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Photo by: NorthEscambia.com A 78-year-old man was seriously injured in a chain reaction pedestrian crash on W Highway 4 in Escambia County Wednesday morning. It happened around 6:45 a.m. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the 78-year-old Century man was traveling on W Highway 4 in his pickup truck pulling a trailer when he pulled over to side of the road to check a tire. His vehicle was still partially in the roadway as he got out to inspect his tire.

A South Florida mother is facing child neglect charges after her young child was found screaming in a hot car from a Walmart parking lot on Sunday. Officers with the Hollywood Police Department responded to the store’s parking lot just after 3 p.m. after a witness heard the child screaming from a cracked window. Fire Rescue was able to pull the child out without breaking the window. First responders say the engine was turned off while the child was inside

A woman was shot at by two unknown attackers Tuesday night while sitting in her car on Emerson Street near Spring Glen Road. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office responded around 7:45 p.m. to the area after someone called and said a woman was being shot. Police said the woman was sitting in her car when two unknown individuals holding guns approached her. Multiple shots were fired into the woman’s car, hitting her arm, leg and back before the attackers drove away

Photo by: NbcMiami At least one person was airlifted to the hospital after a crash in Opa-locka on Wednesday, images from the scene show.  It happened near 145th Street and 27th Avenue. It was unclear if the victim was a pedestrian, or if they were also in some sort of motorized vehicle.  Aerial images captured the response from authorities and paramedics. People waiting at a bus stop appeared to speak to police at the scene.   Car accidents can leave

 A deadly crash on Tuesday night shut down an intersection in Seminole, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. The crash happened at the intersection of Bay Pines Boulevard and 100th Way North, deputies said. The intersection is expected to be shut down for several hours during the investigation. Drivers are asked to find an alternate route. No additional details about the crash were immediately available. Navigating the aftermath of a car accident can be daunting, but you don’t have

A 25-year-old Pensacola man was arrested with drugs following a crash Monday night in Escambia County. Tremaine Pressley is charged with: The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy witnessed a Dodge Durango driving recklessly just before it collided with another vehicle at Beverly Parkway and North Palafox Street. The driver, Pressley, ran from the crash but was quickly apprehended by the deputy. He was arrested for being in possession of 200 grams of methamphetamine, a stolen handgun, and other

An Alva man was arrested after a five-month investigation connected him to a fatal crash on the Caloosahatchee Bridge in February. Fort Myers police arrested Jamaine Washington, 43, on Tuesday for charges of vehicular homicide, driving with license suspended and providing false statement to law enforcement. On Feb. 11, reports say a 23-year-old male was driving his motorcycle northbound on the bridge. Washington was also speeding northbound on the bridge when he rear-ended the victim, killing him. While on the

 A man in his 30s was found fatally shot on Tuesday evening in Orange County. Deputies responded to The Park at Milano Apartment Homes off of W. Colonial Drive at 9:35 p.m. and pronounced the victim dead at the scene. The victim was identified Wednesday as 30-year-old Berci Joseph.  The investigation is active and ongoing. No further details were immediately released. Negligent shootings can result in severe physical and emotional trauma, leaving victims and their families in a state of

A Florida teenager is recounting his miraculous survival after being struck by lightning during a Monday evening storm. “It came straight through the tree,” Daniel Sharkey, 17, said from his hospital bed at Orlando Regional Medical Center. Sharkey was doing yard work as the storm rolled through Seminole County. Ring doorbell footage captured the moments after the strike, showing Sharkey lying on the ground as neighbors rushed to help him. Lightning can strike miles from a storm, so even if

An investigation is underway after Miami Beach Police said a woman was sexually battered on the Beachwalk. At 1 a.m. Tuesday, between 23rd and 24th streets, police said a woman was rollerblading when a man brazenly grabbed her from behind, unprovoked, and sexually battered her. Police state that there was a struggle. “This is a very, very heinous attack and our organization is taking this very, very seriously,” said Chris Bess with Miami Beach Police. Police were seen surveying the

A driver was arrested after crashing into cars and leading deputies on a pursuit through Miami-Dade and Broward counties on Tuesday, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. Authorities said they were trying to serve an arrest warrant on a man when he “began to flee from authorities,” at one point hitting two vehicles. It was not clear if any injuries were reported in those crashes. The chase happened along Interstate 95 and Hallandale Beach Boulevard. It came to an end at