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The Largo Police Department is investigating a crash that killed two people early Sunday morning. At approximately 5:16 a.m. Sunday, the Largo Police Department Traffic Homicide Unit responded to the intersection of East Bay Drive and Starkey Road about an accident resulting in two deaths. A 2016 silver Mercedes Benz was traveling east on East Bay Drive at a high rate of speed when a 2014 black Honda Civic was traveling South on Starkey Road. The Mercedes Benz ran a

A Fort Myers man, 34, was killed during a two-car crash in Estero on Jan. 27. The crash happened at 10:37 p.m. at Via Coconut Point near Via Sicilia Way. Both drivers were traveling north on Via Coconut Point. One collided with the left side of the 34-year-old man’s sedan while trying to change lanes. The man was pronounced dead on the scene. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the other driver, a 30-year-old Fort Myers man, was not

A 27-year-old Spring Hill man died after a crash in Dade City on Saturday night, according to officials. Troopers say a Lincoln MKX being driven by a 27-year-old Dade City woman was headed north on Bellamy Brothers Boulevard just before 8:30 p.m. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the 27-year-old Spring Hill man was riding a Kawasaki Ninja directly behind the SUV while heading in the same direction. FHP says in the 13000 block of the roadway, the motorcyclist tried to pass

An Ave Maria man is in critical condition following a canal crash in Collier County on Sunday. According to the report, the 42-year-old driver was traveling north on the southbound lane of Camp Keais Road near Ranch One Road around noon. The driver lost control, veering across the shoulder and ultimately submerging his vehicle in the canal. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the man was critically injured and taken to a local hospital. FHP is still investigating this

The Florida Highway Patrol responded to a 2-vehicle crash Saturday night around 10:30 p.m. Troopers said a white Chevy Camaro was traveling north on Via Coconut Point, south of Via Sicilia Way, on the left lane. A second vehicle, a silver Chevy HHR, was traveling north on Via Coconut Point, south of Via Sicilia Way, on the right lane. Investigators said the Camaro began to pass the second vehicle and hit the HHR. The driver of the HHR, a 34-year-old

A motorist lost control of his Toyota early Sunday and smashed into a Publix tractor trailer, leaving the occupants of the small car seriously injured, authorities said. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver of a Toyota Yaris was driving too fast on the wet road while attempting to merge from I-375 onto I-275. The Yaris rotated, traveled across the land buffer separating the forks in the road, and, collided with the Publix tractor trailer traveling northbound on I-275.

There were three fatal traffic accidents around the Tampa Bay area on Friday, leaving a motorcyclist, a sedan passenger and a driver near Clearwater Mall dead in separate crashes. In Plant City, about 6:20 p.m., a 64-year-old Seffner man was driving a Dodge Dakota pickup truck north on Turkey Creek Road when, according to the Florida Highway Patrol, he turned left onto State Road 60 and into the path of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle heading in the opposite direction. The motorcycle

WARNING: Some viewers may find photos in this story difficult to look at A mother and her boyfriend are facing charges after three children were found living in a home full of bugs and covered in rat feces. They’re also accused of faking a police report about a car crash. Police said on Monday, a mother, 38-year-old Michelle Sofia, and her boyfriend, 41-year-old Willie London, claimed a car hit an 11-year-old child on Hymon Circle. London told officers the child

Officers expected to survive; Suspect ID’s as Brandon Pappas Two people were killed and two Palm Bay officers were wounded Sunday afternoon in a shooting following a domestic incident, police said. WKMG reports Palm Bay Police Chief Mariano Augello said during a news conference that officers responded to the 400 block of Forgal Avenue NE for a domestic disturbance. Augello said officers encountered the suspect, identified as 24-year-old Brandon Pappas, which resulted in an exchange of gunfire. Police have not yet

 A man riding a motorcycle through Lakeland was killed Friday morning when he crashed into the side of an SUV that had turned in his path, according to police. The crash occurred around 7 a.m. at West Memorial Boulevard’s intersection with Crutchfield Road, a news release states. According to the release, the motorcyclist — identified by police as Domonic Brooks, 32, of Lakeland — was traveling west on the boulevard as the driver of an eastbound SUV sought to turn

The Lake City police announced the arrest of Dallas Walters, 26, for sexual assault of a juvenile. Police say on Jan. 27, 2024 a witness told authorities Walters was alone with the child while they ran to a store. Upon returning from the store the witness walked into the home and saw the victim running to the bathroom with unzipped pants. Walters was laying in the bed where the child had ran from. The witness took the victim out for

Sanford police are searching for a driver who took off after hitting a bicyclist. The hit-and-run happened Wednesday just after 2 a.m. at the intersection of 25th Street and Park Avenue. Investigators said based on witness statements, the vehicle is believed to be a dark in color pickup truck that left the area driving westbound on 25th Street. Sanford police said the bicyclist was located with serious injuries and transported to a local hospital. Anyone with information should contact the