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A Vero Beach man died after his pickup truck struck what highway officials said was a roll-off garbage truck Monday afternoon. The crash occurred on County Road 510, or 90th Avenue, just outside southwest Sebastian city limits at 2:20 p.m., according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The 77-year-old driver of the white 2002 Ford Ranger died at the scene of the crash, which was the road just east of the entrance to Sebastian River High School. FHP did not identify him.

Photo by: nbc-2 A man was injured, and a dog died after a fire ignited in the south Fort Myers area. According to South Trail Fire and Rescue, a manufactured home became fully engulfed in flames in the Jamaica Bay community along Dron Court. Two people and the dog were inside the home when the fire started. Fire officials said the man was transported to the hospital. Crews found the dog deceased during fire operations. South Trail Fire and Rescue said

Cape Coral police are investigating a major crash that happened overnight on Diplomat Parkway near Del Prado Boulevard North. Two vehicles were involved, according to reports. A minivan was left with heavy front-end damage. Westbound lanes on Diplomat Parkway are reportedly closed while tow trucks cleared the road of debris. They have since reopened. It appeared to be a head-on crash. NBC2 is working to get more information and find out how everyone involved is doing. This is an active

A Boca Raton woman succumbed to the injuries she sustained nearly a week earlier in a crash that happened when the driver of the other vehicle allegedly ran a red light. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) crash report indicates the woman, Audrey Milk, was riding in an Acura MDX shortly after 5 p.m., last Tuesday. Investigators determined the SUV was heading south on Powerline Road when a BMW 320i coming the other way turned left in front of

Photo by: (MCSO) An image shared by Martin County Fire Rescue on Monday showed the results of a violent collision that left a truck stacked on top of another one. Now, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office has released a picture from another perspective, that of the firefighters and the risks they took to save the people trapped in the two badly damaged vehicles. “When I watched our fire personnel yesterday stabilizing a pickup truck that had crashed on top of another pickup

 A two-car accident on Highway 98 has left one person dead, according to officials with the Panama City Police Department. Authorities say they responded to the scene on the 2700 block of Highway 98 on July 5. A truck traveling westbound reportedly crossed over the center lane into eastbound traffic, colliding with a sedan. The driver of the pickup truck was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. However, the driver of the sedan, 34-year-old Damien Kerr, was pronounced

A Dunedin woman was arrested for sexual encounters with a 15-year-old boy, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said. Brianna Morris, 28, was arrested on a lewd and lascivious battery charge, according to deputies. Detectives said they began investigating after they learned about inappropriate conduct happening between Morris and the teen. Text messages, nude photos and videos of Morris and the victim in sexual acts were found on the teen’s cellphone, the sheriff’s office said. After conducting multiple interviews, investigators said they learned the crime

Photo by: Port St. Lucie A collision involving a bus and landscaping truck caused a fiery scene Tuesday in Port St. Lucie, closing a road in both directions. The roadway has since been reopened as of 5:30 p.m. according to the Port St. Lucie Police Department. Police said the crash involved a Council on Aging transit bus traveling southbound in the 2500 block of Southeast Floresta Dr. The bus rear-ended a stationary landscape company truck and enclosed trailer. The wreck

Lee County deputies arrested a man for breaking into a Lehigh Acres home and barricading himself inside. The victim told police their family was in the pool when Jose Barbosa, 42, entered the home. Deputies say Barbosa approached one of the children and touched their face before going back inside. The family was able to climb a fence to a neighbor’s home. Initial responding deputies began commanding Barbosa, and while approaching the home they said they heard multiple shots coming

A man was arrested on the Fourth of July for DUI and several other charges after Arcadia police said he was driving the wrong way down the street with two young children inside his vehicle. According to APD, an officer saw an SUV pass police headquarters while driving southbound on a northbound lane of N. Brevard Avenue. The officer pulled over the vehicle at the intersection of N. Brevard Avenue and Gibson Street. The driver, later identified as Nicholas Kahl,

Photo by:  Natalie Scott A Polk County woman’s pictures and videos about the living conditions of animals, specifically cats, at Polk County Animal Control have gone viral on social media and sparked debate. “I was going there to look for a missing colony cat, not to take pictures or videos,” Natalie Scott said. “But what I saw, I just had enough. It was just awful.” Scott said she observed that they were too hot and living in filth with no

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said three people were arrested after a deputy was injured during a traffic stop last week. Deputy Kalin Hall was seriously injured after a BMW driver rammed him during a traffic stop on Friday, July 5. Hall was taken to Tampa General Hospital with a broken left leg and an injured right leg. He was released from the hospital over the weekend. Sheriff Chad Chronister said Deputy Hall was working overtime, patrolling the roadways on the