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 A 24-year-old woman was arrested in a hit-and-run crash that injured a motorcyclist earlier this week, according to the West Melbourne Police Department. The crash happened early Sunday on US-192 near Dairy Road. According to police, Rebekah Makenzie Tate was heading east on US-192 when she struck the motorcyclist and drove off. “Instead of remaining on scene or calling 911, Tate can be seen driving away with the motorcycle still attached to the front of her vehicle. Tate then pulled

A bicyclist was killed Thursday morning in a crash with a semitruck in Orange County, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened just after 6 a.m. on Orange Avenue near Prince Street. According to FHP, the bicyclist was not in a marked crosswalk and tried to cross Orange Avenue, entering the path of an oncoming semitruck. The front of the semi hit the bicyclist, troopers said. The driver, a 52-year-old Tarpon Springs man, was uninjured and remained on-scene. There

An arrest has been made in connection with a July shooting in Leesburg that left a 20-year-old man dead. James Jordan was shot on a lawn in Leesburg in broad daylight back on July 8. Surveillance video in the neighborhood helped connect police to a car, and according to probable cause documents, the car owner’s son, 18-year-old Ondrique Mosely. He was arrested on charges of principal to first-degree murder in connection with the shooting. Jordan’s sister, Jayliah Jordan, says the

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office responded to an incident involving a pedestrian on Immokalee Road. The incident was reported to deputies at around 5:45 a.m. on Thursday near the Collier Charter School. According to deputies, a motorist was attempting to move the disabled vehicle from the roadway, and while doing so, the vehicle rolled over the driver’s leg. CCSO reports that no serious injuries have occurred, and no lane blockages were reported due to the incident. The condition of the driver is

A man was taken to the hospital after a shooting in St. Petersburg Wednesday evening. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to 5352 79th Street North after reports of shots fired in the area. Once deputies arrived at the scene, they found a man with a gunshot wound, officials said. The victim was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to deputies. The investigation remains active. Investigators have not said if they are looking for a suspect related to the shooting.

A man riding an electric scooter died after colliding with a motorcyclist. FHP says the crash happened just before 2 a.m. on Orange Blossom Trail at La Quinta Drive near the Florida mall. They say a 45-year-old man was riding an electric scooter eastbound and tried to cross OBT when they collided with a 42-year-old man riding a motorcycle. Troopers say the man riding the scooter was not crossing in a marked crosswalk. The man riding the scooter was pronounced

The Largo Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run accident ending in a fatality on Wednesday night. According to the LPD, a person was crossing the road on Roosevelt Boulevard when a vehicle struck them and fled the scene. Shortly after the person was struck, a second vehicle hit the person who was still in the road. The person in the second vehicle did stay on scene, according to LPD. LPD asks if anyone witnessed the crash to call the Police

Persistent rain caused significant flooding in northeast Orange County on Wednesday. The flooding mainly affected Lake Pearl, near University Boulevard and the 417. “I’m, I’m kind of devastated. I don’t really understand what’s going on. Like I said, It’s OK Luce. We have had hurricanes and everything, and it’s never been like this, so after just a rainstorm or two, I’m very shocked,” neighbor Paula Saunier said. Orange County workers actively monitor the flooding and have placed numerous cones to

Hours after police detained the Naples mayor Wednesday night — her name and mug shot under the latest Collier County arrests — the elected official serving her second term filed a written plea of not guilty, waiving her arraignment. Naples Mayor Teresa Heitmann, 61, faces one count of driving under the influence. Court records revealed Monday she waived her arraignment and claimed her innocence the same day she was released on $500 bond. State law allows a defendant to waive their

Photo by: WPLG One horse has died and another was injured Thursday morning after a fire erupted at a property in Coconut Creek. The fire was reported at about 5 am. at Red Stone Ranch and Rescue, located at 4551 Northwest 39th Ave. Scotty Leamon, a public information officer for the Coconut Creek Police Department and Coconut Creek Fire Rescue, told Local 10 News that firefighters got the barn fire under control in less than 20 minutes. “We are investigating

ew Port Richey police arrested the alleged driver who struck an 11-year-old girl on her bike on Wednesday and then left the area. Richard McCafferty, 77, was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving injury, police said. The hit-and-run happened at about 7 a.m. at the intersection of Van Buren Street and Indiana Avenue, which is near Morton Plant North Bay Hospital. The 11-year-old suffered minor injuries and the bike was minimally damaged. Anyone with information

Photo by: UC Breaking A woman from Miami has been arrested in Collier County after fleeing a traffic stop where the driver hit four parked cars at the Legacy Apartments of Naples. According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy attempted a traffic stop at Davis and Collier boulevards early Wednesday morning due to a car driving without lights on. The car sped from the deputy at around 115 miles per hour and crashed with the parked vehicles at Campania