contained, SLCFD says, and it was kept in the area of origin, preventing it from spreading to nearby mobile homes. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Fire