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Photo by: google A Dunkin’ Donuts customer was left with “long-term injuries” after a toilet exploded at a branch in Florida, according to a lawsuit filed against the popular US chain.  The complainant, named as Paul Kerouac, is seeking more than $100,000 (£78,000) in damages after the incident in Winter Park also left him covered in excrement.  Legal papers state that Mr Kerouac was told by the manager of the coffee and cake outlet that they were aware of a problem

Daniel Gallagher, from Meenakillew in Ardara, Co. Donegal, was seriously injured in Orlando, Florida on Friday, December 29. He is receiving 24-hour care by the medical team at Orlando Regional Medical Centre. A GoFundMe appeal has been set up to help cover medical and travel expenses for Daniel and his family. The post reads: “On Friday the 29th of December, Daniel Gallagher of Meenakillew, Ardara Co.Donegal was involved in a serious road traffic accident in Orlando Florida while on holidays with family. “Daniel suffered severe

The Ocala Police Department is investigating a vehicle vs. bicycle crash that left one person dead on Sunday. According to OPD, officers responded to the 3100 block of NW Blitchton Road near Sunbelt Rentals around 6:35 p.m. There, they located a bicyclist who was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials said they expect westbound lanes from NW 27th Avenue to 32nd Avenue to be blocked for an extended period of time. OPD asked drivers to avoid the area and use

Photo by: winknews An RV explosion broke windows and caused power outages in an East Naples neighborhood. According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, the explosion happened around 10:00 p.m. Friday night on Seagrape Avenue. Deputies have kept caution tape up Saturday morning around the home where the explosion happened. The sheriff’s office said the RV behind the house was the start of the explosion. One person was trauma alerted for burns, according to deputies, but there was no active

A late-night crash caused a vehicle to burst into flames on Palm Beach Boulevard near downtown Fort Myers. The crash was reported to the Fort Myers Police Department at around 10:30 p.m., on Sunday. According to FMPD, the crash at East Riverside Drive and Palm Beach Boulevard closed down the westbound lanes of Palm Beach for several hours. A nearby Mobil gas station had temporarily been wrapped with crime scene tape. The tape was removed at around 4 a.m., Monday.

Photo by: fox13news  A Waffle House in Lakeland is cleaning up after someone drove into it early Monday morning. According to the Lakeland Police Department, a Nissan SUV hit the restaurant shortly after 1 a.m. The driver, a 65-year-old man, was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries.  Police say no other injuries were reported at the scene.  Police say the driver of the SUV sustained minor injuries in the crash and was taken to an area hospital. Car accidents are

Photo by: fox13news A home in St. Petersburg was destroyed after a fire early Monday morning, according to firefighters. Around 3:30 a.m., St. Petersburg Fire Rescue responded to reports of a fire in the 7900 block of 2nd Ave S. When crews arrived, they say there was heavy fire coming from the back of the house and smoke was coming from the eves. Two adults who were inside the home noticed the smoke and escaped unharmed, according to authorities. Officials say the

Photo by: wesh The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-0 tornado hit portions of Fort Lauderdale on Saturday. A video captured by a witness, which can be seen above, shows sparks flying as the twister moves across the city. The storm damaged boats, homes, and power lines in the area. According to NBC Miami, the first signs of damage appeared along Southeast 12th Street. The tornado then moved northeast through portions of Rio Vista Isles, across the New River,

Girl, 10, attacked by pit bulls as she’s left her with ‘flesh hanging off her body.’ An angry mum has told of the moment she was alerted to a dog attack on her daughter only to find her child badly injured and covered in blood. Kimberly Boeckler, 31, was waiting for her daughter Raegan to come home from a playdate in November but was told her 10-year-old daughter had been mauled by pit bulls with her “flesh hanging” off. The single mum,

A man has died after being hit and killed by two semi-trucks on Interstate 95 in Brevard County Monday morning, according to troopers.  The crash happened just before 8 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-95 in the area of mile marker 190 in Melbourne.  Troopers said the 57-year-old Tonawanda, New York man, parked his vehicle on the I-95 outside shoulder and then walked into the direct path of a semi-truck. The collision caused the man to fall into the

Photo by: patch  A driver faces charges related to a hit-and-run crash that injured a police officer conducting a traffic stop early Saturday morning on I-375, according to a St. Petersburg Police Department news release. Mackenzie Deaton, 24, hit the officer’s police vehicle around 1 a.m. as he was getting out of it during a traffic stop just west of the 5th Avenue North entrance ramp. The vehicle’s emergency lights were activated. The officer suffered a minor injury to his

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two suspects responsible for intentionally striking an HCSO vehicle after attempting to flee. On January 7th, at approximately 1:30am, District V deputies, aviation, and K9 units responded to the report of two suspects burglarizing vehicles within the Paddock Club Apartment Complex, near Tampa. The aviation unit observed the two suspects, 17-year-old Luis Guzman and 17-year-old Nathaniel Figueroa Lopez entering an unreported stolen vehicle and leaving the apartment complex. Deputies attempted to conduct a