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A family in Florida is mourning the loss of their 5-year-old daughter after being involved in a suspected DUI crash. Madeline Nichols was preparing for kindergarten, but instead, her family says they are now planning to say goodbye to their little girl instead of her first day of school. “Our beloved Maddie, who was only 5 years old, a beautiful light of life in our family, has tragically passed away,” her family shared through a GoFundMe. “Words cannot express the depth

Ocala Police Department officers arrested a 17-year-old for driving under the influence and causing a crash that killed a married couple. Officers charged Frank Scudder IV, 17, of Ocala, on Tuesday with DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide for the death of Spencer and Samantha Holden on Feb. 20. Investigators say Scudder crashed into the couple’s car around 8:30 p.m. on Southeast 38th Avenue. When firefighters arrived at the scene, the victim’s car was engulfed in flames. Scudder was driving more than

According to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, 40-year-old William Osceola was allegedly found in bed with a 10-year-old boy. The sheriff said this all happened behind closed doors, inside a home where many people, including other children, were around. Osceola is being charged with sexual battery with a victim under 12 years old. Osceola County Sheriff Marco Lopez says someone else at the home walked in on them. “When they came in and caught them both with their pants down

Broward County deputies arrested a convicted felon Monday after accusing him of threatening an assistant manager at a fast food restaurant with a knife while calling him racial slurs. According to an arrest report, the crime happened at around 6:45 p.m. at the Church’s Texas Chicken at 2401 W. Sunrise Blvd. in unincorporated central Broward. The Broward Sheriff’s Office report states that Marco Lewis Augustus, 41, of Fort Lauderdale, walked into the store and began yelling at employees. Deputies said

Photo by: WPLG Police are investigating a crash that injured a pedestrian Wednesday morning in Miami. The crash was reported in the area of Southwest 12th Avenue and Third Street. Sky 10 was above the scene shortly before 6:30 a.m. as a white pickup truck remained at the scene and police were blocking the roadway. According to City of Miami Fire Rescue Lt. Pete Sanchez, a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and has been transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital.

Photo by: Fox13news A man is dead after being hit by a pickup truck in Tampa early Wednesday, according to police. Officers responded just before 2 a.m. on the eastbound side of Busch Boulevard in front of Busch Gardens. Rescuers worked to save the man’s life, but he did not survive. The cause of the crash is under investigation. All eastbound lanes on Busch Boulevard were closed for about three hours before reopening. Expert Legal Guidance for Pedestrian Accident Cases

Three people were hospitalized after a crash in Escambia County Sunday night. It happened on Mobile Highway at Shire Drive just after 9 p.m. Florida Highway Patrol says a 21-year-old Pensacola man crossed the center line in his Sedan and collided with a car. A pickup truck swerved to avoid the accident, but couldn’t. The 21-year-old man was flown to the hospital with critical injuries. The driver and passenger in the second car — a 26-year-old Foley man and 31-year-old

Photo by: Davenport Police Department.  A man who is accused of hitting a Davenport police officer in a nearly head-on crash before taking off has been arrested and charged with DUI. According to the Davenport Police Department, Officer Gerald Michel was traveling eastbound on South Blvd around 1:35 a.m. on Sunday while on patrol when he saw a pick-up truck driving toward him going the wrong way. Investigators say Michel moved out of the truck’s direct path, but the truck

Photo by: Ocala Fire Rescue Three vehicles caught fire, and another was damaged early Tuesday when flames broke out at an Ocala auto body shop, according to fire rescue officials. The multi-vehicle fire was reported at Jenkins Collision Center, located at 1420 SW 12th St., around 3 a.m. Firefighters arrived to “a large column of smoke and flames” from three vehicles. Ocala Fire Rescue was able to get the fire under control and it was contained to the original three

Photo by: ClickOrlando A 22-year-old South Florida woman was killed and two others injured, including an infant, in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon in Brevard County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash happened around 12:45 p.m. on Interstate 95 at mile marker 202 in Cocoa. According to a crash report, a Toyota Camry – being driven by a 23-year-old North Lauderdale man – was traveling north on I-95 lost control and ran off of the roadway.

Miami-Dade Police are investigating after a shooting in Gladeview early Monday morning left one man hospitalized, officials said. According to police, officers responded to the area of Northwest 67th Street and Northwest 19th Avenue around 3:40 a.m. after receiving several ShotSpotter alerts. When officers arrived, they found a man suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded and transported him to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in critical but stable condition. Video from the scene showed several evidence

Three women were hurt after shots rang out near a church in Opa-locka, triggering a police investigation. Opa-locka Police units responded to reports of a shooting outside the Iglesia Betesda Asamblea de Dios, located near Northwest 32nd Avenue and 135th Street, just after 1 p.m., Sunday. Investigators said the victims were leaving the nearby Glorietta Apartments and were sitting inside a black Chevrolet Suburban when they saw a gray vehicle with dark tinted windows. Moments later, the victims told detectives,