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Photo: GulfoCoast Police are on scene after a driver rolled over their car and crashed it through the fence of a Cape Coral home Saturday morning. According to the Cape Coral Police Department, a car rolled over and crashed near the intersection of Tropicana Parkway East and Northeast 5th Avenue. They said that the driver sustained a broken arm, and that the vehicle caught on fire. H, a Cape Coral resident, described the crash. “A car, right here at the

Photo: Gulfcoast A man was arrested after a vehicle crash early Sunday morning at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Ford Street in Fort Myers. A man was arrested after a vehicle crash early Sunday morning at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Ford Street in Fort Myers. The crash happened close to 2:17 a.m., according to Fort Myers police. Police said three people were hurt but are expected to be okay. Fort Myers police arrested J, who

Photo: FDOT A crash on Tamiami Trail (US 41) in Sarasota County is causing significant traffic delays as of Thursday afternoon. According to the Sarasota Police Department, the crash happened near Glengary Street, prompting lane closures in the area. Drivers are urged to avoid traveling south on Tamiami Trail from Bee Ridge Road to Proctor Road while crews work the scene. At this time, the Sarasota Sheriff’s Department is working the scene, and motorists should expect delays and use alternate

A major crash has shut down a stretch of Florida’s Turnpike in Sumter County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 4 on Friday morning in Wildwood in the southbound lanes of Florida’s Turnpike near CR-470. A vehicle fire was also reported in the area around the same time but so far, no injuries have been reported. As of 6 a.m., drivers are getting by in the left lane. Commuters traveling through Sumter County along Florida’s Turnpike

A Riviera Beach woman is accused of cutting another woman with a machete during a confrontation at a Mangonia Park gas station, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office probable cause affidavit. W, 46, faces charges of armed burglary, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and criminal mischief causing more than $1,000 in damage, sheriff’s officials said. Deputies said the incident happened about 10:07 p.m. May 23 at a 7-Eleven at 1201 45th St. The affidavit says W confronted a man she had

Photo: Florida’s Turnpike Drivers on Florida’s Turnpike northbound in St. Lucie County should expect delays Thursday morning after a crash blocked the left lane. The crash was reported near the Port St. Lucie Boulevard interchange before mile marker 141 and stretches to before mile marker 143, according to traffic officials. The crash was first reported at 6:57 a.m. and was last updated at 7:15 a.m. The severity is listed as intermediate. Drivers heading north through the area should use caution

Photo: (WPLG) One person has died following a traffic crash that occurred Thursday afternoon in Coral Springs, authorities confirmed. Sky 10 was above the area of Coral Ridge Drive and Wiles Road at about 2:15 p.m. as a yellow tarp covered a body in the roadway. A maroon-colored SUV with its airbags deployed was spotted a short distance away in the intersection along with a motorcycle on its side. Coral Springs police later confirmed that the crash was reported at

Photo: WPLG A woman was shot in the leg Thursday night in northeast Miami-Dade after she got caught in the crossfire between several men who were firing shots at each other, authorities said. According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, the shooting was reported just after 10:15 p.m. near a corner store in the area of Northeast 117th Street and Second Avenue. Detective Angel Rodriguez said deputies arrived at the scene and found the victim sitting in her vehicle with an apparent

Photo: WSVN A firefighter was airlifted to the hospital after suffering an allergic reaction amid the ongoing wildfire fight in West Miami-Dade. According to the Florida Forest Service, the firefighter suffered an allergic reaction to a bug bite while fighting the fire around Mile Marker 33 on Thursday afternoon. The firefighter was rushed to HCA Florida Aventura Hospital. They are expected to be OK. The hospitalization came as fire crews with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, FFS and other agencies keep battling two active

Photo: WSVN A string of armed carjackings and robberies across Southwest Miami-Dade sent several people to the hospital and led deputies to take one person into custody, authorities said. According to the Miami-Dade Sherif’s Office, the violent chain of events began when deputies found a man beaten and stabbed near a Papa Johns’ at the intersection of Southwest 67th Avenue and 40th Street, at around 8:45 p.m. on Thursday. Detectives said the man’s car was stolen by his attacker. Paramedics

A man was arrested Thursday after leading authorities on a chase through St. Petersburg that ended with him driving his vehicle into a pond, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. At 1:11 a.m., an FHP trooper was patrolling east on 22nd Avenue North at 31st Street North when he clocked a driver heading west at 58 mph, above the posted 40 mph speed zone. According to an arrest report, the trooper followed the vehicle and attempted a traffic stop on

A 47-year-old St. Augustine woman is facing a serious felony charge after deputies say she attacked a fellow pickleball player with a paddle during an argument at Treaty Park. The woman, who is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, told investigators she was defending her son during an argument with the man who was attacked. But deputies said in her arrest report that her son did not appear to be in immediate danger during the incident, according to