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Two pilots, Edward Murphy and Ian Frederick Hofmann, died in a private jet crash near Naples, but their quick thinking and decisive actions saved countless lives on the ground. “Lost both engines. Emergency, making an emergency landing,” said one of the pilots as they realized the dire situation. The National Transportation Safety Board released the cockpit audio transcripts, revealing the pilots’ final moments as they attempted to land the powerless jet safely. “There’s some water right there,” a pilot suggested

A pedestrian is dead after being hit by a car in DeSoto County on Saturday morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at around 6:06 a.m., troopers were called to a scene at U.S. Route 17 and Heard Street after reports of a car crash. FHP says a Ford Fiesta was traveling southbound on US-17 when the vehicle hit a 66-year-old male pedestrian, who was attempting to cross US-17 at a marked crosswalk. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the

A Port Charlotte man was arrested and accused of DUI after crashing his car into another car in the pickup line at a North Port school on Friday. North Port police say that TW, 29, crashed his car into another in the student pickup line at Atwater Elementary School. Police say W told them he crashed his car and that he was too drunk to complete standard field sobriety tests. This is Williams’ third reported DUI. W was transported to

The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office recently announced the arrest of a 31-year-old woman from Callahan who faces child abuse charges after surveillance video captured her “aggressively” handling multiple kids at a daycare in Yulee. According to the agency, an investigation revealed that KM, 31, would fully cover some of the children under her care with blankets, would forcibly push kids’ heads into the ground, and was also seen yanking another child’s legs. The investigation began on Aug. 29 when the

A Winter Garden woman was arrested for causing a three-car crash while DUI, after which she spit and kicked at officers.  Officers responded to a multi-vehicle crash at the intersection of Citrus Tower and North Ridge Boulevards at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, according to an arrest report from the Clermont Police Department. A detective had determined that 48-year-old SN sped through a red light and struck another vehicle. The impact caused this vehicle to roll until it hit a

A School District of Lee County bus with students on board was involved in a crash Friday morning in Bonita Springs. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, the crash involving a school bus and a vehicle happened on US-41 at Pelican Landing Parkway. The school district confirmed 22 students were on board at the time of the crash when the bus was rear-ended. No injuries were reported. Legal Help for Victims of School Bus AccidentsSchool bus accidents can be

A New York man is accused throwing glass bottles inside a Palm Coast liquor store when the store clerk refused to sell more alcohol to him, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. The incident happened Wednesday after 2 p.m. at Sharps Discount Liquors in Palm Coast. According to the sheriff’s office, 38-year-old JK had purchased four liquor shots before returning to the store to buy more liquor. The store clerk refused to sell him more alcohol, and K began

A 21-year-old man is facing attempted murder and weapons charges after police say he opened fire on another man during a confrontation near the Miami River earlier this year. Jail records obtained by Local 10 News on Friday show YSN is facing one count each of second-degree attempted murder with a deadly weapon, illegal use of a firearm while committing a felony, and unlawful discharge of a firearm in a public place. On May 31, officers with the Miami Police

Police arrested a Hollywood man on a DUI manslaughter charge Thursday in connection with a May 5 crash that would lead to the death of his passenger nearly a month later. Investigators said NAM, 45, was driving his Volkswagen Routan minivan with his 77-year-old neighbor, Hosea Harvey, in the passenger’s seat when he ran a red light as he drove south on North 56th Avenue and Sheridan Street and was T-boned by a woman in a Chevrolet Cruze. A report

A man arrested earlier this week in Palm Bay is accused of attacking and shooting at woman who mistakenly walked up to his home, according to police. RR, 50, faces charges of false imprisonment, discharging a firearm in public, battery with bodily harm, and two counts each of attempted murder, criminal mischief above $1,000, child neglect without great bodily harm and contributing to the dependency of a child, booking records show. Officers responded Sunday to a shooting reported at a

An unmarked vehicle from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office struck a pedestrian early Friday morning in Belle Glade, resulting in the pedestrian’s death. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the pedestrian, identified as a 34-year-old man from Belle Glade, was walking across the southbound lanes of N Main Street. FHP said that at the same time, the PBSO vehicle was traveling north on the inside lane of N Main Street as the man attempted to cross. As the

A Leesburg woman involved in a crash was arrested after giving a fake name and fleeing a hospital to avoid charges from a warrant.  A deputy responded to a crash with multiple injuries at Lock Road and Tammi Drive in Leesburg around 8:30 p.m. Saturday, according to an arrest report from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. The crash involved an SUV and 33-year-old CMR on a motor scooter. The deputy met with Lake EMS who was about to transport R