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A mother and her son were taken to the hospital after they were attacked by a stranger in Fort Lauderdale, police said. According to Fort Lauderdale Police, at around 7:30 a.m., the mother and her 12-year-old son were walking in the 1000 block of Northwest Fifth Avenue when an unknown person hit them with a blunt object. Police said that the 12-year-old had an abrasion to his face, and his mother had a laceration to the back of her head.

Photo: Chopper 2 Multiple vehicles are involved in a fatal crash on SR-436 and US-17/92 in Casselberry, according to the Seminole County Fire Department. SCFD said two people are dead. Another person was transported for injuries. The crash occurred at Triplet Lake Drive. SCFD said one of the vehicles became engulfed in flames. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, all lanes are blocked. Chopper 2 is over the scene. WESH 2 has reached out to the agencies involved for more

Update: The man has since been identified by the Volusia Sheriff’s Office as 58-year-old B. A 60-year-old man was pronounced dead Friday after being brought back to shore in a reported drowning incident at The Hartford Approach in Daytona Beach, according to Volusia County Beach Safety. Beach Safety responded around 1 p.m., locating the man being held afloat by a kayak operator who had paddled over to help, a statement reads. The man, described as being from Daytona Beach, was

A driver accused in a fatal hit-and-run in West Palm Beach on Monday is on the loose, police said. According to West Palm Beach Police, officers arrived at the 4900 block of South Olive Avenue after receiving reports of a crash. At the scene, officers found a man who was dead in the roadway and found an electric scooter nearby. The man was identified as 28-year-old B. Investigators said B was going home after working at a local restaurant. They

A 1-year-old boy was struck and killed by an SUV being driven by his mother in West Park, authorities confirmed Tuesday. The incident happened just after 2 p.m. Monday at a home in the 100 block of Allen Road. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, 33-year-old H was driving a 2024 Chevrolet Suburban out of the driveway of the home when her son, W. ran out of the home. The 1-year-old was struck by the SUV and rushed to Memorial

An 84-year-old man appeared in court on Monday after he was accused of setting a car on fire with a woman inside in Broward County. D and the woman had recently ended a 42-year-old relationship when they got into an argument on Friday in Oakland Park, according to Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies. D was under the influence of alcohol when he poured a flammable liquid and set the fire in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven at 3100 NW 9th

Photo: (WPLG) A suspect was taken into custody Tuesday morning after a vehicle burglary ended with the car rolling into a canal in Sunrise, authorities said. According to Sunrise police, the vehicle burglary occurred in the 2900 block of Northwest 60th Avenue. Police said a perimeter was established by officers and the suspect abandoned the vehicle, which rolled into a nearby canal. The suspect, nor any others, ever entered the water, authorities said. Police confirmed that the suspect was taken into

Photo: Tampabay28 After last year’s deadly crash in Ybor City, S was placed into the back of a state trooper’s patrol car. He stayed in the patrol car for more than 5 hours before he was taken to the Hillsborough County Jail. The Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office released videos from November of 2025, including a video from the Tampa Police Department’s helicopter. Tampa Police said S was driving recklessly on I-275 before the crash. According to authorities, FHP initiated a

Photo: (MCFR) A 40-year-old man was killed and another driver seriously injured in a fiery head-on crash on State Road 710 in Martin County early Sunday morning, marking the latest deadly wreck on a stretch of highway that has raised growing safety concerns. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened near Silver Fox Lane in Indiantown. Investigators say the driver of a Kia crossed the center line and collided head-on with a Toyota Tundra. The impact caused the Kia to burst

A 2-year-old boy died after being struck by a car on Monday afternoon in West Park, according to Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue personnel and BSO deputies responded after 2 p.m. to Southwest 56th Avenue and Allen Road, according to BSO. Fire rescue personnel took the child to Memorial Regional Hospital, according to BSFR Battalion Chief Michael B. Kane. “Sadly, he was pronounced deceased,” Carey Codd, a BSO spokesman, wrote in a statement, adding that BSO’s traffic

Photo: Alachua County Sheriff’s Office A man connected to an armed robbery and a home burglary was arrested after he crashed a car near a playground in Gainesville while fleeing from law enforcement, according to authorities. The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said its deputies responded to reports of an armed robbery at the Circle K on Hawthorne Road, where two suspects held two victims at gunpoint. The suspects fled the area before law enforcement arrived. Deputies responded to a residential burglary on

Photo: (Bob Eddy) A Friday morning, boat explosion in Apalachicola injured several people and caused damage to multiple boats in the area. Firefighters with the Apalachicola Fire Department were dispatched to 10 Foot Hole Boat Ramp around 10:30 a.m. FWC says there were six people on board at the time of the explosion and four people were injured. One person was airlifted to Shands with burns to her legs. The three others were treated at Weems Memorial. Authorities say five boats were