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 A woman is accused of leaving the scene of a hit-and-run crash that resulted in the death of an 82-year-old man, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly after midnight on Sunday, deputies were called in response to a vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash at the intersection of Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, and North 43rd Street. Once they arrived, the deputies discovered L, 82, unresponsive. He was pronounced dead on the scene, HCSO says. The driver was later identified as D, 34. According

Photo: (WPLG) A 28-year-old man was arrested Thursday night after he stabbed his 12-year-old cousin in Sunrise, authorities confirmed. The stabbing was reported at an apartment complex in the 12800 block of Vista Isles Drive. According to Sunrise police, the victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital for treatment. A motive for the stabbing remains unclear. No other details were immediately released. Reliable Representation for Personal Injury ClaimsHaving reliable representation can make a significant difference in

Photo: WSVN Emergency crews battled fierce flames after a fire broke out overnight at a high-rise in Miami’s Edgewater neighborhood, leaving a man and his pets without a place to call home. City of Miami Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the blaze at the Bay Parc apartment building along the 1700 block of North Bayshore Drive, across from Margaret Pace Park, early Friday morning. The man who lives in the ninth-floor unit said he was alerted to

An 18-year-old man died early Friday morning when the SUV he was driving flipped on Southeast County Road 325 in Bradford County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the SUV was headed south on CR 325 near Hampton Villa Drive around 1:45 a.m. when it ran off the road to the left and flipped. FHP did not indicate why the SUV might have left the road. Troopers said the driver, who was from Hampton, died at the scene.

Photo: WEAR Two people were injured in an Escambia County motorcycle crash Thursday evening. The county says the crash happened on I-110, just south of Brent Lane, at approximately 9:30 p.m. According to the county, the two injured people were transported as “trauma alerts.” No further details are available. Florida Highway Patrol was contacted. But there’s been no response at this time. Personalized Legal Support for Motorcycle Accident CasesEvery motorcycle accident case is unique, which is why Ovadia Law Group

A 42-year-old man died Friday morning in a violent rollover crash that shut down all northbound lanes of I-75 in Marion County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the man, who is from Eustis, was headed south on I-75 around 6 a.m. when, “for reasons yet to be determined,” his truck drifted across all three southbound lanes and hit the guardrail. FHP said the impact sent the truck flipping into the oncoming northbound lanes, and the man, who

Photo: (WJHG) The Florida Highway Patrol’s traffic map shows a car crash with injuries and a roadblock at the intersection of East 15th Street and North East Avenue on Thursday afternoon. Drivers should use caution and expect delays in the area. Personalized Legal Support for Car Accident CasesEvery car accident case is unique, which is why Ovadia Law Group offers personalized legal support. Our attorneys take the time to understand your situation and develop a strategy tailored to your needs.

Photo: GulfCoastNews Detectives are investigating a shooting on Wellesley Circle in Collier County that hospitalized a person on Thursday afternoon. According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, the male victim was flown to the hospital for treatment. The sheriff’s office received a call about the shooting at 2:40 p.m. Deputies said the the injury appears to be self-inflicted, but it is still under investigation, including whether the shooting was intentional or accidental. This is inside The Coast Residences next to

A teacher at a Gainesville daycare was arrested after police say she physically abused one of her students. H, 48, was arrested after officers received a call reporting child abuse. The caller told officers that the previous Friday, she picked her son up from Small World Daycare on Northwest 4th Street, and he repeatedly told her his teacher hit him in the face. Investigators say video footage from that day shows H angling her body away from security cameras at

Photo: WSVN Rescue crews took the driver of a public works utility truck to the hospital after the vehicle came into contact with a power line in Southwest Miami-Dade, causing the vehicle to burst into flames. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the blaze in the area of Southwest 103rd Place and 51st Street, just after 9 a.m. on Thursday. First responders arrived to learn that the driver of the utility truck was tending to a nearby

A major crash injures at least one, and causes a big backup on I-75 Thursday morning. In an area where rain came down very heavy, crews are working to remove the spinout crash, southbound, just past State Road 70. Drivers should expect a 7-mile backup of crawling traffic and a delay near 30 minutes. Protecting Your Interests in Car Accident CasesProtecting your interests after a car accident is essential to achieving a fair outcome. Ovadia Law Group is committed to

Photo: Local10 A woman was killed and a man was injured in a two-vehicle crash in Oakland Park on Wednesday evening, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. Deputies and Oakland Park Fire Rescue crews responded around 6:35 p.m. to the intersection of Northwest 44th Street and Northwest 31st Avenue following reports of a crash. Investigators said the crash involved two cars with one person in each vehicle. The female driver of one of the vehicles died at the scene. The