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Two shootings less than 5 miles apart off Normandy Boulevard left one man dead and a teenager critically injured Sunday night. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the first shooting was reported just before 8 p.m. at Normandy Park on Greek Road, which is one block off Normandy, just west of Fouraker Road. Officers found a teenager who had been shot, and he was taken to a hospital for treatment of serious injuries. Investigators said they’ve learned a group of

A 29-year-old woman was killed and two other women were seriously hurt when the SUV they were in drifted across the road and hit a tree on the opposite shoulder, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The crash was reported just after midnight Monday on U.S. 17, about 1.5 miles north of Yellow Bluff Road and 3 minutes south of Yulee. Troopers said the SUV was headed south on U.S. 17 when it traveled across the oncoming lane and slammed into

Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is asking the public for help gathering information about a hit-and-run that killed a man in Dixie County. According to FHP, a 35-year-old white man from Old Town was found dead on the east shoulder of SE 552nd Street around 8:45 a.m. Saturday. He was laying near the intersection with U.S. Highway 19, which is about halfway between Old Town and Cross City. “Investigators are still attempting to determine exactly where the collision occurred,” FHP reported.

Photo by: news4jax A well-known comic bookstore on Jacksonville’s Southside is back open after a car crashed into the building last Tuesday night. “Traumatizing” and “Like a bomb went off” — those were witnesses’ descriptions after the car slammed through “Gotham City Limit.” Surveillance video shows cries for help from one of the comic bookstore’s employees who was hurt. Customers and other workers were also inside at the time of the crash. “I’m coming, I’m coming. Oh my God,” store

Two people are injured, including a Kissimmee man, and a 16-year-old is dead after a two-car accident on State Road 417 in the Hunter’s Creek area Friday night, the Florida Highway Patrol reports. The crash happened just after 9 p.m. in the northbound lanes at Mile Marker 9, between the John Young Boulevard and Orange Blossom Trail exits. A Mercedes-Benz SUV driven by a 25-year-old Winter Garden man was traveling in the inside lane behind a Mitsubishi sedan in the

Ten children at a Port St. Lucie school ate what investigators believe were marijuana laced gummy candies this week. Five of them went to the hospital. According to the mom of one of those five kids, a student at Oak Hammock K-8 School was passing out THC gummies Tuesday, telling classmates it was just candy. Comprehensive Assistance for Personal Injury Victims: Personal injuries can bring significant challenges, but Ovadia Law Group is here to provide comprehensive assistance. Call 1-800-674-9396 for

A woman and a 3-year-old child were involved in a crash that killed a motorcyclist on Friday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Officials said around 4:42 p.m., a 25-year-old Bradenton woman and a toddler were traveling west on State Road 70 in an SUV, approaching 52nd Avenue Terrace West. At the same time, a 59-year-old Bradenton man on a motorcycle was heading east of SR-70 approaching the same intersection, according to troopers. The SUV driver took a left

A St. Lucie County marine deputy is in the hospital after being thrown from a boat on Saturday morning. The St. Lucie County Sherriff’s Office says his injuries are consistent with being struck by an engine propeller. Deputies say the incident occurred at 3:30 p.m. and that he is at an area hospital l with non-life-threatening injuries. The sheriff’s office is working with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission to investigate the incident. At this time the agencies have found

Source: cbs12  42-year-old motorcyclist is in the hospital with serious injuries after a vehicle crash. According to the Port St. Lucie Police Department (PSLPD) at 10:37 p.m. on Saturday officers responded to a crash at SW Paar Drive and SW Kamler St regarding a vehicle and motorcycle collision. Upon arrival, officers learned a 42-year-old motorcyclist had sustained serious injuries during the crash. They had to be airlifted to Lawnwood Hospital. Officers say the driver of the vehicle was uninjured. The

A crash has sent two people to the hospital and blocked four right lanes causing traffic on I-95 North. According to Florida 511, the crash happened near exit 71. It prompted seven units from the West Palm Beach Fire Department (WBFD) to respond to the scene. WBFD said the crash involved two vehicles, when the cars collided one of them rolled over. As a result, two people were taken to the hospital. Traffic cams West Palm Beach Fire units at

A 72-year-old man who ran into the path of an oncoming car is now dead, says the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO). According to an updated crash report released by PBSO Josue Andres Parker died from his injuries at 8:27 p.m. on Friday, March 8. PBSO previously reported the driver of a Kia Forte, identified as a 26-year-old woman, was driving on Southern Boulevard, east of State Road 7. At the same time, 72-year-old Parker was walking across the eastbound lanes,

Photo by: click orlando Two men suffered injuries, one critical, in a crash Friday night on State Road 417 in Orange County that caused the death of a 16-year-old boy, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 9:09 p.m. in northbound lanes north of mile marker 9, in the Hunter’s Creek area, troopers said. According to an FHP crash report, a Mercedes-Benz SUV being driven by a 25-year-old Winter Garden man and carrying a 16-year-old Orlando boy