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The Brief Two deputies with the Volusia Sheriff’s Office are now recovering after crashing into each other while conducting a traffic stop for a domestic violence incident, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office. The crash happened just before 5:10 p.m. at the intersection of Howland Boulevard and Forest Edge Drive. Officials said the deputies were responding to a domestic violence incident and located the suspect’s vehicle in the area before conducting a traffic stop. The suspect fled from deputies before

A major crash on I-4 is slowing down drivers in Deltona. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened in the eastbound lanes just past the Debary Avenue exit around 6:30 a.m. Monday. Drivers should expect delays and need to merge into the far right lane. So far, FHP has not reported any injuries associated with the crash. This is a developing story. What to Do After a Car Accident After a car accident, it’s important to take immediate

Photo by: wesh A driver is hurt after their car got stuck underneath a school bus in New Smyrna Beach, police say. The New Smyrna Beach Police Department says the crash happened on SR-44 near Hughes Road around 6:30 a.m. Monday. Police say the driver of the vehicle that got stuck underneath the school bus had to be extricated and flown to the hospital for treatment. One child was on the school bus at the time of the crash but

photo by: nbcmiami A man was killed in a crash that shut down a stretch of Interstate 95 southbound in Deerfield Beach early Monday, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened at Exit 42 for Hillsboro Boulevard at around 2:35 a.m., FHP officials said. Authorities said a driver in a Mercedes Sprinter was going south on I-95 when he hit the left side of a Toyota Corolla that was stopped and facing east in the outside lane. However, aerial

A crash on I-95 North in Palm Beach County is blocking lanes on Monday morning. Florida 511 reported a crash just before Exit 60, Hypoluxo Road, at 6:49 a.m. In the latest update at 6:53 a.m., officials said that the three right lanes have been blocked. No injuries have been reported at this time. Common Causes of Car Accidents and Legal Help Car accidents are often caused by negligent driving behaviors such as speeding, distracted driving, drunk driving, or failure

 All lanes of I-95 South in Boca Raton have reopened after they were briefly closed on Monday morning. Florida 511 reported that all lanes and the Exit 44 on-ramp, Palmetto Park Road, were closed at 3:22 a.m. due to emergency vehicles. Nearby, a deadly crash in Deerfield Beach shut down all southbound lanes of I-95 South just before Exit 42B, Hillsboro Boulevard, according to Florida 511. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), a 41-year-old man from Palm Beach was

Shawn and Dave VanBuren, along with their two daughters, are left homeless after a fire at their North Gulf Circle home in North Fort Myers this morning. Shawn VanBuren described the moment she woke up to the smell of burning plastic, “I ran out of my bedroom towards the kitchen. I saw out of the corner of my eye that it’s actually a fire on the outside of the house.” Dave VanBuren, who happens to be a retired Miami-Dade Firefighter,

A Clermont couple was arrested for battery after attacking each other during an argument in an apartment.  Officers responded to Advenir at Castle Hill apartments, located at 13600 Hartle Groves Pl., regarding an argument between 27-year-old RAH and 27-year-old JBH around 10:45 p.m. Monday, according to an arrest report from the Clermont Police Department. As the officers approached the top floor of the building, they found H sitting on the staircase. He stated he had been bitten by H, his girlfriend of four years, during an argument. Other officers met with H inside

A Leesburg man was arrested for battery after allegedly hitting his wife in the face and pushing her to the ground during an argument.  An officer responded to a battery at an undisclosed Leesburg residence around 8:40 p.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. Dispatch advised that 36-year-old ADK threw his wife on the ground and struck her in the face. Upon arrival, the officer found the wife outside in front of the residence. She

Courtesy: Trey Kramer The Brief A plane with three people on board crashed in Williston on Sunday and the Levy County Sheriff’s Office says they have not found any survivors. LCSO says the pilot filed a flight plan to land in Williston for refueling on the way home from Kentucky. What they’re saying: A witness to the crash told FOX 13 that the plane exploded when it crashed into a peanut field.  He also said that another plane was in

Photo by: Florida Highway Patrol A tractor-trailer overturned in Polk County on Sunday after the driver lost control of the vehicle, authorities said. According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, the tractor-trailer transporting sod, driven by a 35-year-old Wauchula man, was traveling northbound on County Road 557 at about 9:28 a.m.  While maneuvering through a roundabout at the entrance ramp leading to Interstate 4, the driver was traveling too fast for conditions and lost control of the vehicle, the report

A 93-year-old San Antonio woman was seriously injured Sunday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash on State Road 52 in Pasco County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). Troopers said the woman was driving a Ford Escape westbound on SR-52 when she attempted to turn left onto Old Tampa Bay Road and drove onto the path of an eastbound Tesla sedan driven by a 28-year-old Altamonte Springs man. The vehicles collided, leaving the Ford Escape driver with serious injuries. She