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The West Palm Beach Police Department announced Monday a woman has died, weeks after getting hit by a vehicle. The police department said Rachal Michelle Santamaria, 47, was struck by an SUV on the 2000 block of Okeechobee Boulevard the night of Oct. 5. According to a witness, the SUV that hit the victim did not stop, but took off. The victim sustained critical injuries and died on Oct. 23 at a St. Mary’s Trauma Center. According to the police

Photo by: mysuncoast -UPDATE: All lanes now open. A tractor-trailer fire is causing some delays in Manatee County. This is affecting the northbound lanes of I-75 at milemarker 219. Two lanes are open as crews work to get the situation under control. The fire has been extinguished. Experienced Fire Accident Attorneys Ready to HelpA fire accident can lead to devastating injuries, property loss, and lasting emotional impact. At Ovadia Law Group, we understand the complex legal needs that arise from

The Florida Highway Patrol says one person is dead after a truck struck a light pole on I-75 northbound near Golden Gate Parkway in Collier County. On Monday, troopers responded to the Golden Gate Parkway northbound entrance ramp around 6:15 a.m. FHP said a 30-year-old man from Naples was driving north on the northbound entrance ramp for I-75 with a 27-year-old passenger, also from Naples. Troopers said the driver lost control of the car before entering the shoulder, striking a

Photo by: winknews A fire in Lehigh Acres has resulted in a total loss of a home. Just after 10 a.m. Monday, the Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District was sent to the scene on Oakfield Avenue South. We talked to a neighbor who saw the fire on the back porch and called the fire department. While she was on the phone, the house went up in flames. The woman who lives there was not at home during the fire. Firefighters

Photo by: wsvn A northbound accident on Interstate 95 is causing heavy congestion and traffic delays in the north and southbound lanes. The crash happened in the express lanes on the northbound side near Northwest 95th Street. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a tractor trailer was traveling north and spun out of control, colliding into an SUV and then into a concrete barrier. As a result, cars were being forced out of the express lanes onto the main lines. Delays

A Leesburg man was arrested for battery after allegedly punching his elderly mother multiple times because he was angry, sending her to the hospital. An officer responded to UF Health Leesburg Hospital, located at 600 E. Dixie Ave., regarding a battery around 6:37 p.m. Monday, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department.  While en route to the scene, the officer was advised by dispatch that an elderly female patient, identified as the victim, was at the hospital

A 44-year-old Williston man died Sunday morning when the ATV he was driving slipped into a depression, rolled and ejected him from the vehicle along NE 120th Avenue. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) release, the man was driving a side-by-side ATV on 2251 NE 120th Avenue in Williston at 10:30 a.m. when the front tire of the vehicle slipped into a large depression causing the ATV to roll into it. As the vehicle rolled, the driver was ejected. Emergency responders

A Fort McCoy man was killed in a fatal accident on Saturday morning after his car collided with a pickup truck in Marion County. The accident took place less than 12 hours after another man from Fort McCoy was rear-ended and killed while riding his motorcycle. The second fatal crash occurred on NE 160th Avenue Road, nearly half a mile south of the NE 180th Street intersection, at around 6:40 a.m. on Saturday, October 26. According to a report from

SANFORD, Fla. – A man is in custody after officials with the Sanford Police Department said he attempted to choke an officer during a response to a domestic violence incident. It happened in the area of Landing Drive around 9:40 p.m. on October 23, according to officials. Upon arrival, police made contact with a woman who said the suspect had struck her multiple times following an earlier confrontation with the woman’s mother. Police said the suspect, later identified as 18-year-old Brandon Legere,

Photo by: fox13news Two people were injured, and one person was shot at Ten Star Deli and Smoke Shop in Tampa on Saturday night, according to police. The Tampa Police Department says officers responded to the report of a shooting in the 1200 block of E MLK just before 7 p.m. When they arrived, three adult victims were found with non-life threatening injuries. TPD says one person was shot, and the other two victims were injured by glass. According to the police

PORT ORANGE, Fla. – One person has been killed in a shooting Saturday night in Port Orange, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. According to VSO, the shooting happened around 7:40 p.m. on Jackson Lane. One person is dead, and the alleged shooter was “being interviewed,” officials said. “All parties involved in the incident are accounted for,” VSO said. The Volusia Sheriff’s Office said the investigation is “active” and that additional information would be released later. Proven Success in Negligent Shooting

A pedestrian who was hit by a vehicle on Sunday evening in Clearwater is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries.  It happened shortly before 5:35 p.m. in the 2200 block of Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard.  Police say a 38-year-old pedestrian was crossing from south to north and was struck by an eastbound vehicle driven by a 46-year-old man. The pedestrian, who has not been publicly identified, was taken via medical helicopter to Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital with life-threatening injuries. Investigators say neither speed nor