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Victims of a double fatal crash on State Road 7 west of Boynton Beach on Friday afternoon have been identified by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. According to deputies, the crash occurred when the driver of a Toyota Corolla traveled westbound on Armone Place to cross State Road 7 to head southbound. After crossing the northbound lanes of State Road 7 and passing through the center median, the driver entered into the southbound lanes, “violating” a Toyota RAV4′s right of way,

An 18-year-old woman died Monday after a single-vehicle crash on Dunn Creek Road, according to Jacksonville Sherrif’s Office. Police said she was in the passenger seat of a truck driving with four other people, whose ages ranged from 17 to 22 years old. According to JSO, the driver failed to make an abrupt turn and went off-road through a barrier into a tree just before 6:30 p.m. The 18-year-old suffered life-threatening injuries. Police said she was given CPR by friends but

The Indian River County Sheriff called on the community to help solve two deadly shootings in the Gifford area. Indian River County Sheriff, Eric Flowers made a plea to the community on Labor Day after the shooting death of a 22-year-old male from Fort Pierce. The shooting took place at 2:50 a.m. off Old Dixie Highway near the closed-down Kool Kuts barber shop.When deputies arrived, they found the 22-year-old victim, who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at

An elderly woman was killed and another was critically injured after they were hit by an SUV while walking in the Hyde Park area Monday morning, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Police said around 8:30 a.m., the two women were walking on the side of the road on Hanson Drive, near Old Middleburg Road, when a 20-year-old man driving an SUV struck them. One of the women died at the scene. The other woman was taken to a hospital with

The body of a missing 18-year-old student who reportedly went underwater during a kayaking incident was found early Monday after an overnight search. according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. “After searching throughout the night, Marine Unit deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office located Aaron Tillman, deceased, at about 5:12 this morning, in an area of Lake McLeod that was about 13 feet deep,” Sheriff Grady Judd stated in a press release. “Please continue to keep his family and

A woman is facing a premeditated murder charge after police said she shot and killed a man inside a Coral Springs home on Saturday afternoon. A boy made the initial 911 call, reporting that a man had been shot at a home in the 10500 block of Northwest 43rd Street around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. When officers arrived, they ordered two minors to exit the home and heard a gunshot before a woman also exited, police said. In a video

Authorities are investigating a shooting in Opa-Locka that left one man dead and another injured Monday afternoon. The Opa-Locka Police Department found two men shot at 2211 Rutland Street around 4:55 p.m. Monday. According to police, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue transported both victims—one in critical condition and the other stable—to an area hospital. The man in critical condition succumbed to his injuries, according to authorities. The Miami-Dade Police Department’s Homicide Bureau has assumed the investigation. No suspects have been identified at

Photo by: wsvn One person was killed and three others were injured after they were involved in an overnight rollover crash in Hollywood, police said. Hollywood Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the wreck at the intersection of Sheridan Street and North State Road 7, early Sunday morning. Investigators said a witness saw a vehicle run a red light and collide with another vehicle that was traveling southbound on North State Road 7, just before 4:20

Photo by: wsvn Fire on the water as a boat is engulfed in flames in Pompano Beach. Firefighters responded to a boat on fire behind the Pompano Beach Yacht Club Condos near Northeast 28th Avenue and 1st Street. Crews hosed down the flames as the fire and smoke destroyed the boat from the inside out. Officials are investigating how the fire started. No injuries were reported. Protecting Your Rights in Fire Accident Claims Fire accidents can leave you facing significant

Photo by: wsvn  Reports of a fire at a condominium caused a massive response from over 20 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units and paramedics. It happened just before 6:45 a.m., Tuesday morning in the 1300 block of Southwest 122nd Avenue. When fire rescue arrived, many residents were evacuating their homes and gathering in the parking lot. A kitchen fire in one of the apartment units was identified as the source and crews began to battle the blaze. According to Miami-Dade Fire

 A Largo man was arrested by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday after he allegedly shot a 12-year-old boy. Yancy Crowder, 31, was charged with aggravated child abuse with a deadly weapon, felon in possession of a firearm, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. According to a Sheriff’s Office report, deputies responded to the Verona Avenue home on Friday at about 6:34 p.m. after receiving a report that shots were fired. Upon arrival, they found the 12-year-old victim

On Sunday, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office released the names of two people who died in a two-car collision on Friday. The sheriff’s office said Roben Desarmes, 52, and Yulissa Medrano Perez, 40, were passengers who died. According to the report, a Toyota Corolla violated the right of way of a Toyota Rav 4 that caused the collision at the intersection of South State Road 7 and Armone Place (East)/ Osprey Pond Lane (West). Desarmes and Perez were two