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Photo by: wfla  A man was rescued after being trapped under a semi following a crash in Haines City on Wednesday. The Haines City Fire Department responded to the scene around 3:52 a.m. after the driver’s vehicle impacted the back of the semi-truck in the middle lanes of southbound US 27. The crash caused the hood of the vehicle to be stuck under the semi, entrapping the driver. First responders, with help from Polk County Fire Rescue, shut down the

A father arrested in the killing of his 2-year-old daughter in a Pembroke Pines home is facing a first-degree murder charge. Jeronimo A. Duran, 33, is also facing an aggravated child abuse charge in the toddler’s killing. Pembroke Pines Police discussed the case at a news conference Wednesday, a day after the killing of Melody Alana Rose Duran. “It’s a very tragic incident and our hearts go out to the family of the victim and at this time we’re just focusing on

A weekend of celebration for more than 20,000 visitors at Ginnie Springs ended in gunfire and now authorities are investigating two separate shootings, including one that was deadly. The Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement held a news conference Tuesday to provide updates. A total of four people were shot over the Memorial Day weekend. The first shooting happened Friday after visitors got into an argument over a parking spot at the park, according

A 32-year-old mother was arrested on third-degree felonies after the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office received several reports about the mother allegedly trying to sell her 10-year-old daughter in downtown Jacksonville. A kindergarten teacher was dropping off food at a nearby homeless shelter when the mother approached her and told her to “Take her with you. Give me $20. You can have her,” according to police. Another man told investigators that when the mother spoke to him, she offered her daughter for

Photo by: WPLG An Amtrak train and a vehicle collided Wednesday morning in Opa-locka. Sky 10 was above the area of Northwest 135th Street and Cairo Lane shortly after 8:30 a.m. as the train remained stopped on the tracks. The vehicle appeared to have been already towed away and traffic was slowly moving past the train tracks. Pieces of the vehicle could been seen off to the side of the tracks. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials confirmed that no injuries were

Photo by: WFTS A crash between a semi-truck and a box truck shut down a road in Polk County Wednesday morning. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office described the crash, which happened on Highway 37 South near Four Corners Mine Road in Mulberry, as serious. It occurred around 8 a.m. PCSO confirmed that two people had passed away as a result of the crash and that a fire broke out. The roads in the area are shut down until further notice.

A man is dead after being hit by an SUV in Lake County Wednesday morning, troopers said. The crash happened shortly after 4 a.m. on State 40 and Blue Creek Lodge Road. The Florida Highway Patrol said a woman was driving westbound on SR-40 when her vehicle collided with a man standing in the road.  The 26-year-old man from Umatilla was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman was not hurt and remained at the scene. SR-40 was closed in

Photo by: Pinellas Park Police Department A driver was cited after they crashed into a restaurant in Pinellas Park on Tuesday, authorities said. A vehicle was at a car wash across the street from Parkside Cafe and rolled backwards when the driver didn’t put the car in park, according to the Pinellas Park Police Department. The car accelerated when the driver tried to get it to stop. The vehicle crashed into the side of the building, causing “major” damage, police

Photo by: WPLG A mother and her five children were displaced from their Pompano Beach home after authorities said it caught fire Tuesday morning. Pompano Beach Fire Rescue said they responded to a residential fire near the 900 block of Pine Drive. Upon the arrival of first responders, authorities said the single-family home was fully engulfed in flames. A PBFR spokesperson said firefighters swiftly intervened and extinguished the fire, but later confirmed the house sustained irreparable damage, resulting in a

An Ocala man was killed on Sunday morning after his pickup truck left a local roadway and crashed into a tree. According to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol, the 82-year-old man was driving a pickup truck southbound on NW 80th Avenue on Sunday, May 26, at around 10:20 a.m. The vehicle, which was pulling a utility trailer, veered off the left side of the roadway before it collided with a tree on the east grass shoulder. An Ocala

A 24-year-old man has been killed after a car crash on Clark Road around 2 a.m. on Sunday. Both cars were traveling east on Clark Road approaching Catamaran Drive when one driver rear-ended the man driving in front. After the crash, the male driver drove off the road, colliding with a street light and fence, ejecting him from his car. He was later pronounced dead. The crash remains under investigation. Car accidents can be life-changing, but you don’t have to

Two people were taken to the hospital with critical injuries after a motorcycle collided with the rear of a car in Lehigh Acres on Monday. A motorcycle was reportedly traveling east on Lee Boulevard in the left lane at a high rate of speed approaching Colin Avenue North at 5:36 p.m. The 23-year-old male driver and 20-year-old female passenger struck the rear of the car and were thrown from the motorcycle before it burst into flames, according to reports. Troopers