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Deputies have been on scene since Sunday night in response to an altercation and shooting along Maravilla Circle in Lee County. Lee County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that a shooting occurred. One person was shot but has non-life-threatening injuries. It is still an active scene as of now. According to LCSO, everyone is accounted for. Gulf Coast News has been on scene where deputies and investigators are combing the area. A portion of the road on Maravilla Circle is closed

An afternoon crash has caused slowdowns on a portion of Interstate 75 in Marion County. According to the Florida Department of Transportation, an accident too place in the northbound lanes of I-75, near mile marker 344, just after 4:30 p.m. According to FDOT’s traffic website, FL511.com, traffic is backed up for several miles in the northbound lanes as of 5:30 p.m.  Dealing with Insurance Companies After a Crash Insurance companies are not on your side after a car accident. Their

Two individuals were killed while traveling on Interstate 75 in Marion County on Saturday evening after their vehicle left the highway, crashed into a light pole and became engulfed in flames. The fatal accident took place near mile marker 341 on I-75 on Saturday, May 17, at around 9:35 p.m. According to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol, a woman was driving a sport utility vehicle northbound on I-75, in the right lane. For unknown reasons, the driver lost

A motorcycle that caught fire Sunday morning left the driver with life-threatening injuries. Martin County Fire Rescue responded to a three-car crash involving a motorcycle off Interstate 95 south by Mile Marker 90 around 1:30 a.m. Sunday. Fire rescue says the motorcycle caught fire at the time of the crash. The cyclist was taken to a local trauma center. Common Causes of Motorcycle Accidents and How We Help Motorcycle accidents can happen in an instant, often due to the negligence

The Florida Highway Patrol initiated a traffic stop that turned into a deadly motorcycle chase on Saturday night. According to a news release, the incident happened at 11:30 p.m. on Front Beach Road near Churchwell Drive. Troopers said they initiated a traffic stop on a red Suzuki sport motorcycle just west of Holly Drive. The rider, a 27-year-old man from Panama City Beach, failed to comply and attempted to flee, prompting a pursuit. As the motorcycle traveled westbound on Front

A 26-year-old Reddick man died after the sedan he was driving near McIntosh crashed into a tree on Saturday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 5:38 p.m. on NW 219th Street Road, east of NW 51st Court, troopers said. According to an FHP crash report, the sedan was traveling west on NW 219th Street Road when it failed to maintain its lane while negotiating a curve to the right, veering to the left. The sedan rotated

A 67-year-old Orlando woman died after being struck by a LYNX bus that she had walked in front of on Friday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 9:12 p.m. on westbound W. Colonial Drive near Charles Street in Orange County, troopers said. According to an FHP crash report, the woman was walking north and entered the westbound lanes of Colonial Drive as a 2023 LYNX bus traveled westbound in the roadway’s outside lane, approaching Charles Street.

A man in his 20s was shot and killed in Orange County on Sunday evening, according to a news release. Deputies said the shooting happened around 8 p.m. in the 1200 block of Vizcaya Lake Road at the ARIUM Lakeview apartments between state roads 50 and 408. According to the release, deputies located the man who had been shot. He was taken a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, officials said. Deputies said all parties involved were accounted for and

Photo by: clickorlando A 75-year-old passenger on an ACCESS LYNX bus was killed in a crash with a Tesla on Saturday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash happened at West Wetherbee Road and Isle of Wright Drive around 2:30 p.m. According to a crash report, a Tesla Model X was traveling east on Wetherbee Road, approaching the intersection of Isle of Wright Drive in the outside lane. At the same time, an ACCESS LYNX bus

Florida Highway Patrol troopers say one person was killed in a crash near Micanopy. FHP troopers say a man died in the crash that occurred around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, off NW 219th Street Road, east of NW 51st Court. Troopers said a 26-year-old man from Reddick drove off the road while trying to go around a curve. That’s when he hit a tree and the car rolled over. The driver was transported to the hospital where he later died. Long-Term

 Florida Highway Patrol troopers say two people were killed in a crash along I-75 around 9 miles south of Ocala Saturday evening. FHP troopers say that one male and one female died in the crash around 9:45 p.m. Saturday, just north of exit 341 onto I-75 from Highway 484. Troopers said they don’t know why the car swerved off the road and hit a concrete support. The car then caught on fire. Marion County Fire Rescue crews said they found

 Gainesville Police Department (GPD) officers said they responded to a shooting early Sunday morning in downtown near Main Street and West University Avenue. They said they placed tape around the crime scene to block civilians from entering where two individuals had been shot. Officers said 35-year-old SB, of Gainesville, tore down the police tape and began yelling at law enforcement officers about unrelated issues. They said B was causing a disturbance and outraging the public’s sense of decency with her