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Photo by: wsvn  A car jumped the curb at a shopping plaza in Miami and hit a Chicken Kitchen restaurant. The crash took place Sunday at the location along the 5700 block of Northwest Seventh Street. The impact shattered one of the restaurant’s windows and damaged the car. No injuries were reported. How Ovadia Law Group Supports You Through the Legal Process Legal proceedings after a car accident can be confusing and stressful. That’s why Ovadia Law Group offers personalized

Photo by: wsvn  A tractor-trailer fire in Opa-locka left crews with a spill to clean up. Video recorded by Miami-Dade Fire Rescye captured the vehicle engulfed in flames at a truckyard along the near Northwest 132nd Street and 42nd Avenue, Sunday afternoon. Crews quickly put out the flames. A hazmat crew was able to contain the fuel leak. No one was hurt. Legal Help After a Fire Truck Accident Fire truck accidents can result in serious injuries and complex legal

Police have taken two people into custody and are searching for a third after, they said, the trio fled from a crash in Miami Beach. Miami Beach Police units responded to the scene of the hit-and-run along the 6700 block of Collins Avenue, Sunday morning. Investigators said a white Tesla struck a palm tree. Surveillance video from a restaurant captured the moment of impact at 8:40 a.m. Video shared on social media shows two men running from the crash with

Phot by: wsvn Crews came to the rescue of two people after a boat burst into flames on the Intracoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the blaze near the Commercial Boulevard bridge, just before 5 p.m. on Sunday. Drivers crossing the Intracoastal saw black smoke rising from the burning vessel. Firefighters quickly put out the flames. FLFR officials said the two people on board jumped into the water and were pulled

A single-vehicle crash on Saturday night has claimed the life of a 19-year-old McKenzie man. The incident occurred at approximately 9 p.m., when the Chevrolet Camaro the man was driving left the roadway, struck several trees, and overturned on Escambia County 4, about 15 miles east of Brewton, according to ALEA. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Highway Patrol Division are investigating the accident. No further details have been released. How Ovadia

Photo by: NorthEscambia.com A 30-year-old Cantonment man is dead after a fiery two-vehicle crash on Saturday night in Escambia County. Troopers say the incident occurred around 8:10 p.m. near Woodbury Circle on US Highway 29 when a sedan, traveling southbound at a high rate of speed, crossed the median and collided with a northbound SUV. The driver of the sedan, a 28-year-old Pensacola woman, was taken to Sacred Heart Hospital in critical condition. Her passenger, the 30-year-old Cantonment man, was

The Clearwater Police Department said a man was arrested on Friday and charged with kidnapping. According to an arrest affidavit, EB, 43, was seen grabbing a 15-year-old female runaway in the parking lot of a Circle K located at 1501 Gulf-to-Bay Blvd., before attempting to pull her away. The affidavit said the witness saw B grabbing the girl by her shoulders and hips, and bear-hugging her while she struggled. As officers were dispatched to the scene, they said the witness

 A man was arrested after a jet ski crash near Johns Pass in Pinellas County left two children injured on Sunday, authorities said. According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, at 2:33 p.m., a rented 2024 Yamaha WaveRunner operated by 48-year-old D PG was racing another jet ski. The sheriff’s office said G was not looking ahead or paying attention to where he was going. Investigators said that when G turned around, he realized a crash was about to occur

Polk County Fire Rescue said their battalion chief was involved in a crash that sent five people to the hospital on Sunday. The chief was responding to an emergency call with lights and sirens activated when the crash happened at the intersection of County Road 640 and Mimosa Avenue in Bartow. PCFR said a “mass casualty incident” response was triggered due to the number of victims, including at least one with critical injuries. A photo from the scene shows that

At 8:16 P.M. on Saturday night, the Florida highway patrol responded to a crash involving three school busses. Once on scene, FHP reported an SUV has collided with a row of stopped school busses. Upon collision with the first school bus, a chain reaction occurred, causing all three to collide. FHP says the car caught on fire. In total, the busses were carrying 90 students and six adults. Six school children from the busses were transported to an area hospital

Ferrucci Ristorante caught fire early Sunday morning. According to the Panama City Fire Department, at around 2:30 a.m., their crews were dispatched to the restaurant where they found smoke coming from a balcony in the rear of the building. Firefighters say they quickly located and extinguished a small fire involving a planter box and handrail, which appeared to have been started by discarded cigarette butts. “My reaction is just complete gratitude for him for saving our business,” said the owner

A 22-year-old Panama City woman has died following a crash in Lynn Haven Sunday. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, an SUV and a pickup truck were both traveling Northbound on SR 77. FHP says the pickup truck, which was ahead of the SUV turned into a left turning lane. We’re told the SUV, that was traveling at a fast speed partially travelled into the same turn lane and hit the back of the pickup truck. The collision caused the