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A road rage incident led to a suspected drunk driver fleeing from a crash and punching a maintenance worker, according to an arrest report. The Cape Coral Police Department responded to a hit-and-run scene last Sunday after they received a call about a white pick-up truck crashing into another car and fleeing, and another call about that same truck with its front tire blown out, speeding through a residential area. A witness flagged down police and told them the driver

Photo by:  Martin County Fire Rescue  A tornado swept through the community of Hobe Sound late Wednesday morning, cutting a path of damage that mainly stretched along Bridge Road, the National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed. The agency rated the twister as an EF-1, meaning it was spinning up windspeeds as high as 85-95 miles per hour. The tornado touched down around 10:40 a.m. west of U.S. 1, NWS reported. It headed east along Bridge Road before hopping the St. Lucie River

Photo by: Local10 Scattered showers continued Friday and Saturday after three days of heavy rainfall flooded some areas of Miami-Dade and Broward counties Seville Mobile Home Park residents couldn’t leave their homes on Friday. Alina Provenza said she missed work and a doctor’s appointment to avoid standing water. “All this completely fell apart,” Provenza told Local 10 News Reporter Andrew Perez in Spanish on Friday. The National Weather Center extended a flood watch for coastal areas in Miami-Dade and Broward counties

One person has died after a boating accident in Sarasota Bay on Friday evening. The incident occurred near Longboat Key in Manatee County around 6:30 p.m., when a vessel traveling on the Intracoastal Waterway struck a channel marker. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC), Longboat Police Department, Manatee County Fire Rescue, and the U.S. Coast Guard all responded to the scene. Seven people were on board at the time of the crash. Two of the passengers were transported to

Photo by:  Hernando County Fire Rescue According to Hernando County Fire Rescue, firefighters rescued a driver trapped inside a car submerged in a canal on Saturday night. HCFR says they were sent to Shoal Line Blvd near Lentini Lane in Hernando Beach around 9 p.m. According to authorities, firefighter immediately went in the water to rescue the lone occupant of the vehicle and brought them to shore. First responders gave the driver CPR and started Advanced Cardiac Life Support procedures. The driver regained

Photo by: Hernando County Fire Rescue Hernando County Fire Rescue battled a fire that tore through a pole barn Sunday night in the 8000 block of Indian Trail Road in Weeki Wachee. Officials say the structure was fully engulfed in flames when crews arrived around 9:30 p.m. Firefighters were able to control the fire within 30 minutes, according to fire rescue, with no injuries reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Comprehensive Legal Assistance for Fire Accident Claims Fire accidents

A 36-year-old Homosassa man died after being hit by a truck on Saturday night, according to officials. The Florida Highway Patrol says a Dodge Ram being driven by a 75-year-old Lecanto man was headed east on CR-490, approaching South Lantana Way, just before 12 a.m. Authorities say the Homosassa man was walking a Lectric bike across the highway when he entered the path of the truck. According to troopers, the pedestrian was hit and killed. Expert Legal Support for Pedestrian Accident

 A 27-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash on SR-408 in Orlando on Friday afternoon, according to Florida Highway Patrol.  The crash happened near East Colonial Drive just before 1 p.m., troopers said.  The motorcyclist, who was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, was speeding and quickly changing lanes, a witness told troopers, according to an incident report.  At some point, the man from Orlando lost control on a curve and wound up crashing into a guardrail

A bicyclist is dead after a hit-and-run crash early Sunday morning in Orlando, according to the Orlando Police Department.  Around 2:43 a.m., Orlando Police responded to a hit-and-run crash near Semoran Blvd and Pershing Ave., according to the police department. Upon arrival, officers found an adult male who had been fatally struck while riding a bicycle, officers said. OPD confirmed that the driver fled the scene and could not yet provide any details about the make or model of the

Two people were killed after their vehicle crashed into a tree and a brick wall early Saturday morning in Orange County, according to Ocoee Police. Investigators said the crash occurred around 3 a.m. at the intersection of Ocoee Apopka Road and Summershade Drive, near Forest Brooke Estates. A 22-year-old female driver and a 30-year-old male passenger were in the vehicle, police said. The road was closed for several hours, and the severely damaged sedan was towed away.  The names of

One person was injured in a rollover crash near the intersection of State Road 434 and Montgomery Road in Altamonte Springs. A Nissan, making a left turn at a red light, was struck head-on by a Subaru, causing it to overturn.  The Nissan driver, a 27-year-old woman from Casselberry, was taken to Altamonte Springs Hospital with minor injuries. The Subaru driver, a 77-year-old man from Altamonte Springs, and his passenger, a 68-year-old woman from Altamonte Springs, were not injured. How

Eastbound lanes of State Road 408 were shut down Friday near Orlando after a fatal crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at 12:59 p.m. in the area of mile marker 23 (State Road 50), troopers said. According to an FHP crash report, a 27-year-old Orlando man was riding a motorcycle eastbound when he failed to maintain control of the bike while negotiating a curve. The motorcycle ran off the roadway to the right and struck the