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A Cleveland Browns player was arrested for driving under the influence after he crashed his vehicle into a restaurant in Key West on Wednesday night, causing significant damage, police said. Shortly before 10 p.m., the Key West Police Department was called to the Red Shoe Island Bistro on 411 Petronia Street after a black Hyundai SUV crashed into the restaurant. When officers arrived, they found Browns’ defensive lineman Lonnie Phelps Jr. of Cincinnati leaning against a fence a few feet

The Tampa Police Department (TPD) has launched a homicide investigation after a man was shot by another person Saturday. On Saturday, police were called to 2307 East Busch Boulevard for the report of a disturbance. The preliminary investigation found there was a dispute between two people that led to a man being shot. The victim was taken to the hospital, where he later died from his injuries. Police are searching for the other person believed to be involved in the

A man has been hospitalized after a after a crash in Little Haiti involving a Miami-Dade Police cruiser early Monday. The crash happened around 6 a.m. in the area of Northwest 71st Street and Northwest 2nd Avenue. Aerial images captured by Chopper 6 showed a heavy police presence as a silver Toyota sedan was on the side of the road with significant damage to its passenger side and a Miami-Dade Police cruiser seemed to have crashed into a pole. Miami-Dade

Photo by: NorthEscambia Three people were seriously injured in a crash Friday afternoon on Highway 97. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 59-year-old Pensacola man was driving a Ford pickup truck headed North and failed to stay in his lane. This caused him to collide with a 42-year-old Camden woman’s Chevy pickup truck that was traveling South head-on, according to Florida Highway Patrol. Three people were taken to the hospital for medical attention and criminal charges are pending, according

A 27-year-old off-duty Jay volunteer firefighter was killed in a single-car crash Saturday morning in Santa Rosa County. It happened around 2:30 am on State Road 87, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The Jay man was driving south in his Ford truck when it left the roadway and collided with a ditch and utility pole, according to FHP. FHP says the man was pronounced dead at the scene. The FHP Traffic Homicide Investigators have taken control of the investigation.

Photo by: Eustis Police Department Boat ramps will be closed in Eustis after a boat burst into flames on Sunday, according to police. In a social media post, the Eustis Police Department said the south side boat ramps at 517 Lakeshore Dr will be closed. No information on possible injuries was released. Police said the ramps will be shut temporarily and urged the public to avoid the area. Maximizing Compensation for Fire Boat Accident Injuries Securing fair compensation after a

Orange County Fire Rescue crews are working to put out a massive blaze that broke out in a plant nursery on Monday morning. Crews responded to the structure fire, located off South Apopka Vineland Road and the Florida Turnpike, just before 7 a.m. Chopper 2 caught flames covering the top of the building and thick black smoke lingering in the area. According to OCFR, crews are actively trying to put out the fire, which they said consisted of “heavy flames”

Two children have serious injuries after being involved in a five-vehicle crash in Panama City. Officials say the accident happened just before noon on Saturday. The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) says that a pickup truck was traveling northbound on County Road 2327. They say a SUV was stopped in traffic traveling northbound on County Road 2327 ahead of the pickup truck. A second SUV was traveling southbound on County Road 2327. Two sedans were also reported to be stopped in

A retired police officer and his family pulled off a sinking save when they came to a couple’s rescue while vacationing on the west coast of Florida. The good Samaritans sprang into action after a storm hit Siesta Key, June 11. Ohio residents Dean and Shana Ramsey were in their car when they got swept into a body of water. “The water sucked me right down into – us into that lagoon,” said Dean. But Kentucky resident Mike Bell and

Photo by: wsvn Crews battled fierce flames near Key Biscayne after a massive fire broke out in a boat, sending two people to the hospital. City of Miami and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the blaze at the Crandon Park Marina, just after 12:15 p.m., Sunday. Cellphone video recorded by a witness captured the vessel engulfed in flames. Video posted on social media by Only in Dade showed the fire from farther away. Thick black smoke

A bicyclist was struck and killed in a crash that shut down the Venetian Causeway in Miami Beach, police said. Miami Beach Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene near West Rivo Alto Drive, Saturday night. Paramedics pronounced the victim dead at the scene. 7News cameras captured a police officer rolling an electric bicycle away from the scene, as well as crime scene investigators photographing the vehicle involved in the crash. Officers closed the causeway in both directions

Two people have minor injuries after a crash in Panama City. The Florida Highway Patrol says it happened at 7:40 p.m. on Friday. They say a Nissan was traveling eastbound on County Road 3030 (N. Lagoon Drive) at the Laurie Ave intersection and a Jeep was traveling westbound on N. Lagoon Drive also at the Laurie Ave intersection. The Nissan reportedly failed to observe the Jeep turning left on the intersection. They say the Jeep was unable to avoid the