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A person on a bicycle was killed after being hit by a car Thursday morning in Brevard County, Florida Highway Patrol said. It happened at North Wickham Road and Stadium Parkway in Melbourne. The intersection is closed. FHP said it involved a 90-year-old driver and a 77-year-old on a bicycle. The driver told troopers they had a green light when they drove through the intersection, and that’s when the person on the bicycle rode in front of the car and

Photo by: (WPEC) A rush hour wreck on an I-95 exit ramp near Fort Pierce left a tractor-trailer on its side and oil trickling onto the road. According to St. Lucie County Fire District, the crash happened around 7:30 a.m. at the eastbound Indrio Road interchange and temporarily shut down the ramp, Images shared by the fire department show the semi lying on its driver’s side. Its open top trailer appears to be empty, as no contents appear to have

Photo by: (wjhg) A man has died after a single-vehicle collision on Highway 98. According to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol, an 86-year-old man was heading east on Highway 98 on the exit ramp to Airey Avenue when he struck a concrete island. The truck continued east onto the curb under the overpass where the front of the vehicle collided with the overpass before stopping. Authorities say the man was not responsive and was then transported to a

A 13-year-old boy is recovering in the hospital after he was run over by a truck hauling a trailer while riding a mini bike in Golden Gate Estates. The crash happened Saturday near the intersection of 16th Avenue Southwest and 19th Street Southwest. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the teen was riding the mini bike when he was hit. A mini bike is a type of motorized bicycle. Multiple people called 911 in the moments after the crash. One witness

A suspect is in custody after a fatal shooting in Pensacola on Wednesday evening. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says a man was shot multiple times on the 7500 block of Frank Reeder Road around 8 p.m. They say the man was pronounced dead on scene. Homicide investigators have been contacted by the sheriff’s office. No further information is available at this time. Negligent Security and Shooting InjuriesMany shooting accidents occur in places where safety should be a priority—such as apartment complexes,

Photo by: (wcjb) A serious vehicle accident in Gainesville closes the I-75 North on-ramp at the Williston exit early Thursday morning. According to Florida 511, The vehicle crash happened just after 6 a.m. Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies and Gainesville Police officers are at the scene. Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies say Southwest Williston Road, west of Southwest 34th Street will be shut down for an extended period of time. Officials are asking drivers to find an alternative route. Car Accidents Involving

Three people were severely injured after an Audi collided with a tree in Apopka Thursday morning, according to Orange County Fire Rescue. Fire officials said three people were entrapped in the vehicle. They removed the roof of the vehicle to extract one of the patients. The three victims were then taken to the Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center as trauma alerts. Details about what caused the crash are currently unknown. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is taking over the

Orange County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a homicide at an Orlando neighborhood on Thursday morning. The incident occurred at the intersection of 18th Street and South Nashville Avenue, according to OCSO. The shooting call came in around 2 a.m. When deputies arrived, they found a man in his 30s who had been shot. He died at the hospital. Deputies have not released any information about the shooter or if they have anyone in custody. Ovadia Law Group: Legal Help After

The Brief A pregnant mother is trying to recover after her car was stolen from a Kissimmee car wash and crashed in a series of collisions that caused an estimated $20,000 in damage. What we know: HM, a pregnant mother from Kissimmee, is trying to rebuild after her vehicle was stolen from a local car wash and later crashed in a series of collisions. Surveillance video captured the car striking multiple vehicles, a gas tanker, and a pole near Vine

Photo by: VOLUSIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION Four people were injured when an SUV collided with a structural pillar of a building in Volusia County on Wednesday, the Volusia Professional Firefighters Association said. At least nine units responded to the accident. Upon arrival, first responders initiated extrication efforts, using the jaws of life and cutters to reach the victims stuck inside the vehicle. Two trauma alerts were issued. One was for an adult patient and one was for a pediatric patient.

 An Englewood woman was killed Wednesday morning in a two-vehicle collision, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Investigators say an eastbound SUV driven by a 73-year-old Englewood man was stopped at the stop sign on Oceanspray Boulevard, at the intersection with Spinnaker Boulevard at about 8:30 a.m. A second SUV was entering the intersection at the same time, troopers say. The SUV on Oceanspray hit the right rear of the other vehicle, causing it to overturn. The driver of the second

A man was arrested in Bronson, accused of shooting his business partner in the back during an argument. Levy County Sheriff’s deputies arrested JS on charges of attempted second-degree murder, solicitation, and conspiracy after shooting another man on Northeast 76th Street in Bronson. The incident began over a text message that escalated into an argument once the victim and his boyfriend arrived at the property to talk with S face-to-face. S’s initial testimony claimed the victim had threatened him and