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A man has been arrested on a DUI charge after being accused of crashing into a firefighter responding to a crash scene in North Fort Myers. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the unnamed firefighter was responding to a crash where a bear was hit and killed around 9 p.m. Sunday near the Bayshore Road exit on Interstate 75. Troopers say Herminio Olvera Sanchez, 43, crashed into the firefighter, injuring him and sending the firefighter to the hospital. Northbound lanes

A woman is dead and two men were hospitalized after a car crashed and flipped over on Interstate 95 near Broward Boulevard early Sunday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol told CBS News Miami in a statement that the woman, 31, was from Deerfield Beach, while the two men were both 24 years old and from Delray Beach. One of the men suffered incapacitating injuries while the other had non-incapacitating injuries. Around 1:13 a.m., FHP was called out to a crash

A motorcyclist died on Sunday after losing control of his bike in Volusia County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The man was passing traffic on the shoulder when he lost control and overcorrected. The bike ran off the road and hit two trees, according to the FHP. The 38-year-old victim was thrown off his bike and killed. Troopers said the crash caused a blockage northbound I-95 exit ramp to SR-400. Drivers were told to seek alternative routes; however, the

An 18-year-old woman was killed, and two others are suffering injuries after a crash in Marion County on Saturday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash occurred on County Road 484 and SW 95th Circle around 4:42 p.m. A sedan was traveling southbound on SW 95th Circle in the right turn lane. At the same time, a truck driver was traveling westbound on County Road 484, according to the FHP. Troopers said once the sedan driver entered

A man was hospitalized on Saturday after a woman used a hammer to hit him during a dispute in Miami-Dade County’s Pinewood neighborhood, police said. Police officers responded at about 2:10 p.m., at 11440 NW 7 Ave. According to Detective Angel Rodriguez, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade Police Department, they found a man who had suffered serious injuries. According to Rodriguez, the woman fled and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel took the man to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center where

Crews worked to extinguish a fire at a Plant City mobile home on Saturday afternoon, according to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue. According to officials, 911 callers reported that their home was on fire in the 2000 block of Lloyd Humphrey Ln just before 4:00 p.m. Firefighters say they arrived at the single-wide mobile home eight minutes after being dispatched. Flames spread to a neighboring fence, according to crews. The fire was under control after about 30 minutes of crews being at the

According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to help after a boat sunk near Egmont Key on Saturday. Deputies say a boat with three passengers hit a buoy, which caused the boat to crash. Pinellas County deputies rescued the passengers and took them to a nearby dock, according to HCSO. Authorities say two people were taken to a local hospital for their injuries. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies were called to help just after 1 p.m. Florida Fish and Wildlife

A 21-year-old motorcyclist died at the scene of a crash on Saturday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Officials say a Honda motorcycle was headed west on Spring Hill Drive as a Hyundai Santa Fe was headed south on Pinehurst Drive just after 6:30 p.m. According to authorities, the motorcycle didn’t stop for a red light, entered the intersection and hit the Hyundai. Both the motorcycle and SUV rotated and stopped in the eastbound and westbound lanes, according to

A 56-year-old Inverness man died at the scene of a crash on Saturday afternoon, according to officials. The Florida Highway Patrol says a Dodge Ram being driven by a 20-year-old Weeki Wachee man was headed east on CR-480 around 1:45 p.m. According to FHP, the 56-year-old man was headed west on CR-480 in a Toyota Tundra. Authorities say west of South Meredith Avenue, the Dodge crossed the center line of the road for unknown reasons and hit the Toyota nearly head-on.

A 31-year-old Wauchula woman died after a crash early on Sunday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say a 29-year-old Arcadia woman was driving her SUV the wrong way in the northbound lane of US-17, south of East Broward Street, just after 3:00 a.m. According to officials, the Wauchula woman was driving her SUV north in the inside northbound lane of US-17, approaching East Broward Street. Troopers say the front of the SUVs collided. According to authorities, the

 A St. Petersburg man died at the scene of a crash early on Sunday morning, according to police. Officials say 37-year-old Damian Astacio was riding a motorcycle northeast on Overlook Drive Northeast around 12:40 a.m. According to authorities, 21-year-old Luke Martin of St. Petersburg was traveling southwest on Overlook Drive Northeast in a Ford F-150. The police department says Martin turned left to travel onto Bayshore Boulevard Northeast and into the path of Astacio. Astacio died at the scene of the crash,

A woman was found dead from a gunshot wound late Thursday night in the Robbinson’s Addition area of Jacksonville’s Westside, police said. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, an officer was flagged down by someone who wanted to report a shooting on Bradford Street, which is a block south of Commonwealth Avenue, east of McDuff Avenue. Officers found the woman dead from at least one gunshot wound outside a home and detained two people who were in the home, JSO