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A fatal motorcycle crash has State Road 536 shut down Monday morning at Interstate 4 in Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 6:40 a.m. on SR-536, or Epcot Center Drive. According to the FHP, there are five vehicles involved in the wreck. The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital, where they were pronounced dead. No other information was released. How Ovadia Law Group Fights for Motorcycle Accident Victims At Ovadia Law Group, we understand

 A 61-year-old woman who was driving the wrong way on U.S. 1 near I-95 Sunday night hit a pick-up truck head-on, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The woman died in the crash, which was reported around 8:30 p.m. Sunday. According to FHP, the woman was driving a white VW Passat the wrong way southbound in the right lane on U.S. 1, south of Interstate 95, when she collided head-on with a black Nissan Titan headed northbound. The driver of the

Photo by: (OCS) An Okeechobee County school bus crashed while transporting high school students on Monday morning. According to the Okeechobee County Schools’ Facebook post, Bus 2 crashed on its morning route at Highway 70 West and 128th Avenue. Officials said that there have been no reports of life-threatening injuries; however, several students have been transported to Raulerson Hospital out of caution. Authorities are urging families to avoid the area to allow emergency personnel to respond. The Okeechobee County Sheriff’s

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash on I-75 in Tampa. Troopers responded to a crash on I-75 in the westbound lanes around 7:13 a.m. Monday. According to FHP, there are no roadblocks. Understanding Your Rights After a Car Accident Many car accident victims are unsure of their legal rights, especially when dealing with insurance companies. In Florida, you may be entitled to compensation even if you were partially at fault. At Ovadia Law Group, our car accident

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