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A Stuart teen was killed and a 30-year-old woman was seriously injured when their car launched into a ditch at a dead-end road. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), a 19-year-old man was driving an SUV southbound on Horizon Avenue at 1:30 a.m. on Saturday and approached of dead end. Instead of stopping, troopers say the teen drove the car off the roadway, down an embankment, and into a ditch where it came to a final rest. Troopers say

According to FL 511, a crash on Florida’s Turnpike North has left all lanes shut down in St. Lucie County as of 7:45 A.M. This is reported at Exit 138; Becker Road. Road Rangers are on the scene. This is a reminder to Move Over or Slow Down. CBS12 News has reached out to Florida Highway Patrol for more details. What to Do Immediately After a Car AccidentThe actions you take after a car accident can significantly affect your case.

Authorities in Miami-Dade County are investigating a fatal crash. It happened at approximately 2:12 p.m. Sunday in the area of Northwest 85th Street and 17th Avenue. According to deputies, two men who were each driving were injured in the crash. Both men were rushed to a nearby hospital and listed in critical condition, authorities said. Deputies said one of the men has since been pronounced dead. Traffic homicide detectives are investigating the circumstances that led up to the crash. Legal

A man was rushed to the hospital after, police said, he was stabbed on a Miami street. City of Miami Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the incident along the 200 block of Northwest Eighth Street, just after 6 a.m. on Sunday. Responding officers arrived to find the victim suffering from multiple stab wounds. A witness said he came into contact with the injured man. “Well, I was walking down the street, I heard someone screaming.

Florida Highway Patrol needs help in locating a truck driver, who’s suspected of hitting a parked vehicle in a Pensacola neighborhood Friday morning. Around 1:38 a.m. on Friday, FHP says a white, crew cab pickup truck with a white camper top was traveling southbound on Sarah Drive. FHP says the driver hit a black Cadillac CTS that was parked nearby before driving into the front yard of a home. A doorbell camera captured the driver leaving the scene. The public

Photo by: Hernando County Fire Rescue  At around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, two vehicles collided on Mariner Blvd in Spring Hill, Hernando County Fire Rescue said. Less than 12 hours later, it happened again, on the same street. The first crash occurred near the intersection with Springwood Road and involved a Dodge Charger and a Chevrolet truck. Crews arrived to find the truck rolled on its side with the occupant stuck in the cab. First responders stabilized the vehicle and were

Three men were hospitalized with serious injuries after a car going 100 mph slid off the road into a tree, the Florida Highway Patrol said. At around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, a 25-year-old Tampa man was traveling southbound on I-75 in a Dodge Charger. Police said his car’s tires were bald and he was speeding while the highway was wet after heavy rainstorms across Tampa Bay. The driver lost control of the Charger, spun out and off the highway, struck

A man was killed in Bradenton early Sunday morning, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies responded to a residence on 60th Avenue Drive East at around 2 a.m. and found two injured men. One was suffering multiple stab wounds and the other had a laceration to his head. The men were transported to separate hospitals for treatment, and despite life-saving efforts, the 40-year-old with stab wounds was pronounced dead a few hours later. He was later identified by MCSO

A homicide investigation was launched Sunday after a man was shot while in his car with a toddler also inside, the St. Petersburg Police Department said. Police said they were initially dispatched to a call regarding a vehicle that had crashed into a parked car at an auto shop on Emerson Avenue South. The crash happened shortly after 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7. When first responders arrived, they said they discovered the driver of the crashed vehicle, TH, 21,

 A Cape San Blas staple caught fire early Sunday morning. Gulf County Fire Rescue officials were called to the Cape Tradin’ Post at around 6:45 Sunday morning, Mike Barrett, South Gulf County Fire Rescue fire chief, told NewsChannel 7. “Upon arrival, I found three-fourths of the front building on fire already into the roof,” Barrett said. Karah Bradley grew up going to the trading post, she told NewsChannel 7. “I actually turned the road at the stump hole and saw

Charlotte County Fire and EMS put out a house fire caused by an electrical accident in the garage on Sunday morning. According to Charlotte County Public Safety, fire crews were dispatched to a home on Mindanao Lane in Punta Gorda at around 10:03 a.m. after the homeowner heard multiple loud bangs and discovered smoke and flames coming from the garage. CCF and EMS arrived on the scene and quickly went to work, fighting the fire and ventilating the structure through

The Brief The man accused of shooting his coworker in the neck in Volusia County was arrested on Saturday after turning himself in, deputies with the Volusia Sheriff’s Office (VSO) say.  AHG, 45, was arrested on a felony warrant for attempted homicide following the incident. What led to the shooting? The backstory: Officials said deputies responded around 6:20 p.m. to 653 Glenhaven Ave., where they found a man conscious and alert with a gunshot wound to the neck. He was seated in the driver’s