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 One person was killed in a crash on US-41 in Nokomis on Sunday morning, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said. The crash occurred near the intersection of US-41/Tamiami Trail and Bayshore Drive at around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday. Deputies said a Lincoln Cosair was traveling in the right lane, approaching Bayshore Drive, and a Harley Davidson Motorcycle was traveling in the left lane. The Lincoln made a left turn from the right lane and collided with the front right of

A devastating house fire killed an 18-year-old in St. Petersburg early Sunday morning, St. Petersburg Fire Rescue said. First responders were first called to the scene at around 3:30 a.m. and arrived to find a large fire originating from the front of a home on Neptune Drive in Coquina Key. Deputy Fire Chief Brett Ciskoski said firefighters began an aggressive attack on the fire and started a search for anyone who might be inside. Inside the home was a family

A scooter rider hit by a car at the intersection of Santa Barbara Boulevard and Veterans Parkway in Cape Coral Friday night has been identified by her family as 13-year-old Stella Piscopo. Stella’s family tells Gulf Coast News that she is in critical condition and still unconscious after she suffered a fractured pelvis, broken femur, broken hip and a small brain bleed. Stella was taken by helicopter to a hospital for surgery, her family adds. Stella’s family says that she

Two dogs died after a residential structure fire Saturday night in Bonita Landing, according to crews from the Bonita Springs Fire Control and Rescue District. Crews responded to the fire at around 5 p.m. at the 1600 block of Bonita Landing Circle. Firefighters say that no people were injured and that they tried to resuscitate the dogs and treated them with oxygen. They ultimately died from smoke inhalation. A fire accident can cause devastating physical, emotional, and financial damage in

A 62-year-old motorcycle driver from Charlotte County died in a crash in Sarasota Sunday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. In a news release, troopers said that a 68-year-old woman driving a Lincoln Corsair was driving south on US-41 in the right lane, approaching Bayshore Drive. The motorcycle driver, a 62-year-old man, was also going south on US-41, in the left lane. Troopers say that the woman made a left turn in the right lane. The front left of

Two people were taken to the hospital after being hit by a vehicle near the beach entrance on South Atlantic and 27th avenues in New Smyrna Beach. There is a roadblock on Atlantic Avenue. The City of New Smyrna Beach said a Public Works employee was involved in the crash. The employee was traveling eastbound on 27th Avenue and turning left onto South Atlantic Avenue when the vehicle struck two pedestrians who were in the crosswalk. “Emergency crews arrived quickly,

A man in a wheelchair and a dog were killed in a hit-and-run crash in Orlando, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The crash happened around 9 p.m. Thursday on Lee Road and Adanson Street. According to an FHP report, a 2021 Lexus ES traveling eastbound ran off the road, struck the curbed median and hit two adults and a dog standing there. Debris from the wheelchair struck a 2006 Toyota Tacoma that was stopped in the westbound left-turn lane. The

An SUV driver careened into a gas station in Miami and slammed into its car wash, officials said. City of Miami Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the crash at the Shell station at the intersection of Le Jeune Road and Northwest Seventh Street, Friday morning. Officials said the crash took place around 7:30 a.m. The 60-year-old driver of a Chevrolet SUV was traveling eastbound on Seventh Street when they veered off the runway, crossed a

A crash on I-95 North in Boynton Beach has closed an on-ramp on Friday morning. Florida 511 reported the crash on the Exit 59, Gateway Boulevard, ramp at 7:35 a.m. In the latest update at 7:37 a.m., officials said that the on-ramp has been closed. No injuries have been reported at this time. Legal Representation for Car Accident VictimsAt Ovadia Law Group, we provide strong legal representation for victims of car accidents. Our personal injury attorneys understand the devastating impact

A Michigan woman was killed when a sports utility vehicle crashed into a tree in Leesburg. The 69-year-old New Boston, Mich. woman was a passenger in a 2021 Ford Explorer at about 2 p.m. Thursday which had been northbound on County Road 473 approaching Allyson Road near the Bonfire Mobile Home Park when the vehicle ran off the roadway and struck a tree, according to an accident report from the Florida Highway Patrol. The woman was transported to AdventHealth Waterman

The Brief What began as a complicated relationship between a married couple and a third partner ended with a deadly stabbing, according to the woman involved. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office reported the incident on Wednesday afternoon, March 18, as a domestic disturbance assault. A, 32, was later arrested Wednesday for the alleged premeditated murder of J, 34, on Gary Road in Daytona Beach. What we know: Cherokee Lewis tells FOX 35 News she was living with her husband, A,

A Volusia County Sheriff’s Office deputy is recovering after a crash on Prevatt Avenue while escorting the traveling Vietnam War Memorial on Thursday, according to the VCSO. Deputy Morgan was traveling southbound when a driver turned left in front of him at Ohio Avenue, causing the crash. “Thank God he’s alive, albeit with a broken leg and collarbone,” the VCSO said. The deputy is reportedly in good spirits at the hospital. The Florida Highway Patrol is handling the crash investigation.