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A woman was killed in a deadly wreck on I-95 North after she got out of her car after crashing it and was struck by another vehicle. The incident occurred at around 3:26 a.m., between two vehiclesnear the SR-708/Blue Heron Boulevard interchange (exit 76), according to the Florida Department of Transportation (FHP). The highway patrol continues, the woman was driving a 2018 Mazda CX-5 when she suddenly struck the wall and came to a stop on the outside travel lane.

Two people were killed and four others hospitalized after a crash in Boynton Beach on Friday afternoon. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue (PBCFR) said at around 3:45 p.m., units were dispatched to a motor vehicle crash on State Road 7 near the intersection of Armone Place. At the scene of the crash, crews found two vehicles, both with major damage. One of the vehicles had rolled over from the collision. Tragically, two people were pronounced dead at the scene by

A woman had to be transported to the hospital after suffering an injury when the boat she was in struck the wake of a yacht. Fort Myers Fire Rescue was called to the scene Friday afternoon and told WINK News that a couple on the boat reportedly hit a large wake from a yacht and were pulled under the Midpoint Bridge. FMFD Engine 13 truck responded along with other medical responders across agencies. Responders picked them up via a service

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information after the agency says a man and his dog were attacked by five “unleashed dogs” on Ponte Vedra Beach. Police say the incident happened on Aug. 23 around 1 p.m. on the beach near Turtle Shores. The man and his dog were accompanied by another person when the attack occurred, according to the sheriff’s office X post. The man and his dog were “severely injured” in the incident. “SJSO would like to

Two of the three former high schoolers accused of planning and carrying out the brutal murder of a Broward classmate back in 2021 have been sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty in the killing. Christie Parisien and Jaslyn Smith were given the sentences on Thursday after the Broward State Attorney’s Office said they pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, evidence tampering and conspiracy to commit murder charges. Authorities said Parisien, now 20, and Smith, now 19, plotted with Andre Clements

Photo by: wsvn Residents at a condominium community in Pembroke Pines were forced to clear out of their complex after the property was deemed unsafe. Hundreds of people who live at Heron Pond, located at 8400 SW 1st St, woke up a few weeks ago and saw signs on their doors telling them they had until the end of August to leave. Residents across the 304 units are now stuck making last-minute plans. “It’s a last-minute rush because we kind of

Photo by: Florida 511 Two multi-vehicle crashes on Florida’s Turnpike in Martin County caused major traffic delays on Friday afternoon. According to Florida 511, one of the crashes occurred at 12:37 p.m., before mile marker 126 in the northbound lanes. The severity of the crash is listed as major, according to Florida 511. At 2:12 p.m., there was an update. The traffic site says traffic is backed up all the way before mile marker 118, before Becker Road, and the

A 74-year-old man feeding chickens in a Hialeah pharmacy parking lot was hit from behind and knocked unconscious, authorities said. The man police said is responsible, Edwyn Oriel Diaz, was arrested on Thursday — the victim’s 75th birthday. Diaz, 46, is accused of attacking the victim on July 10 outside of the CVS Pharmacy y más at 101 Hialeah Drive. Hialeah police said the victim was feeding the birds at around 7:40 p.m., something he does regularly, when Diaz came

Miami-Dade police arrested a woman on a first-degree felony charge Thursday after they said she pushed a 91-year-old woman to the floor out of anger in May, sending her to the hospital. According to police, the incident happened on May 9 at the home of suspect Tamara Sabin Bowen, 73, located in the 6300 block of Southwest 24th Street in the unincorporated Coral Terrace area. Authorities said Bowen was getting the woman ready to shower in the bathroom and “became

 A 70-year-old nursing assistant was arrested Thursday, months after police said she was caught on camera stabbing a 78-year-old man with a fork at a rehabilitation facility in Fort Lauderdale. Authorities responded to the Savoy of Fort Lauderdale Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, located at 2121 E. Commercial Blvd., where a facility manager reported the facility was conducting an internal investigation into “elder abuse and injuries sustained by patients” on May 11. Surveillance footage recorded at 8:13 p.m., 8:40 p.m., and

 A man was shot and killed in Ruskin on Thursday. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported shooting in the 500 block of Laguna Mill Drive at around 8:30 p.m. A man was found with a gunshot wound to his upper body. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. The sheriff’s office did not say what led up to the shooting or if anyone was taken into custody. It was an isolated incident and there is no threat

The man accused of seriously injuring two people last month when his speeding Tesla slammed into their vehicle and knocked it off Roosevelt Bridge faces three new charges, the Stuart Police Department (SPD) revealed. Court records show Adam Alaoui had already faced two charges of leaving the scene of a crash involving serious bodily injury. On Friday, SPD reported two counts of DUI with serious bodily injury and a single allegation of DUI causing property damage have been added. Alaoui was arrested