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 A deadly crash near Boynton Beach, which took two lives, including a 10-year-old, and left a 2-year-old in the hospital, has claimed another life, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO). The PBSO crash report stated that Dawn Howard was driving her 2020 Lexus RX350 at a high speed on South Military Trail on July 10 as she approached the intersection on Miner Road. Officials reported that Howard, 54, accelerated to beat a yellow light, then collided with

Photo by: ACFR An 82-year-old Gainesville man and 80-year-old Gainesville woman in a minivan died after pulling out in front of a tractor-trailer on US Highway 301 north of Waldo on Friday afternoon. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) release, an 82-year-old Gainesville man was driving a minivan when he entered the southbound lanes of US 301 at 12:35 p.m. from the stop sign at County Road 225 and was struck by a tractor-trailer driven by a 45-year-old Ocala

A Bradenton man trying to walk across Tamiami Trail is now dead, according to Florida Highway Patrol. It happened a little after 10:30 last night. A Sarasota man in his sedan was driving down Tamiami, heading south, when a 45-year-old man from Bradenton walked in front of his car. Troopers say the pedestrian died at the scene, and his next of kin were notified. Being involved in a pedestrian accident is a traumatic experience that can leave you feeling overwhelmed and

Pinellas Park police are investigating a shooting involving a 12-year-old child on Sunday afternoon. Officials who were dispatched to the scene around 2 p.m. found the boy with a gunshot wound. The area in which the child was shot was not disclosed. The boy was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, according to the police department. Police confirmed Sunday that the incident was not a random act. The shooting remains under investigation. In the aftermath of a negligent shooting,

Photo by: wesh The Orlando Police Department is investigating after a car drove into a house in a local neighborhood, which may be connected to a deadly shooting just down the road. According to OPD, officers responded to a deadly shooting on Lawne Boulevard around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday night. In addition to the shooting, a home at the intersection of Lawne Boulevard and Fargo Place was still a very active scene by Monday morning. Several police cruisers were still

A Seminole County science teacher was arrested on Friday after being accused of molesting a minor, according to deputies. The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said 48-year-old Timothy Delaney was accused of molesting a minor under 12 years of age. Delaney is a teacher at the Seminole High School. He is now facing one count of lewd or lascivious molestation against a person less than 12 years old. Delaney’s bond was set for $20,000. There are no further details on this

Florida Highway Patrol is investigating after a motorcyclist was thrown from his bike and died in a crash on Interstate 95 in Flagler County late Saturday night. According to FHP, the crash happened around 11:40 p.m. in the northbound lanes of I-95 near mile marker 285, north of State Road 100 in Flagler County. Troopers said a motorcycle heading northbound crashed into the rear end of a pickup truck also traveling north on the highway. The motorcyclist, a 40-year-old man

Photo by: wsvn A driver escaped a watery wreck in a residential Fort Lauderdale neighborhood, witnesses said. Fort Lauderdale Police and Fire Rescue units responded to reports of a car submerged in a canal behind a house in the areas of Southeast Ninth Street, neat Cordoba Road, at around 8 a.m. on Friday. Investigators believe the car was likely driven off the residential road. Neighbors said they saw the vehicle going at a high rate of speed. 7Skyforce hovered above

Photo by: Local10 Police are investigating a fatal crash in northwest Miami-Dade early Monday morning. The single-vehicle crash happened in the 7200 block of Northwest 27th Avenue, near State Road 9 in the county’s Gladeview neighborhood, according to Miami-Dade police. Sky 10 flew over the area just before 6:30 a.m. where a car was seen smashed against a concrete guardrail with severe damage to its front and back ends. Miami-Dade police confirmed the driver involved in the crash died at

 More than 60 residents of a rehabilitation and treatment facility in Fort Lauderdale were displaced on Monday due to an overnight fire. It happened at the TLC Recovery Center South, located at 465 SW 20th Ave. Authorities confirmed that there were no injuries. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue released video of the fire at the two-story treatment facility. The displaced residents have been relocated to hotels or nearby treatment facilities, according to Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Chief Stephen Gollan. The cause

Two men died and two people were injured Saturday after a crash in Pine Hills, Florida Highway Patrol said.  Shortly after 5:30 a.m., a Chrysler 200 was traveling south on Pine Hills Road, approaching Colonial Drive, while a Honda CRV was traveling east on Colonial Drive approaching Pine Hills Road.  At some point, the front of the Chrysler crashed into the side of the Honda. Two men from the Chrysler were killed, while a third occupant was taken to the

 Troopers are searching for three people believed to be involved in a hit-and-run crash in Orange County on Sunday.  Around 11 a.m., FHP responded to a hit-and-run crash near mile marker 67 on I-4 westbound. A Chevrolet Camaro was traveling westbound in the center lane when the driver attempted to switch lanes and collided with the back of a Hyundai Tucson.  Dash cam video shows the moment the collision happened.  The Tucson ran off the roadway into the right shoulder