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A woman who had been driving a Jeep has died of injuries suffered in a crash in Sumter County. The 55-year-old Plant City woman was driving a Jeep Wrangler shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday southbound on County Road 471 south of Tarrytown when she entered the northbound lane and collided with a the trailer of a tractor-trailer truck which was northbound, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The Jeep overturned and the woman was ejected from the vehicle. She was

 What began as a peaceful Sunday outing quickly turned into a nightmare for an 80-year-old Coconut Creek woman who was attacked by a pit bull mix while in her wheelchair, authorities said. Maria Torro was out with family when the 145-pound dog lunged at her, according to a Coconut Creek police report. Her granddaughter, Diana Atehortua, said she watched in horror as the dog knocked Torro to the ground and bit her multiple times. “I was panicking. I was hysterical.

 Drivers in Collier County will want to be aware of a traffic alert, Thursday morning: The Collier County Sheriff’s Office reports one southbound lane of Collier Boulevard is closed at Golden Gate Boulevard due to an overturned semi trailer. Deputies tell Fox 4 there are no injuries reported. Deputies said you can expect significant delays in the area. Drivers are recommended to seek an alternate route, if possible. What to Do After a Truck AccidentAfter a truck accident, your health

Photo by: Walton County Sheriff’s Office One person is dead and another is injured after a Walton County shooting on Wednesday morning. The sheriff’s office says the shooting happened on Pinehurst Drive in Santa Rosa Beach at 10:20 a.m. “Walton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on Pinehurst Drive in reference to a civil matter,” deputies say. “While on scene, a civil process deputy arrived at the same residence for a pre-scheduled eviction notification.” Just as deputies were leaving

The Brief An Orlando man and his sister are accused of running a fake dental practice out of an office building, charging patients thousands of dollars for unlicensed procedures that left at least one woman infected and disfigured, investigators said. What we know: After years of investigating a fraudulent dental practice, CR and his sister YR are now facing criminal charges. The Florida Department of Health says Carlos is a licensed cosmetologist but has been posing as a dentist and

Roads are closed after a car crashed into a canal in Clewiston on Thursday morning. According to the Hendry County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to reports of a vehicle in a canal in the area of County Road 833 and Montura Avenue at around 6 a.m. Four people were inside the car, but all of them were able to get out and are now safe, HCSO said. Both the north and southbound lanes of traffic on CR-833 are closed for

 A verbal dispute between two customers outside a 7-Eleven in Fort Lauderdale escalated until one of them opened fire on the other, sending the injured man to the hospital, police said. Fort Lauderdale Police units responded to the scene of the shooting along the 2900 block of East Sunrise Boulevard, at around 4:30 a.m. on Thursday. Officers arrived to find the victim suffering from a gunshot wound. According to the store clerk, the two customers got into an argument in

A 55-year-old woman is accused of abusing her elderly stepmother in Orange County, according to deputies. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said CP was arrested after deputies responded to her home on Abberton Road for a well-being check. Investigators said the victim, who lived at the home, was found with contusions on her eye, chin and cheek. According to arrest records, the call began after someone overheard P’s boyfriend threatening another person’s life. Deputies said as the victim was taken

A pedestrian was struck and killed Wednesday night in a hit-and-run crash in Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened before 8 p.m. on E. Colonial Drive near State Road 436, or N. Semoran Boulevard. Troopers said a 38-year-old Orlando man walked into the path of an oncoming vehicle that was heading east on Colonial Drive. He was not in a marked crosswalk. The man was struck and then taken to the hospital, where they were

 Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a woman after they say she used pepper spray on a group of people, including children, at the Boys & Girls Club. According to the arrest report for SJ, 36, deputies responded to the club on Northwest 27th Avenue in Gainesville just before 8 p.m. Tuesday. Witnesses told deputies that J released pepper spray indiscriminately into a crowd of people. One of the children sprayed was a 12-year-old boy. J told deputies that she was

Photo by: wsvn Seven people, including five children, were rushed to the hospital after a driver lost control of the car and crashed on the entrance ramp of northbound Florida Turnpike in Hollywood. Hollywood Fire Rescue and Florida Highway Patrol troopers responded to the area. All seven people were taken to Memorial Regional with injuries that were not life-threatening. Troopers said four of the five children were not wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash. The fifth child who

Bonita Springs firefighters put out a house fire that started in the kitchen early Thursday morning. According to the fire chief on the scene, crews responded to a house fire call on Rue Viauv Avenue in Bonita Springs around 12:40 a.m. A Gulf Coast News reporter on the scene spoke to the fire chief, who said that the fire started in the kitchen and then spread to the bathroom and bedroom. The rest of the house was untouched by flames.