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A man is dead after being struck by an unmarked sheriff’s office vehicle Saturday night. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the crash occurred at 10:20 p.m. in the area of West Hillsborough Avenue and Ambassador Drive. Deputy K, 35, was driving eastbound on West Hillsborough Avenue in an unmarked 2024 Chevrolet Silverado when he hit a man crossing the roadway outside of a marked crosswalk. The deputy immediately pulled over and rendered aid until EMS arrived, HCSO said.

One person was hospitalized after a shooting in St. Petersburg late Sunday night. The St. Petersburg Police Department responded to a shooting at 2900 Emerson Avenue South just before midnight. According to officers, a young man was shot and transported to a nearby hospital, where his condition is unknown. Your Legal Resource for Personal Injury SupportWhen you’re dealing with a personal injury, having a reliable legal resource can make all the difference. Ovadia Law Group is dedicated to providing comprehensive

8:06PM UPDATE: A driver was killed after veering off Interstate 10, crossing the median and colliding with an eastbound vehicle, according to Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said a man driving westbound on I-10 veered off the roadway and crossed through the median into the eastbound lanes. The vehicle was then struck by an eastbound vehicle, troopers said. Both vehicles left the roadway and crashed into a tree. The driver who crossed the median was pronounced dead at the scene. The

Crestview Police Department arrest a school bus driver for driving under the influence. Mechelle Prevoznik, 62, backed an Okaloosa County School District School bus into a car stopped behind her on Friday, June 19. The accident happened near the intersection of 8th Avenue and Ferdon Boulevard, the Crestview Police Department said. Police confirmed none of the six children inside the bus at the time of the accident were hurt. Police conducted a breath test on Prevoznik after smelling alcohol. Prevoznik‘s

A 31-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman died Friday morning when their car crashed through a bridge railing in Baker County and flipped upside down into the water, the Florida Highway Patrol said. FHP said the car was headed east on County Road 23C near Ruben Crawford Road in Macclenny around 6:30 a.m. Friday when it lost control, smashed through a bridge railing, flipped onto its roof and ended up fully submerged in the water under the bridge. The man

Neighbors say the victim is 13 years old and the shooting happened at a local park A teenage girl is in stable condition after being shot in the chest late Friday night in Northwest Jacksonville, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Patrol officers say they responded around 8 p.m. to Benedict Road after reports of a person shot. Officers found the juvenile victim with a gunshot wound to the chest. She was taken to a local hospital, and her injuries

Photo: (WJXT) A motorcyclist died early Monday morning after losing control and hitting a concrete utility pole on Shad Road, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The impact knocked over a neighboring sign pole and caused enough damage that traffic lights were cut off at the intersection of Shad Road and Florida Mining Boulevard in the Mandarin Station area off Philips Highway. Police said two motorcyclists were headed east together around 1:45 a.m. when one rider left the roadway and

Photo: (St. Johns County Fire Rescue) Officials believe two fires were sparked by lightning St. Johns County Fire Rescue responded to multiple fires and a wave of storm-related service calls — including downed power lines — during a busy evening across the county. Crews responded to house fires on Kellet Way in the Rivertown community and on Silver Pine Drive in the SilverLeaf community. Both fires were extinguished with no injuries reported. Officials believe lightning caused both fires. Jacksonville Fire

Photo: (WJXT) A Florida Highway Patrol marked cruiser was badly damaged overnight Monday in a crash at Argyle Forest Boulevard and Merchants Gate Drive. The intersection is in Duval County, close to the Clay County line. Our crew could see the smashed up FHP vehicle being towed away early Monday morning, but no one at the scene could provide any information. News4JAX is working to learn more about what happened and what injuries the driver might have suffered. Legal Support

A woman is dead after a three-vehicle crash that shut down SR-29 Friday night, according to troopers from the Florida Highway Patrol. In a news release, FHP said that a Ford Pickup driven by a 29-year-old man from Lehigh Acres was driving north on SR-29. The other two vehicles, a Gillig bus driven by a 52-year-old man from Naples and a Nissan Sedan driven by a 63-year-old woman from Lehigh Acres, were driving south. FHP says that the Ford veered

Photo: Gulf Coast News No injuries were reported after a small plane carrying four passengers crashed near Wing South Airpark, according to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office Saturday morning. CCSO says they received a call about a plane crash at around 10:35 a.m., and that all four people on board did not report any injuries. Video and images from the scene show the plane in the grass next to a concrete wall. One of the wings of the plane is

Photo: WBBH A crash with injuries blocked northbound lanes of I-75 near mile marker 86 in Collier County, the Florida Highway Patrol reported Saturday morning. The crash was reported to FHP at 6:57 a.m. Troopers say a truck carrying sod overturned. The driver of the truck, a 71-year-old man from Miami, told troopers he was trying to avoid another vehicle that made an improper lane change. When he steered, he lost control and the truck overturned. A helicopter landed at