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A woman is dead after a crash near the 8400 block of Pritchard Road on Monday afternoon, says the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO). According to JSO, the woman who died was traveling East in the 8400 block of Pritchard Rd in a blue pickup truck. A blue sedan with two front passengers was also traveling East, in the inside lane, next to the pickup truck. JSO says the pickup truck appeared to veer off to the right and hit the

Four people were hospitalized after a crash involving multiple vehicles on Interstate 95 in Miami-Dade Tuesday morning, officials said. The crash happened around 5:45 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-95 in the area of Northwest 62nd Street/Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Florida Highway Patrol officials said four vehicles were involved and four people were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital from the scene. Their identities and conditions weren’t released. Multiple lanes of the highway were closed but later reopened.

A crash on Monday afternoon along I-75 in Collier County shut down all of the southbound lanes near mile marker 88. Shortly after 6 p.m., crews could be seen with multiple tow trucks trying to pull the vehicle out of the trees after it went through a guardrail. One southbound lane has reopened as crews remain at the scene. Gulf Coast News has reached out to the Florida Highway Patrol to confirm if anyone was injured and what led up

 A 25-year-old Tampa man died after the Florida Highway Patrol said he was run over by a tractor-trailer following a crash on Interstate 75 on Tuesday morning. According to troopers, the 25-year-old man in a Dodge 1500 attempted to pass a Chevy box truck and collided with its rear near Bruce B Downs Boulevard. Due to the impact, the Dodge 1500 overturned multiple times, and the driver was ejected. Troopers said the driver was thrown into the center lanes of

(Provided by St. Johns County Fire Rescue) A driver was ejected in a fiery crash that shut down I-95 southbound between International Golf Parkway and State Road 16 on Saturday, according to St. Johns County Fire Rescue. When firefighters arrived, the vehicle was engulfed in flames, and the person had to be taken to a trauma center. They were last listed in serious but stable condition. Because of reports that there might have been another person in the vehicle, fire

Photo by: gulfcoastnewsnow A fatal motorcycle crash has shut down all northbound lanes of Evans Avenue north of Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in Fort Myers. According to the Fort Myers Police Department, officers are on the scene of a fatal crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle at 4th Street and Evans Avenue. It is not known at this time how long the road will remain blocked. Motorcycle accidents often lead to severe injuries because riders have far less

A motorcyclist has died after he crashed into a barrier wall Monday morning on the Interstate 395 exit ramp to Biscayne Boulevard in Miami, authorities confirmed. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash was reported just before 5:30 a.m. on the westbound exit ramp. Troopers said the victim, identified only as an adult male, crashed into the barrier wall and was ejected from his motorcycle, coming to rest in a construction zone. The man was transported to Jackson Memorial

A man is dead following a motorcycle crash in Orange County early Sunday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened shortly after 2:30 a.m. on Orange Avenue, north of Wetherbee Road in Orlando, troopers said. Authorities said the 49-year-old Orlando man was riding his motorcycle above the posted speed limit when he lost control while going around a curve. The rider ran off the road, struck a curb and was thrown from the motorcycle, according to FHP. He

Phot by: (WJXT) A driver died early Monday morning when their truck ran over a curb into the parking lot of a Starbucks on San Jose Boulevard and slammed into a light pole, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Sgt. Robert Hungerford with JSO’s Traffic Homicide Unit said that around 2 a.m., a GMC Denali was headed west on University Boulevard when it ran off the roadway at the intersection with San Jose Boulevard. The truck plowed over a curb into

 A motorcyclist died Saturday after a collision with an SUV at an intersection in Bradenton. According to FHP, the SUV was traveling north on 5th Street East, approaching the stop sign at 301 Boulevard East. The motorcycle was traveling west on 301 Boulevard East, approaching the intersection of 5th Street East. FHP said the SUV attempted to cross 301 Boulevard East and veered into the motorcycle’s path, and the motorcycle’s front collided with the SUV’s right side, overturning it, separating

A Sumter County man died after crashing into a tree in a rural area. The 24-year-old Bushnell man was driving a Hyundai Elantra at 2:45 a.m. Saturday northbound on County Road 575 at the intersection of County Road 48 when he failed to stop at the intersection, according to an accident report from the Florida Highway Patrol. His vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree. He was transported to an area hospital. He later died from injuries suffered in

The Brief The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide early Sunday morning in Seffner. What we know: According to HCSO, deputies responded shortly before 12:30 a.m. to a report of an altercation in the 6400 block of Black Dairy Road. When deputies arrived at the scene, they found a man suffering from trauma to his upper body. Deputies say the victim was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died from his injuries. What we don’t know: The sheriff’s