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The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a three vehicle crash that occurred December 29th at 7:00pm. The crash happened at the intersection of Lee Jackson Memorial Highway and US 17/92. According to Sergeant Steve Gaskins, Public Affairs Officer, with the FHP a Toyota sedan, driven by a 79 yr old Haines City woman, was traveling westbound on US-17/92. Vehicle #2, a Chevy pickup, was traveling eastbound on US-17/92. Near the intersection of Lee Jackson Memorial Highway, the Toyota sedan attempted

A South Florida volunteer firefighter appeared in court Monday for allegedly causing a crash that sent his young daughter to the hospital. Vidal Lazo, a lieutenant for the Southwest Ranches Volunteer Fire Department, went before a judge for the first time to face a child neglect charge. Records show on Dec. 21, Lazo was involved in a car crash on Bird Road with his 3-year-old daughter in the backseat. Toxicology reports show he tested positive for opiates, methamphetamines and ethanol. “I am

A 56-year old Bay Minette man was killed and two 23-year olds were seriously injured after a single-vehicle crash early Monday morning near the Flora-Bama on Perdido Key. The crash happened around 12:30 a.m. on Perdido Key Drive about 500 feet from the Alabama state line. The Florida Highway Patrol said the 23-year old struck a raised pedestrian crosswalk, causing him to lose conrol and hit a concrete utility pole. The 23-year old driver and a 23-year old passenger were

A 45-year old man was killed in a head-on collision Saturday afternoon on Davis Highway just north of HCA Florida West Hospital. The Florida Highway Patrol said a pickup truck driven by a 22-year-old Escambia County woman traveled southbound into the northbound lanes of North Davis Highway near Abbie Lane about 2 p.m. The pickup collided with a SUV driven by a 45-year-old Pace man who was pronounced deceased at the scene. Two other people were critically injured and two

A 43-year-old Tallahassee man was killed while riding his motorcycle Saturday afternoon in a crash on US-90 in Quincy, FL, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. In a crash report released by FHP, troopers detail that a car driven by a 33-year-old woman from Quincy was trying to merge onto US-90 West from a private driveway at the same time that the man was heading East on the highway. Troopers say the woman crossed directly in front of the motorcycle

Photo by: bnnbreaking In the early hours of a Tuesday morning, a hit-and-run accident involving a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) trooper vehicle unfolded on the northbound lanes of Interstate 75 near Indian Trace in Weston, Florida. The incident, which occurred around 7 a.m., involved a black car that was seen stopped on the highway, surrounded by authorities. Driver Flees Scene Post-collision, the driver of the black vehicle decided to flee the scene on foot. This act initiated a search operation

A three-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Brevard County sent a person to the hospital and temporarily forced the closure of all northbound lanes near Grant-Valkaria on Saturday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 8:45 a.m. at mile marker 165, involving a Ford Mustang driven by a 24-year-old Boca Raton man, a Dodge Charger driven by a 30-year-old Port Saint Lucie man and a Honda Civic driven by a 35-year-old Palm Bay woman, troopers said. A

Photo by: insidethemagic While the most magical place on earth, Walt Disney World Resort does its best to keep all of its guests safe each day; with heightened security, rules and regulations, and law enforcement, Orlando pulls in tens of millions of tourists each year who all want to flock to see Cinderella Castle and Mickey Mouse, meaning the city is much bigger than the San Francisco sized confines of the Disney bubble, and sometimes, tragic events take place around the magic.

Photo by: Ocala Editor’s note: This story was revised at 3:15 p.m. Jan. 1 to include the driver’s name. A pickup truck driver fleeing from Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies on New Year’s Eve died after he plowed into the front of an office building on East Fort King Street in Ocala. The deceased was identified as Kyle Last, 36, of Silver Springs Shores. Deputies said they were trying to stop the pickup truck as part of their investigation into

A 27-year-old Floral City man was arrested after a crash in Citrus County Sunday afternoon, according to officials. The Florida Highway Patrol says Tristen Alexander Melichar was driving a Dodge Caravan south on Old Floral City Road around 4:38 p.m. A 45-year-old Inverness man on a Suzuki motorcycle was headed north on the same road, according to troopers. Just south of Evergreen Loop, authorities say the Dodge crossed the centerline and hit the motorcycle. The motorcyclist died at the scene

Photo by: click orlando A Winter Haven woman died Sunday evening in a crash on US-27 in Polk County when her car went off the roadway, according to sheriff’s officials. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said Serrina Bielss, 22, was driving a 2015 Fiat and the only one involved in the crash. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies and Polk County Fire Rescue responded to the wreck around 9:50 p.m. just north of Peace Creek RV Park Road. Bielss was

Photo by: wink news An active investigation is underway after a 39-foot boating vessel flipped with seven passengers on board along the area of El Jobean. The Florida, Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is investigating the boating accident that transpired Monday afternoon. A passing boater stopped to give the passengers aid, said Charlotte County deputies, then the boaters of the downed boat were transported by a fireboat to a nearby marina. Six of the seven passengers were transported to