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A 35-year-old Palm Coast man was killed Wednesday night in a crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The fatal wreck happened at 8:35 a.m. on State Road 100 at County Road 305 in Flagler County. The FHP said the 35-year-old was riding a motorcycle east on S.R. 100 when the pickup, driven by a 22-year-old Palm Coast man, made a left turn onto C.R. 305 from westbound S.R. 100. The bike collided with the front

Photo by: msn A 19-year-old and a 20-year-old were killed in a crash Monday night near the University of South Florida, according to the Tampa Police Department. Police believe “excessive speed” was a main factor in the crash. 20-year-old Fernandez D’Oleo was driving east on East Bougainvillea Avenue near McKinley Drive when he tried to swerve around slowed traffic by moving into lanes of oncoming traffic, police said. D’Oleo side-swiped a vehicle that was turning at the intersection and lost control of

Photo by: weartv A man is in custody after a pursuit and crash in Fort Walton Beach Tuesday afternoon. According to Fort Walton Beach Police, officers received a call of a possible active shooter at Thai Spice on Highway 98 and Miracle Strip Pkwy. Video by: weartv When an officer arrived, the suspect, 36-year-old Charles Emerson, took off in a pickup truck and a pursuit began. Police say Emerson rammed a sheriff’s office vehicle on Beal Parkway before crashing in

A teenager was found shot to death at a West Palm Beach apartment complex Wednesday. The shooting took place just after 11 a.m. at the Lake Mangonia apartments located at 2100 N. Australian Avenue. A 19-year-old man was found dead outside a first-floor apartment when officers arrived, according to West Palm Beach police spokesman Mike Jachles. It’s unclear what prompted the shooting, but Jachles said they did not believe that it was a random attack and there wasn’t a threat

Delays were evident as 7Skyforce showed a multi-car crash on South State Road 826, also known as the Palmetto Expressway, near the Okeechobee Road exit. On Wednesday morning, three to four vehicles appeared to have been in a collision on the express lanes of the highway, forcing authorities to shut down three left lanes and all express lanes. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue was on the scene to check on the drivers and any possible passengers in the cars. A woman in

A woman died in a car accident that took place Monday afternoon on US-27 in Columbia County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a silver SUV was headed east on US-27. When the SUV switched lanes and was struck by a pickup truck headed west. The driver of the SUV, a 34-year-old female from Lake City, died at the scene. She was not wearing a seatbelt, and her family has not been notified, FHP said. The driver of the pickup

A driver is dead after troopers say they crashed and caught fire in Jackson County. On Monday afternoon, a sedan was driving eastbound on Interstate 10 in the inside left lane. Florida Highway Patrol says the driver went off the paved portion of the road and struck the County Road 195 overpass. Upon colliding with it, the sedan reportedly became fully engulfed in flames. Troopers say the vehicle came to rest underneath the overpass. The driver is unknown at this

Photo by: cbs12 Several lanes of I-95 North were closed Tuesday morning after a vehicle caught fire, Florida 511 maps indicate. The fire happened around the Northlake Blvd. exit, according to the agency’s maps. It indicated around 9 a.m. that the four right lanes were closed. The Interstate has since reopened. A viewer named Johanny Garcia shared pictures and a video showing the backups due to this incident. No information on what caused the fire or if anyone has been

On Tuesday, the Panama City Police Department responded to a fatal incident involving a pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle. It happened at about 6:15 p.m. near the intersection of Grant Avenue and U.S. Highway 98. According to the Panama City Police Department, a pedestrian was trying to cross the highway when he was hit. The pedestrian died on the scene, according to authorities. The driver of the vehicle did not sustain any injuries. Authorities have closed U.S. 98,

Photo by: fox8  A young girl was buried in sand and died Tuesday when a deep hole she was digging with a little boy collapsed on them both at a south Florida beach, authorities said. Emergency crews responding around 3 p.m. to Lauderdale-by-the-Sea found the boy, who is about 8 years old, buried up his chest in sand, said Sandra King, a spokesperson for Pompano Beach Fire Rescue. The girl, about 7 years old, was completely buried underneath the boy,

Photo by: nbc-2 A car collided with a building on Pine Island, significantly damaging both the vehicle and the structure. Upon receiving the emergency call, local responders rushed to the scene on the corner of Pine Island Road and Stringfellow Road, ensuring the area was safe for everyone involved. According to an employee of a salon next door, the driver was an elderly woman from Canada. The employee claimed the woman was in the parking lot and hit the gas

Photo by: fox13news A pedestrian was hit and killed by a vehicle along Park Boulevard in Pinellas Park Tuesday evening, according to officers. The Pinellas Park Police Department said they responded to the crash at around 9 p.m. in the 7700 block of Park Boulevard. Officers said a man was walking across the road when he was hit by a vehicle.  The man died from his injuries after the crash, according to authorities. Pinellas Park police said the driver stayed at the