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 A driver was arrested over the weekend following a five-car crash in Sanford, according to the police department. In a release, police said they responded to the crash on Saturday at the intersection of 25th Street and Park Avenue. According to police, the crash was caused by TL, 41, who had been driving east along 25th Street. “As L approached vehicles stopped at the traffic light at 25th Street and Park Avenue, Lambert failed to stop and hit one of

 Miami-Dade prosecutors filed a sexual battery case Monday against a 63-year-old man after a woman told police officers that he had attacked her, records show. According to the police arrest report, a 30-year-old homeless mother reported RT had allowed her and her son to stay at his apartment, but after three weeks took advantage of her. The mother said, “She had drank shots of R and had also drank Moscato when she got home … fell asleep on the couch”

The Cocoa Police Department said one person has been taken into custody in connection with a homicide that occurred Sunday morning in the city. According to Cocoa police, officers were called out to an affordable housing complex called Cocoa Lofts at 900 Friday Road just after 11 a.m. Sunday, for a 911 call reporting that someone was being attacked. The victim, a man, was transported to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. His identity has not yet been

Two people are dead after a car crashed into a house in Lakeland on Monday in what the Polk County Sheriff’s Office is calling a double homicide. Sheriff Grady Judd said the crash happened Monday on Pirates Way at around 1:30 p.m. A man named Paul, who didn’t want to share his last name, said the house involved is where he lives. “According to the information we were given, the house was completely destroyed. They said the impact had been

There is significant traffic congestion for anyone taking the 408 westbound, as the expressway is partially shut down in that direction. Traffic cameras show a vehicle flipped over in the middle lane with no other cars seemingly involved. First responders are on the scene and working to reopen lanes to move traffic. This is an evolving story. We Handle the Paperwork So You Can Heal After a car accident, the last thing you need is a mountain of paperwork. From

A car collided with a building Monday afternoon, causing an accident with entrapment at Matt McKeehan Bail Bonds. The building is located at 2728 North Pace Boulevard. Emergency responders were called to the scene around 12:30 p.m. to address the situation. No further details on the cause of the crash or the condition of those involved have been released. This is a developing story. Why You Need a Lawyer After a Car Crash Even minor car accidents can lead to

Photo by: (FHP) A crash involving a truck has resulted in injuries on I-95 North on Monday. The crash led to the closure of the northbound exit ramp on I-95 to SR-706/Indiantown Road West in Palm Beach County, according to Florida 511. The incident was reported by the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) and occurred near mile marker 87. The crash, which resulted in injuries, according to FHP, was dispatched at 11:47 a.m., and emergency services arrived on the scene by

Photo by: wsvn Fire crews extinguished a fire that erupted from an RV in Northwest Miami-Dade. Units conducted a fire attack after locating the vehicle surrounded by a massive cloud of smoke near the area of Northwest 9th Avenue and 79th Street, Monday morning. The call was then upgraded to a second alarm fire due to the threat of possible extensions. Crews were able to control the blaze before it extended and the fire has since been placed under control.

photo by WJXT News4JAX The Florida State Fire Marshal is investigating a deadly mobile home fire on Monday in Putnam County. According to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, three people died in the East Palatka blaze. One Putnam County firefighter was also injured in the fire but is expected to be OK, the Palatka Fire Department said. Three other people who were in the home were taken to a hospital and treated for burn injuries, the sheriff’s office said. Officials

 A 20-year-old man was arrested Sunday after he punched a Chili’s employee in the face at the restaurant’s Bayside Marketplace location in Miami, knocking the victim unconscious and causing the victim to lose five front teeth, authorities said. According to an arrest report from the Miami Police Department, the attack occurred around 7:15 p.m. Sunday at the Chili’s at 401 Biscayne Blvd. Police said witnesses escorted an officer to the garage area where the suspect was allegedly attempting to flee

A Miami-Dade County man was arrested over the weekend after he beat his 6-year-old stepson and placed a dog collar around his neck, authorities said. According to an arrest report from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, on Thursday night, at the family’s home in southwest Miami-Dade, ZP, 42, punched his stepson in the face multiple times, causing several bruises. Deputies said Perez then placed a dog collar on the boy and yanked him backwards, forcefully taking him to the floor. According

Westbound Interstate 4 is seeing heavy backups in Volusia County at noon Monday as crews respond to a fatal crash that left a woman dead. The crash happened at 10:49 a.m. at mile marker 125 in Daytona Beach, Florida Highway Patrol said. FHP said a Ford Expedition was traveling westbound on I-4 when it ran off the roadway and onto the median. As a result, the vehicle struck a tree and overturned several times. FHP said the driver and three