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A large, overturned truck had a section of Florida’s Turnpike shut down Friday morning in Lake County. 10:15 a.m. update: Troopers confirmed the crash has been cleared, and the southbound lanes of Florida’s Turnpike have reopened in the area. Original report: The crash happened around 8 a.m. in the southbound lanes of the turnpike near mile marker 280. A large truck overturned and spilled the contents it was hauling in the roadway. Crews are responding to the scene, and it’s

Police are investigating after a multi-vehicle crash in Tampa on Friday morning. The Tampa Police Department said the crash occurred at the intersection of East Bougainvillea Avenue and McKinley Drive. TPD did not say how many people were involved in the crash but noted there were serious injuries. The northbound and southbound lanes at the intersection are currently closed. Police are asking drivers to seek an alternative route during the investigation. Comprehensive Legal Support: Car accidents can result in severe

A car crash happened on Dec. 31, 2024, at 1:18 p.m. at the intersection of Lyons Road and Rosemount Drive. One car was turning left onto Rosemount Drive when it hit another car driving straight through the intersection. The crash caused both cars to spin and stop on opposite sides of the road. The driver of the turning car went to Wellington Regional Medical Center with injuries. A passenger in the other car was taken to Delray Medical Center but

A motorcyclist was killed in a crash on Goldenrod Road early Friday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol said. It happened just before 7:30 a.m. on Goldenrod Road just south of Lake Underhill Road. According to troopers, the motorcyclist was driving north on Goldenrod Road when they crashed into the back of a box truck that was slowing down and trying to make a right turn. Drivers traveling in the area are being detoured through a Shell gas station parking lot.

 (Courtesy: Hernando County Fire Rescue.) Two people were hospitalized after a crash destroyed two vehicles, leaving one on its side, in Hernando County. The crash happened shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday on County Line Rd. at Oak Chase Blvd. in Spring Hill, according to Hernando County Fire Rescue. A pickup truck rolled over, trapping a person inside, HCFR said. A two-door car was also involved in the crash. No further details on the extent of injuries or what may have caused

A Lake City couple was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Southwest Baya Drive Thursday afternoon, according to the Lake City Police Department. The police department told First Coast News Friday morning through a news release that on Thursday at 3:16 p.m., officers were dispatched to Southwest Baya Drive near Southeast Perry Avenue in reference to the crash. The release states the police department’s investigation into the crash revealed that the couple’s vehicle was traveling east on Southwest Baya Drive, approaching Southeast

A 71-year-old woman died after she was struck by a car attempting to walk across Military Trail in West Palm Beach on Thursday. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) crash report stated that at 8:25 a.m. a Chevrolet Suburban was traveling south on Military Trail in the left lane. The woman was attempting to cross the road at the intersection of Orleans Court and walked directly in the path of the SUV, resulting in her being struck. Officials pronounced the woman

A driver died after colliding with an Orange County Sheriff’s Office vehicle on Thursday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. According to a report from FHP, the deputy was traveling northbound on the Florida Turnpike north of Osceola Parkway just after 7 p.m. when he lost control of his vehicle because of a reported mechanical issue. FHP says the OCSO deputy car spun out and became disabled in one of the other lanes — directly in front of an oncoming

An 18-year-old Volusia County man is dead after a single-vehicle incident on Thursday caused his car to overturn. According to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver was traveling northbound on Murphy Road, south of Chamberlin Road, just before 9:15 p.m. when he lost control of his vehicle and overturned. FHP says the driver was ejected in the process and pronounced dead at the scene. While the report does not give an exact cause for the incident, FHP

Police are still searching for a driver and an SUV involved in a hit-and-run that left a man dead in northwest Miami-Dade back in November. The incident happened just after 2 a.m. on Nov. 1 in the area of Northwest 27th Avenue and Northwest 132nd Street. The victim was hit by a 2014 Honda CR-V, whose driver fled the scene without helping or reporting the crash, Miami-Dade Police officials said. The victim’s identity wasn’t released. Police on Thursday released photos of

A woman said her dog woke her up and may have saved her life as a fire swept through her home in Davie Friday morning. The fire broke out in a mobile home neighborhood in the 1300 block of Southwest 8th Street. Footage showed heavy flames and smoke pouring out of the home as multiple fire rescue units battled the blaze. It appeared the fire was brought under control before sunrise. A woman who lives in the home said she

photo by: (HCSO) Body camera video captures the moment deputies rushed to save a man pinned inside a truck after a driver under the influence struck his vehicle at a high rate of speed. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) said deputies responded to the scene on Waters Avenue at 2:43 a.m. on December 30, and found a man pinned inside his Dodge Ram truck, which had collided with a tree. Video shows the truck wedged into the tree. The