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A 23-year-old woman has life-threatening injuries after officials say she lost control of her vehicle Saturday night. Just before midnight, authorities say deputies assigned to the Major Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) responded to the scene of the crash at 5th Avenue and Mangrove Avenue in St. Pete Beach. According to deputies, Ka’Pone Wainwright was speeding while headed west on Corey Causeway when she lost control of her 2003 Honda Accord and hit a palm tree in the roadway’s median. Wainwright was

A 28-year-old woman is dead and two children are in serious condition after a crash on State Road 47 near Chastain Road in Columbia County on Friday.  According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at approximately 8:10 a.m. Friday, troopers said a sedan was heading north on SR-47 when for an unknown reason, it traveled off the road and into the east shoulder. After traveling a short distance, the vehicle traveled back into the road, but the driver overcorrected causing it

Florida Highway Patrol troopers are investigating a multi-vehicle crash that killed a motorcyclist from Dunnellon around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday night. They say it happened on US-41, near SW 54th St., about three miles north of Rainbow Springs State Park. Troopers say a driver in one SUV turned into the path of a 40-year-old biker, causing the crash. A 91-year-old driver in another SUV then also hit the motorcyclist, who died at the scene. FHP says no one else was

An impaired driver in a Jeep Gladiator blew through a red light on Bloomingdale Avenue in Hillsborough County late Saturday, causing a four-vehicle crash that killed a motorcyclist and injured four others, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The motorcyclist was a 19-year-old man from Valrico. Troopers did not immediately release his name. Caleb Lee Green, 35, of Tampa, faces a charge of DUI manslaughter, according to the Highway Patrol. Green was traveling west on Bloomingdale Avenue into the intersection

A 65-year-old Venice man was injured Saturday afternoon when his bicycle collided with a car near the intersection of U.S. 41 and Laurel Road. Shortly after 4 p.m., the bicyclist was attempting to cross U.S. 41 when he entered the path of a car driven by an 81-year-old Englewood woman, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Navigating the aftermath of a bicycle accident requires experienced and dedicated legal support. At Ovadia Law Group, our team is here to help you

Photo by: Clearwater Police Department A Florida mother and her school-aged daughter escaped serious injury Saturday night after a tire slammed through the windshield of their car in what authorities are calling a “freak accident.” The accident happened around 6:30 p.m. on U.S. Highway 19 in Clearwater when a tire came off a southbound vehicle and bounced over the median just north of Drew Street, the Clearwater Police Department said. The loose tire crashed through the windshield of a northbound vehicle. A woman and

Charges are pending after a crash early Sunday in Bunnell that left two women dead and a man in the hospital, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 12:15 a.m. at US-1 and State Road 100, troopers said. According to an FHP crash report, a pickup truck being driven north on US-1 by a 51-year-old Palm Coast man struck three people walking across the rightmost northbound lane. Of the three pedestrians, a 50-year-old Palm Coast woman and

A teen driver was pronounced dead after a serious crash along Vineyards Boulevard in Collier County. The 16-year-old male victim was transported to the hospital after the single-vehicle crash Friday night, according to Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said he was driving an SUV. The teen victim succumbed to his fatal injuries. The crash remains under investigation. Expertise in Personalized Legal Strategies Trust Ovadia Law Group for tailored legal strategies in your car accident case. Our attorneys, skilled negotiators, work diligently

A tragic incident unfolded on a serene Sunday afternoon in Pasco County, Florida, as a 71-year-old woman from Odessa lost her life in a vehicle accident. The woman, whose identity is yet to be disclosed, was driving her Ford F150 eastbound on State Road 54 (SR-54), east of Marathon Road. For reasons that remain obscured, she lost control of her vehicle, leading to a fatal series of events. Unforeseen Circumstances and Deadly Consequences As per reports from the Florida Highway

Photo by: Satellite beach fire Just like not everything can go down the garbage disposal, not everything can be thrown out for the regular trash teams to pick up. Some of those hazardous materials – basic items like cell phones and cleaning products – are igniting, catching garbage trucks on fire, officials are warning. Over nearly two years three garbage trucks – and the trash inside – have caught fire in Satellite Beach, most recently on Jan. 5, 2024, according

Photo by: wsvn Danger sparked twice when two fires broke out in Sunrise. Firefighters rushed to a business in the area of Fifth Street and Sawgrass Corporate Parkway, Friday morning. Officials said that chlorine tablets got wet during Thursday night’s rain and somehow ignited. Crews were also at that very same business Thursday night when a fire broke out outside. The two fires are unrelated. The aftermath of a fire accident can be emotionally and physically devastating, but Ovadia Law

One person was arrested after a historic downtown Fort Myers home became engulfed in flames Thursday night. NBC2 was at the scene off Third Street near Park Avenue where firefighters were battling the fire. According to the Fort Myers Fire Department, the home has been around since the early 1900’s and one person lurking in the area was detained. Anthony Vuolo, 37, was arrested and charged with first degree arson. Two supporting structures also caught fire and a camper van