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A boat fire at a Venice public ramp injured a 5-year-old boy and a 41-year-old woman Sunday after what the woman called an onboard “explosion.” Venice Fire Rescue responded around 1:16 p.m. to the Marina Park Boat Ramp near the Historic Venice Train Depot and the Intracoastal Waterway, where crews found a family of four at the scene. Officials said the child and the woman suffered serious burns. The boy was airlifted by Bayflite helicopter to a hospital in Tampa.

A passenger is dead after a crash that began with a tire blowout on Interstate 4 near Walt Disney World, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 3:30 a.m. Sunday. According to an FHP report, a 2004 Chevrolet TrailBlazer was traveling westbound on I-4 in the inside lane when its right rear tire blew out. The blowout caused the SUV to overturn several times onto the left shoulder and into the median guardrail. According to FHP, one

Troopers say they are investigating a deadly crash that happened on Southeast US Highway 301 and Southeast 41st Lane in Hawthorne Sunday morning. According to the initial report, a 44-year-old man from Ft. Myers was walking in the right northbound lane of US 301 when he was struck by a 47-year-old man from Gibsonton driving a sedan. The 44-year-old man died. FHP says it is an ongoing investigation. Car Accident Injury? We’re Here to HelpA car accident can change your

Witnesses said there was a stabbing on Saturday night in Wilton Manors. Witnesses said a woman stabbed her boyfriend in a parking lot at 2266 Wilton Drive. Police officers and fire rescue personnel responded to the area outside the Alibi nightclub. Witnesses said police officers arrested the woman, and fire rescue personnel took the man to the hospital. No other details were immediately released by authorities. Why Choose Ovadia Law Group for Personal Injury CasesChoosing the right personal injury attorney

A man riding an e-bike was killed Friday night after colliding with a marked Coral Springs police vehicle, authorities confirmed. The crash happened at 9:41 p.m. in the 4300 block of Riverside Drive, according to the Coral Springs Police Department. Police said officers and the Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department responded to the scene and found that a man who was riding an e-bike had struck a marked CSPD vehicle. Officers said they immediately began rendering aid. They said the man

Sixteen people were forced out of their homes Sunday night after a fire broke out inside a triplex in Lauderhill, first responders confirmed. Residents were seen returning to the property, looking inside and asking firefighters if any of their belongings were still there. The American Red Cross is helping those displaced find shelter. Lauderhill Fire Rescue officials said the fire started around 7:30 p.m. in the 5700 block of Northwest 15th Street. No one was hurt. A long line of

Just before 9 p.m. Sunday, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue responded to a two-vehicle crash in the 500 block of West Sunrise Boulevard. Crews say when they arrived, they found two minivans involved in the crash, with one overturned and people trapped inside. A total of nine people were taken to Broward Health Medical Center. Seven of them suffered serious injuries and three of the injured are children, authorities said. Their conditions have not been released. The crash is under investigation.

A crash between a pickup truck and a semi-truck has closed the lanes of Interstate 75 in Broward County. The accident happened near I-75 and Indian Trace Boulevard. Crews from Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue responded to the accident, and discovered a person stuck inside the pickup. Rescue crews extracted the victim, who is currently in stable condition and has been airlifted to Broward Health. Florida Highway Patrol is currently investigating the incident. Compassionate Legal Support for Truck Accident VictimsAt Ovadia

Photo: WPEC A 27-year-old Riviera Beach man was killed Saturday after the car he was working on fell and crushed him. Officers with the Riviera Beach Police Department say they were called to 360 W 27 Street at 10:30 p.m. after the couple who live in the unit behind his home found the victim and called 911. The couple reported last seeing their neighbor working on the car in the driveway around 4 p.m. When they returned to the driveway

A driver was left uninjured after his vehicle crashed in Hillsborough County late Saturday night. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a BMW 328i was traveling northbound on I-275 near Milepost 48 at 11:10 p.m. Troopers said the car completed a last-second lane change to exit on Sligh Avenue when the driver lost control of the vehicle. The BMW traveled to the shoulder, hit a fence, entered a ditch, and caught fire. The driver was able to evacuate uninjured, troopers

A driver is recovering after a crash involving a tractor-trailer early Sunday morning in Hillsborough County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, an 18-year-old driving a Kia Optima was traveling southbound on I-75 at 4:39 a.m. The teenager attempted to pass a tractor-trailer in the outside lane near milepost 241 when he lost control of the car, which then spun and hit the tractor-trailer. The tractor-trailer stopped along the emergency shoulder of the interstate, and the Kia stopped in the

Photo: Florida Highway Patrol The Florida Highway Patrol said five children and one adult were hospitalized after a reckless driver crashed while “showing off” in Highlands County. The crash happened on SW Rucks Dairy Road at around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The driver, 19-year-old Robert Oyd Lee Vanegas, of Port St. Lucie, admitted to state troopers that he was “showing off,” when he lost control of the Ford Escape, FHP said. Traveling at high speeds, the Ford flew off the