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Photo: (FHP)  A motorcyclist was arrested Wednesday after he was caught “splitting lanes” in a work zone on Interstate 75 and later crashed while trying to evade troopers, according to an arrest report. The Florida Highway Patrol said a trooper was traveling north on I-75 at mile marker 262 when a motorcyclist was seen “splitting lanes” and passing stopped traffic. The trooper activated the patrol car’s lights to try to pull the motorcyclist over, but the driver “continued to operate

Photo: WJXT A crash south of International Golf Parkway shut down lanes on both sides of I-95 on Friday morning during rush hour. All of the southbound lanes were blocked after a dump trailer spilled its load onto the highway. St. Johns County Fire Rescue said the driver was seriously injured. Florida Highway Patrol spokesperson Sgt. Dylan Bryan explained that the dump truck was headed north on I-95 when it had a blowout and overturned in the median, spilling its

Photo: GulfCoast An SUV crashed into an Old Navy store in North Port on Thursday. The crash happened just off US-41. According to the North Port Police Department, the driver’s foot slipped off the brake and accidentally caught the gas. Officers said no injuries were reported for the driver or anyone in the store, and the vehicle was removed. Understanding Your Rights After a Car AccidentAfter a car accident, understanding your legal rights is essential for protecting your future. Ovadia

Lee County deputies arrested 21-year-old M on Wednesday afternoon after he was accused of driving a Chevrolet Camaro up to 105 mph in a 55 mph zone on State Road 82 between Gateway and Lehigh Acres near Ray Avenue South. Deputies said M was reportedly dangerously switching lanes and passing multiple cars around 2 p.m., raising concerns among other drivers on the heavily used route. “It’s almost every day! It almost feels natural, even though it’s not supposed to be,”

The two men stabbed to death in Lauderhill have been identified as a possible motive for the attack remained unknown. M, 36, and W, 68, were killed in Tuesday’s attack, Lauderhill Police officials said Thursday. The suspect in the stabbings, 26-year-old D, is facing two counts of premeditated murder and one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The incident happened inside the Riviera Hills apartment complex on Northwest 19th Street. Police said a man flagged down an officer patrolling the area

An investigation was underway after a mobile home in Davie went up in flames Friday morning. Davie Fire Rescue officials said crews responded to the 11600 block of Southwest 13th Place and found a single-wide mobile home engulfed in heavy flames and smoke. Firefighters were able to get the blaze under control. No one was inside the home at the time and there were no injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation by Davie Fire Rescue and the

Photo: FHP A 77-year-old Milton woman was seriously injured Wednesday afternoon in a crash into the back of a tractor hauling a trailer in Santa Rosa County. It happened around 1:40 p.m. on Morristown Road south on Nelsontown Road. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a tractor hauling a dump style trailer was stopped preparing to back into a construction site located on the west side of Morristown Road. During this time, a white Ford SUV driven by the 77-year-old woman

R, 29, previously charged twice for domestic battery but charges were dropped  A 29-year-old man who has been charged in a triple shooting on Jacksonville’s Northside that killed his 4-year-old daughter and critically injured his 2-year-old daughter and the girls’ mother appeared before a judge on Thursday. With his right arm wrapped and in a sling around his shoulder, R heard the charges against him from a judge, and the bond amount set for each: Because he was denied bond

Photo: Polk County Sheriff’s Office The Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) said a man was charged with DUI manslaughter after a 17-year-old dirt bike rider died in a three-vehicle crash. PCSO said deputies received reports of a crash on Canal Road, east of Carol Place, at around 6:40 p.m. on July 1. Before the crash, deputies said a Volkswagen, driven by a 20-year-old Lake Wales woman, was traveling in the westbound lane on Canal Road in front of a Zhejiang Zuma

photo: Scripps News Tampa The Tampa Police Department (TPD) said officers are investigating a fatal crash involving a Tesla and a Volkswagen on Thursday morning. Police said the crash occurred on Florida Avenue, just south of Fowler Avenue, at around 7:30 a.m. on July 2. Northbound Florida Avenue is closed between Fowler and Bougainvillea, per the report. Officers asked drivers to use alternative routes. Holding Negligent Drivers Accountable After a Car CrashWhen a car accident is caused by negligence, victims

A bicyclist has been hospitalized following a crash in Tampa on Thursday morning. Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said the incident happened shortly before 7 a.m. on July 2, when a Nissan Frontier, driven by a 71-year-old Oldsmar man, was heading westbound on SR-60.  A 58-year-old Tampa man was traveling eastbound on a bicycle, along the westbound highway shoulder, according to FHP’s report. At the driveway entrance leading to 8444 East Adamo Drive, FHP said the bicyclist was heading eastbound across

Photo: IRCSO A man is behind bars after a heated exchange at a convenience store escalated into a truck driving into the business, a physical altercation and the theft of a cell phone. The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported robbery at a local convenience store. During their investigation, deputies learned the suspect became involved in a physical altercation with the victims and took one of their cell phones. The sheriff’s office said one of the victims tried to