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A 17-year-old Lehigh High School student was struck by a vehicle Thursday morning while crossing the street in a designated crosswalk, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. The incident occurred around 6:30 a.m. at the intersection of Gunnery Road North and 12th Street West as the student was walking to school. Deputies say a car was turning left and failed to yield to the student in the crosswalk. The student suffered a leg injury in the collision and deputies

Photo by: GFR Gainesville firefighters say they stopped the spread of a fire that broke out in the kitchen of a home this evening. Crews say the fire broke out on Northeast 22nd Street, and smoke was found coming out of the home just before 7:00 p.m. No one was hurt, and officials say the three people living there are now displaced. Understanding Your Rights After a Fire Accident After a fire accident, it’s essential to understand your legal rights.

Photo by (maxuser | WWSB) UPDATE: travel lanes are all open, delays remain.  as crews work on getting a major crash cleared on I-75 northbound, traffic backs up for miles. The location of the crash is between Sumter Blvd and River Rd, near mile marker 182. Currently the delay is over 40 minutes, there’s a 5 mile backup and one lane is blocked. Consider using US-41 northbound as an alternate. Building a Strong Car Accident Case At Ovadia Law Group,

Two Orlando police officers shot and killed a man who charged at them with a pair of scissors while they were investigating a separate incident early Friday, authorities said. The officer-involved shooting happened around 3:40 a.m. in the 500 block of Chatham Avenue near Terry Avenue, west of I-4. Orlando police Deputy Chief Chad Ochiuzzo said the officers were called to the Creative Village area for a dispute between two roommates when a man who was sleeping in nearby Luminary Green Park charged at them with an “edged

A man in his 60s was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Little Havana on Friday morning, Miami police said. Police said it happened at around 6:30 a.m. in the area of Northwest 7th Street and Northwest 27th Avenue. Video from the scene shows police cars and crime scene tape blocking intersections. Blood stains were also visible on the roadway, leading to what appeared to be a body underneath a white tarp. Northwest 7th Street was closed between

photo by: (MCFR) A tractor-trailer on I-95 South in Martin County that erupted in flames on Thursday night continued to block traffic on Friday morning. Martin County Fire Rescue (MCFR) said that they responded to the fire at around 10:48 p.m. near Mile Marker 93 in Hobe Sound. According to MCFR, the trailer was hauling dry food when it became fully engulfed in flames. Officials said thankfully, the cab was detached before the flames spread. In an update at 4:41

Police are investigating a double shooting in West Palm Beach that claimed one person’s life and left another hospitalized on Thursday night. The West Palm Beach Police Department (WPBPD) said that officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert on the 1400 block of 13th Street, near Gaines Park, at around 11:20 p.m. Upon their arrival, police reported finding two people with gunshot wounds. According to WPBPD, one of the victims was taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries, and the

The Citrus County community is grieving after a Citrus High School senior died in a car crash. The accident happened around 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday, along East Gospel Island Road near South Van Buck Drive in Inverness. This is the second CHS student to die in two weeks. 8 On Your Side spoke with the man who lives where the crash happened. He said he and his wife are still numb after what they saw. “We heard it; it shook

A suspect is in custody after a shooting at a Middleburg Walmart Neighborhood Market on Thursday night. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office responded to the store at 2570 County Road 220. No injuries were reported, but the sheriff’s office said someone was in custody. No further details were provided about the shooting. The investigation is ongoing, and more information will be provided as it becomes available. Legal Support for Shooting Accident Victims Shooting accidents can cause life-altering injuries and emotional

A person was taken to the hospital Thursday night after falling from a Jeep in an East Naples neighborhood, prompting an investigation by deputies. According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, the incident happened at 8:23 p.m. near Horseshoe Drive North and Airport-Pulling Road North. Deputies were in the area when they say a person fell from a moving Jeep. They were transported to the hospital as a trauma alert. The driver of the Jeep was inititally detained and the

A Gainesville woman is being charged with child abuse after hitting a toddler multiple times. JS, 26, is being charged with child abuse after an anonymous video was shared with the Gainesville Police Department. In the video, the victim was shown crying while getting her hair done by S. The toddler was then smacked five times in the back of the head and face and then thrown off the couch they were sitting on. S states that she did smack

Marion County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man accused of severely abusing a child. GB, 36, was arrested on the charge of aggravated child abuse on Wednesday. According to the arrest report, deputies responded to a home on reports of a young child convulsing. In the home, they found B holding a CPAP machine mask up to the girl’s mouth as she struggled to breathe. The unresponsive girl was bloody with visible bruises. When questioned about the child’s injuries, B told