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Photo by: winknews A man was arrested for allegedly driving recklessly, reaching speeds of over 100 mph and crashing into an SUV. State troopers arrested Eugene Kanye, 19, on Tuesday after they recorded speeds upwards of 100 mph, eventually crashing into an SUV at the intersection of CR 29 and Market Street in Immokalee. No one in the SUV suffered any injuries. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Kanye and his passenger Aljavontae Hall, 20, tried to run away from

Photo by: mypanhandle On Tuesday afternoon, a tractor-trailer traveling south on US 231 near Highway 20 crashed on its side. One lane of traffic is blocked, according to Florida Highway Patrol officials. It is unclear if anyone was injured in the crash. This is a developing story and we will have more information as it becomes available. The southbound lanes of Highway 231, near Highway 20, were shut down for several hours today. A tractor-trailer flipped over around 2:30 p.m.

A 3-year-old was ejected from a vehicle and injured Tuesday night in a two-car crash in Ocala, police said. The wreck happened around 8:35 p.m. at North Pine Avenue and NW 35th Street. Ocala police said the child was taken to a hospital as a trauma-alert patient and was in stable condition. No other details about the crash have been released. Northbound lanes of Pine Avenue and all lanes of NW 35th Street were closed after the wreck. Police initially

A 31-year-old man is behind bars tonight after firing multiple rounds at another vehicle in an apparent road rage incident, according to the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office. The suspect was driving a white Ford pickup truck and fired multiple rounds at another vehicle traveling northbound on Interstate 95 just south of Midway Road. “At this time, our initial investigation suggests that the suspect in this case may have been involved in minor traffic accident with the victim’s vehicle, which

The West Palm Beach Police Department announced Tuesday afternoon a man was killed during an incident with a passenger train. A West Palm Beach Police Department spokesperson confirmed to WPBF 25 News a man was struck and killed by a train. The spokesperson noted that the person attempted to dart across the gates and beat the train before it passed through. The train was traveling northbound at 34 mph, with its horns blaring and flashing lights functioning properly. The incident

A 52-year-old Immokalee man died after a pickup truck driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed in Hendry County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the man was a passenger in the pickup truck with 7 people inside. The vehicle was traveling north on County Road 833 (Sam Jones Trail). Troopers said the driver lost control, and the vehicle traveled off the roadway, overturned and crashed into a fence. The crash happened around 4:27 PM Tuesday afternoon. The

Five people were injured Tuesday morning in a crash at U.S. 90 and Yellow Water Road in Baldwin, according to the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department. JFRD confirmed paramedics are transporting five patients to a hospital, including three juveniles. At least one trauma alert has been issued to airlift at least one patient to a hospital. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is at the scene. This is a developing story. Ovadia Law Group understands the difficulties you may face after a car

We start with breaking news tonight in Gainesville. Police officers are on the scene of a deadly crash. Investigators say a motorcyclist was killed in the crash that happened on Northwest 16th and near Northwest 23rd Avenue. GPD officers say witnesses report seeing the motorcycle speeding just before it crashed. Officers say the man hit an object, but we still have not been able to identify what that object was. Traffic is now blocked in that area. Drivers should find

A pedestrian was killed by a semi-tractor trailer in an early Tuesday morning crash at Busy Bee Gas Station, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Just after 4 a.m., FHP says it responded to the crash, involving the semi and a pedestrian, in the parking lot of the gas station, located at 4099 S Byron Butler Parkway. The semi was traveling south and turning right through the parking lot, FHP says, when the semi collided with the pedestrian. The 37-year-old

A 73-year-old woman was killed in a wrong-way crash in Brevard County, troopers say. It happened just after 8 p.m. on Tuesday night on US-192. The Florida Highway Patrol says the 73-year-old woman was driving the wrong-way on the westbound side of US-192 approaching Bumpy Road when she hit another vehicle. The woman’s car then flipped and stopped on the right shoulder. The 73-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the car that was hit, a

Photo by: abc-7 Two people were hurt after a truck crashed into a lake in Cape Coral. It’s the third car to crash into a lake or canal in Cape Coral in the past three weeks. Two people were sent to the hospital early Tuesday morning after a truck crashed into a lake off SW 9th Street. Police said the couple was able to get out of the car before crews arrived. One of them ran to the nearest house,

Photo by: msn An early morning crash in Martin County closed the northbound off-ramp for Exit 133 in Stuart, backing up commuters, for roughly an hour. Traffic camera footage from the area showed traffic delays in the area, which has since been cleared. The off-ramp that was affected connects to Martin Downs Boulevard. When you’re involved in a car accident, the aftermath can be daunting. Ovadia Law Group is dedicated to helping you navigate this difficult situation. Call us today