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mergency crews responded to the Orlando Sanford International Airport after a small plane crashed into another upon landing, resulting in a fiery collision. The incident unfolded on Tuesday evening when the pilots of a single-engine aircraft attempted to land but encountered difficulties as it landed short and collided with a parked single-engine plane. “Something did not go correctly as they were trying to land the aircraft,” said Lauren Rowe, a spokesperson for the airport. “The pilots of the single engine

Photo by: wsvn A school bus was involved in a crash in Northwest Miami-Dade, leaving two people with minor injuries. The collision occurred around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, in the area of 79th Street and 17th Avenue. While the damage to the bus appeared minor, five other cars were also involved and suffered damages. Reports from the scene indicate that there were children on the bus, but according to police, none of them were injured. Two adults involved in the crash

Photo by: The West Palm Beach Fire Department One person was taken to the hospital in a car crash in West Palm Beach on Tuesday afternoon. The West Palm Beach Fire Department (WPBFD) said the crash involved three cars on Okeechobee Boulevard at the Andros Isle intersection. Photos taken at the scene by a CBS12 News viewer show two cars on their roofs. One dark-colored car flipped onto its roof the street, and a light-colored car on the curb. The

Photo by: fox13news A pedestrian was struck and killed in North Tampa early Wednesday morning, according to police. According to the Tampa Police Department, officers responded to a crash at North Florida Avenue and West Yukon Street at 6:03 a.m. on Wednesday.  The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. The vehicle and driver involved in the crash remained at the scene, police added. The cause of the crash is still under investigation, and North Florida Avenue and West Yukon Street is

A recent study from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows Florida drivers are leading the nation in deadly crash statistics. According to the report from the NHTSA, with a total of 21,948 instances, Florida led the nation in deadly crashes with speed recorded. Florida accounted for nearly 20% of the 108,507 total number of fatal crashes with speed recorded in the country. Florida had more than double the amount of North Carolina, which was third in the country, with

A veteran South Florida fire captain has been arrested on DUI charges following a hit-and-run in Weston, records showed. Capt. Trond Welters, with the Miramar Fire Department, was arrested Monday night on four charges including DUI< DUI with damage to person or property, and leaving the scene of a crash involving damage to property, Broward jail records showed. According to an arrest report, the incident happened on Weston Road at the on-ramp to Interstate 75. After the crash, the victim

An 18-year-old was killed Monday night on his motorcycle on Crawfordville Road in Leon County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The motorcyclist was headed south toward Oak Ridge Road when “for reasons unknown” he rear-ended a pickup truck, a news release said. The man was pronounced dead on scene, and the driver of the truck was taken to a local hospital with “non-life-threatening injuries,” FHP said. The Leon County Sheriff’s Office, Tallahassee Fire Department and Leon County EMS also

Photo by: Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office A man accused of stealing a vehicle from a Ponchatoula car dealership is behind bars in Florida. Timothy Joe Pierre, 37, was arrested in Navarre, Florida last Thursday (Feb. 22) around 5:30 p.m. after a chase with Santa Rosa County deputies led to a crash. The Santa Rosa sheriff’s office says that they received information that Pierre was wanted for an armed carjacking in Louisiana that morning and identified the vehicle in question

 man was found dead in the Iroquois neighborhood on Sunday, with his car missing. A day later, the car was found near Miami, Florida. Police identified a person of interest, who was arrested Monday after a police chase. “They received information from the FBI that there was perhaps a subject that was involved in a murder in Kentucky that was in Miami Dade county,” Alvardo Zabaleta, Miami-Dade Police spokesperson said. The investigation began Sunday in the 800 block of Inverness

Panama City Police are sorting out the details of a traffic incident that sent one man to the hospital. It happened at about 8 p.m. on Monday at the intersection of 15th Street and Harrison Avenue. Police officers said the man was crossing 15th Street when a car hit him. It’s unclear at this point if he was in the crosswalk or not. Paramedics took him to Ascension Sacred Heart Bay with what was described as non-life-threatening injuries. The driver

Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue crews transported a man to Broward Health Medical Center Tuesday morning after he was attacked by dogs, officials said. The attack was reported in the 1100 block of Northwest Seventh Terrace. Sky 10 was above the scene just before 11:30 a.m. as a police car was still in the area. No other details were immediately released. In the wake of a traumatic dog bite incident, Ovadia Law Group stands as your unwavering legal support. Dial 1-800-674-9396

Photo by: fox13news  A Polk County Sheriff’s Office crime scene van was involved in a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday morning that left some injured, according to PCSO.  The van crashed into another vehicle at the intersection of Spirit Lake Road and Winter Lake Road in Winter Haven at around 5:31 a.m.  A representative with the sheriff’s office said possibly three people were injured, and it ‘appears’ that all were from the other vehicle.  PCSO said to expect delays. In the aftermath of a car accident,