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Photo by: cbs12 The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) has revealed that a 41-year-old man has died following a crash on I-95 North. The crash was south of Donald Ross Road within the city limits of Palm Beach Gardens. As of 3:35 p.m. two of the inside lanes are closed, FHP states. According to FHP’s crash report, a 69-year-old man was driving a 2017 white Ford F450 truck, identified as an FDOT Severe Incident Response vehicle. The truck was heading north

A 10-week-old child died Sunday in what Jacksonville officials describe as a “case of co-sleeping,” according to a report from NBC affiliate WTLV. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) was called to a home on Lambing Road at 3:22 p.m. after a baby was found responsive. Paramedics attempted to revive the child, but she was pronounced dead at the hospital. JSO believes the girl died while co-sleeping with one of the several people in the home at the time of the incident.

CONTENT WARNING: Viewers will see a clipped version of the body camera video in this story. The video was edited to remove potentially disturbing audio describing the events outlined in the story below. Sarasota police released body camera footage showing officers open fire on a suspected bank robber near New College of Florida on Monday. Five officers responded to a crash in the area of University Parkway and U.S. Highway 41. Police said 54-year-old William Pickett had crashed his car into a

Photo by: wfla The Tampa Police Department is investigating a homicide after a woman was found dead early Monday morning. Officers said they found the woman’s body at the 5700 block of North Nebraska Avenue at about 8:04 a.m. 8 On Your Side spotted crime scene tape surrounding the Iglesia de Dios Church of God when our crew was at the scene. A TPD release stated that the victim had upper body trauma. However, investigators are still working to piece

An 18-year-old was killed Friday evening in a Bradenton shooting, according to Manatee County detectives. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a shooting call at about 6:30 p.m. on 5th Street East. Detectives said when first responders arrived, the victim, 18-year-old Reginald Fields, was already taken to a hospital. However, he died shortly before 7 p.m. According to the sheriff’s office, the teenager was in a parked car with other people when a gun went off, with

A Safety Harbor teen was charged with vehicular homicide on Monday after a 71-year-old man was killed in a rollover crash in Pinellas County earlier this year. The Clearwater Police Department said Tyler Graham, 19, was recklessly driving a 2010 Toyota Tacoma on Jan. 26, speeding and changing lanes on U.S. 19 at Seville Boulevard when he struck another vehicle, causing it to flip over. Police said the passenger in that car, Stephen Douglas De-Meza of Dunedin, died after being

 The recent arrest of two men accused of causing the death of an 18-year-old woman while street racing is putting a spotlight on the reality of being fast and furious behind the wheel. On Monday, News4JAX learned the suspected street racing incident that killed 18-year-old Alteondra Williams was livestreamed on Instagram. Not only did investigators see a copy of the video, but they also spoke with a witness who was a passenger in the other car. Last week, the Florida Highway Patrol announced the

A semitrailer hauling seafood caught fire Tuesday morning on Interstate 95 in Florida, causing officials to close the roadway, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The tractor-trailer became engulfed in flames around 5:45 a.m. on I-95 north in Volusia County near Indian River Boulevard in Edgewater. The big rig driver, a 39-year-old Palm Bay man, was not injured and remained at the scene, according to the FHP. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Northbound I-95 was closed in the

A man accused of shooting his own father today inside of a Walgreens store in Jacksonville. This is new video from that scene on Dunn Avenue near I-95. According to police, the man and his father got into a fight inside the store. Then a gun was fired. The father was taken to the hospital. He’s expected to survive. We spoke with our crime and safety analyst Ken Jefferson about what you can do in situations like this. If you

Two Jacksonville residents were transported to hospitals and a third individual was declared dead at the scene after a Saturday morning accident on SH 155. According to a preliminary report by the Texas Department of public safety, the accident involving a Chrysler Pacifica occurred approximately 8.7 miles south of Palestine. The report states the driver, Julie Warden, 45, of Jacksonville, was traveling at a high rate of speed when she failed to negotiate a right-hand curve. The vehicle entered a

A 64-year-old man from Ocala died on Monday morning after his pickup truck crashed into a guardrail and building. At around 8:45 a.m., the man was heading northbound on State Road 35 (SE 58th Avenue), just south of Larch Road, according to the Florida Highway Patrol incident report. For reasons that are still under investigation, FHP stated that the man’s pickup truck veered off the roadway to the right and struck a metal guardrail. After that impact, the vehicle proceeded

A 73-year-old woman was struck and killed by a semi-truck while riding an electric scooter in St. Pete on Friday, according to police. According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, at around 1:50 p.m., Barbara Richards, 73, of St. Pete, was traveling north on the sidewalk of 35th Street North on an electric scooter. She was making a left turn onto 38th Avenue North while a Freightliner truck was traveling east on the curb lane of 38th Avenue North. Police said Richards