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A Umatilla woman was arrested for a hit-and-run after disregarding another driver whose side mirror she struck with her own while cutting into his lane.  A trooper responded to a hit-and-run crash with injuries at Estes Road and State Road 44 in Eustis at 10 p.m. Friday, according to an arrest report from the Florida Highway Patrol. The collision involved two witnesses and 61-year-old MMB, who left before law enforcement got there. The driver advised that he was traveling north

The Walton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic disturbance in Freeport following a frantic 911 call on Friday, July 4th. Officials said deputies got out with the victim, who was on the side of the road near County Highway 3280 and Smokehouse Lake Road. According to a WCSO Facebook post, the suspect, 43-year-old RS of Panama City, kneed the female in the stomach, knowing she was eight weeks pregnant. Steward then fled into the woods with the keys to their

A man is dead after a hit-and-run crash on Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando on Monday morning. Florida Highway Patrol said a dark colored pick-up truck struck the 43-year-old man on a bicycle in a marked crosswalk at OBT and 43rd Street at approximately 9:19 a.m. The man was taken to ORMC and pronounced deceased, FHP said. Officials said they located the truck on fire behind a nearby business and detained a suspect matching a description from a witness. The

A 77-year-old man was killed after he was hit by a car while trying to rescue a turtle on Interstate 95 in Sebastian, the Florida Highway Patrol says. According to the FHP, the crash happened just before 4:30 p.m. Sunday in the southbound lanes of I-95 just south of Micco, close to Sebastian Boulevard. Troopers say the 77-year-old man from Vermont was walking across I-95 trying to save a turtle while a driver tried to slow down to avoid hitting

A Southwest Florida family of five had their worlds turned upside down when a fire blazed through their home, leaving them with little to nothing. It happened right off Vacaro Street in LaBelle, which is near LaBelle Middle School, on Saturday afternoon. Now, WINK News is learning that the Red Cross assisted the family, which included two children. Local American Red Cross volunteer members of the Disaster Action Team, from the Florida Gulf Coast to Heartland Chapter, initially responded to the home

A man was fatally shot early Monday morning in Fort Lauderdale, police confirmed. According to Fort Lauderdale police, officers responded to the 1000 block of Park Drive around 2 a.m. after receiving a ShotSpotter alert, as well as a call about shots being fired in the area. Police said responding officers found a man who had been shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police did not immediately have information about the shooter. They said detectives are investigating the

Courtesy: Citrus County Fire Rescue. The Brief A lightning strike during a severe Saturday evening storm sparked a house fire in Beverly Hills, killing a dog and two birds, according to Citrus County Fire Rescue. Everybody inside the home was able to make it out safe and fire crews were able to rescue two cats and a dog. The backstory: CCFR says the fire started in the garage which housed solar panels and a 2017 GMC Sierra pickup truck. The homeowner told

 A fire destroyed a home in Lakeland on Sunday morning, according to Polk County Fire Rescue (PCFR). Firefighters received the call about the fire at 5:57 a.m. at 8706 Fort Socrum Village Place. When they arrived on the scene at 6:05 a.m., firefighters encountered a home that was fully engulfed in flames, according to PCFR officials. The fire was extinguished, but the house was deemed a total loss, officials said. Nobody was reportedly injured. The State Fire Marshal’s Office was

A 47-year-old Belleview man was killed early Monday when his motorcycle was struck from behind by a car on County Road 25 in Marion County, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. The fatal two-vehicle wreck happened around 2:55 a.m. on County Road 25 at SE 108th Terrace Road. The FHP said the motorcyclist was traveling east on C.R. 25 when a car driven by a 21-year-old Ocklawaha man struck the back of his bike. The motorcycle was forced off the road and crashed,

A fiery fatal crash early Monday forced the closure of Interstate 4 in Orlando. The wreck was reported around 1:35 a.m. on I-4 west near Conroy Road. Drivers were forced off I-4 and onto Conroy Road before the interstate reopened about five hours after the crash. Details about the wreck, including how many people died and the number of vehicles involved, have not been released. Check back for updates. How Ovadia Law Group Builds Strong Car Accident CasesAt Ovadia Law Group, we

Photo by: (SLCSO) A house fire in Fort Pierce claimed a life and displaced a resident and their dog Sunday morning, prompting an investigation into the cause of the blaze. The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office (SLCSO) said that firefighters from St. Lucie County Fire Rescue received reports from neighbors who saw smoke and flames coming from a home nearby at 10:15 a.m. When crews arrived at the home in the 6300 block of E. Seminole Road in Lakewood Park, they worked

Photo by: wsvn  The Florida Highway Patrol shut down the northbound lanes of State Road 91 for hours following a multi-vehicle accident that left two drivers dead. 7Droneforce hovered over the scene right before the Pompano Service Plaza, where glass and debris were seen scattered across the road as troopers investigated. According to authorities, a 2004 Acura TL Sedan was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of State Road 91 just before 1:00 a.m. on Monday. The second vehicle, a