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The on-ramp and two southbound lanes on Interstate 95 are currently closed at State Road 16 in St. Johns County due to a crash, according to Florida Highway Patrol. St. Johns County Fire Rescue says first responders are on scene of the crash. Drivers should seek alternative routes if possible, as delays are expected in the area. First Coast News will monitor the crash and lane closures and provide updates as soon as they are made available. Facing the aftermath of a

A 10-year-old driver was injured in a crash on Thursday while driving their family’s Nissan, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. In a release, troopers said that the crash happened around 6:07 p.m. along Interstate 275 after the child — from St. Petersburg — took the car without permission. The Nissan was headed north in the left lane along I-275 near I-375 as a truck was driving ahead in the center lane, the release shows. However, the Nissan “overtook and

Florida Highway Patrol said a van driven by a 76-year-old man from Freeport, Fla. was traveling eastbound on Bloxham Cutoff Road just west of Rock Road. FHP said that van exited the roadway to the right onto the dirt south shoulder of Bloxham Cutoff. FHP said a 39-year-old man from Tallahassee was walking east on the south shoulder while facing east. The van’s front bumper and windshield collided with the man. After the collision, the man came to a final

Photo by: local10 A rollover crash on a Florida’s Turnpike ramp near Hard Rock Stadium left a man dead Thursday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash, on the southbound offramp to Northwest 199th Street also known as Dan Marino Boulevard in Miami Gardens, happened at around 1:45 p.m., according to FHP dispatch data. Images from Sky 10 showed an overturned car that jumped a guardrail and a tarp that covered a man’s body lying on the pavement

Source: snntv A car accident Thursday kills one and sends another to the hospital in Bradenton. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office says it happened just before 7 P.M. in the 1600 block of 22nd St. West. The Sheriff’s Office conducted radar in the area and the victim’s car passed a deputy’s car parked on the side speeding on 26th St. West. The deputy pulled out to follow the victim’s vehicle. The driver tried to get away which led to a

Police have arrested a former Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority trolley driver on a reckless driving charge in connection to a November crash that seriously injured a 15-year-old girl who was hit by a trolley in downtown St. Petersburg. Police arrested Chrishawn Renee Rodgers, 55, of Tampa on Wednesday on a felony charge of reckless driving with seriously bodily injury, about two months after the Nov. 19 crash. Rodgers was also given citations for a red-light violation, providing false information in a

Florida Highway Patrol troopers shut down traffic in and out of the Keys Thursday morning to clean up the aftermath of a tractor trailer crash. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened around 10 a.m. at mile marker 111, on the Miami-Dade County end of the 18 Mile Stretch of U.S. 1 that leads to Key Largo from Florida City on the mainland. Troopers diverted traffic to Card Sound Road, the only other road that connects the

 A fatal crash closed both lanes of US 92 early Thursday morning. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, a pedestrian was hit and killed on US 92 at Old Dixie Highway, just west of Auburndale, shortly before 4:45 a.m. Investigators say the victim was a man and the driver of the vehicle stayed at the scene. PCSO says the road closure will cause traffic issues on Thursday morning and motorists may want to think about taking an alternate route. If you’ve

Photo by: bnnbreaking In a tragic turn of events, a 40-year-old man from Polk City, Florida met with a fatal accident near his residence. The deceased, identified as Steven Russell, was driving westbound on Wilder Road when his vehicle abruptly veered off the right shoulder, crashing into a wooden power pole. The Fatal Crash The incident occurred near 9950 Wilder Road, less than a mile away from Russell’s home. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office reported that there was no evidence of

Photo by: wtxl Tallahassee Police are responding to the intersection of West Tennessee and Macomb Streets. The Tallahassee Online Police Statistics map indicates a crash happened around 3:14 p.m. A driver passing by the scene sent us a photo of the broken pole and lines across the road. A city traffic camera showed traffic backing up on the westbound side of West Tennessee Street. Another camera showed the response immediately before the intersection. TPD says a crash between a semi-truck

Photo by: wsvn Rescue crews have taken two people to the hospital following a bad crash reportedly involving a child in Miami Gardens. Miami Gardens Police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the crash in the area of Northwest 199th Street and Northwest 37th Avenue, at around 5:45 p.m., Wednesday. 7Skyforce hovered above the the two-vehicle wreck. One of the cars involved ended up crashing through a traffic pole on the side of the roadway. One

One body was found in woods and another was discovered hanging from a tree when a murder plot came unraveled at a Florida home, according to investigators. The dead were one victim and one suspected killer, the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office reported in a news release. Investigators made the grim discoveries around 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 15, at a home in Spring Hill, about 50 miles north of Tampa. A family member of William Scott Trudell called 911 to report he