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Photo by: nbcmiami Authorities are investigating after a car went into a body of water on Interstate 75 early Thursday. Florida Highway Patrol said they responded to a crash in the southbound lanes at the exit for mile marker 15, or Royal Palm Boulevard, at around 6:27 a.m. Video of the scene showed a damaged red sedan being pulled from the water. The vehicle had a cracked front windshield and other signs of impact. Tire marks could also be seen

Paramedics pronounced W M dead after a driver struck and killed him, according to Broward County Sheriff’s Office deputies who released an image of a pickup truck on Thursday. M, 28, who had lived in Pompano Beach, “appeared to be standing in the roadway” before the fatal impact early Tuesday morning, according to deputies, according to BSO deputies. The silver or gray full-size truck struck M along the southbound lanes of Powerline Road, north of Northwest Sixth Street, and drove

 A night of drinking over the weekend led to two men being stabbed on Stock Island in the Florida Keys, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. According to MCSO spokesman A L, JLSL, 25, of Stock Island, was arrested Wednesday on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and battery. Linhardt said the stabbing occurred Sunday night at a home on Maloney Avenue where two men had been drinking alcohol. He said deputies were called to the home twice

Late Wednesday night, a person reported a dead man within the right turn lane of County Road 464, just east of the intersection of Bahia Road. According to Florida Highway Patrol troopers, the 66-year-old man from Ocala was walking within the westbound turn lane of County Road 464 when an unknown vehicle traveling west within the westbound turn lane struck him. The unknown vehicle left the scene of the crash and failed to report the accident. Authorities say the suspect’s

A man turned himself into authorities on Wednesday after he allegedly opened fire toward two people at Pembroke Gardens Mall. Pembroke Pines Police said the shooting took place at the Pembroke Gardens shopping plaza located at 527 Southwest 145th Terrace on May 31 at around 2:38 a.m. A man and a woman were standing by their cars in the parking lot of the Cigar Bar when the suspect, who appeared intoxicated, approached them and “a verbal argument ensued,” police said.

A man was arrested after he allegedly punched a Miami Police officer and another person in Allapattah on Wednesday. Police said they were called around 4:45 p.m. to a home at 1480 Northwest 30th Street where officers made contact with EM, 49, who claimed someone had hit him on the head with a metal rebar. Authorities said they did not have probable cause to make an arrest, so they told M to call Miami Police again in the event of

A deadly crash closed an Okeechobee County highway on Thursday morning and officials are asking drivers to seek alternate routes. The Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office reported the wreck around 6:30 a.m., saying it happened in the northbound lanes of Highway 441, near the Fort Drum General Store. The highway is closed in both directions. The Florida Highway Patrol confirmed that at least one person died in the collision. Few other details about the wreck have been released. Officials have not

 A deadly crash involving a tractor-trailer on I-95 North in West Palm Beach has closed an off-ramp on Thursday morning. Florida 511 reported a crash on the ramp to Exit 71, Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard, at 6:38 a.m. In the latest update at 6:42 a.m., officials said that the off-ramp has been closed. The Florida Highway Patrol reported that the crash involved at least one fatality. Legal Help for Truck Accident VictimsTruck accidents often result in severe injuries due to

Three cats have died and a family is displaced after a fire tore through a home in Tamarac. The blaze erupted at a home near Northwest 46th Street and 19th Terrace on Tuesday afternoon. Crews deemed the home unsafe to live, forcing the family living there to have to start over. One of those residents told 7News the fire spread fast. “It was an electrical spark, and then basically it spread and caught fire. My dad and my brother came

 One person was hospitalized after his roommate attacked and stabbed him while he was sleeping, the St. Petersburg Police Department announced. Officers responded to the 5600 10th Street North regarding an attempted homicide. The victim ran to the neighbor’s house while the roommate continued to attack him, officers said. The suspect was found by SPPD hiding in the backyard and was arrested. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital. The condition of the victim is unknown at this time.

One person was hospitalized after a fire at a duplex in unincorporated Lakeland early Thursday morning. The Polk County Fire Rescue responded to a fire at the 1100 block of Old South Drive around 3:00 a.m. PCFR said one person suffered burn injuries after going back into the house and was transported to a nearby hospital. Understanding Liability in Fire Accident CasesDetermining liability in a fire accident can be complex. At Ovadia Law Group, we specialize in identifying the root

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) said deputies arrested a man for driving without a license after a fatal car crash. PCSO said the July 22 crash on Snell Creek Road involved a Ford F250 truck that was traveling northbound toward the Snell Road intersection, and a Toyota truck that was traveling westbound toward the same intersection. The Toyota with three passengers failed to stop at a stop sign, which caused a collision between the two trucks and resulted in