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A motorcyclist in St. Pete died on Tuesday after losing control of the vehicle and hitting a road sign, according to the Pinellas Park Police Department. Around 6:33 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, police said they responded to reports of a single-vehicle collision at 108th Ave N and 61st St. N. Upon arrival they discovered that a motorcycle traveling south on 61st St. N had apparently lost control and veered off the road, colliding with a road sign and a

photo by: wfla A Florida Highway Patrol chase on Thursday ended with both the suspect vehicle and trooper’s patrol car crashing after going airborne. A trooper tried to pull over a speeding Kia Optima on Interstate 4 near McIntosh Road, which is near Plant City, at 2:41 a.m., but it sped away, according to FHP. The chase continued onto the exit ramp, where both vehicles missed a curve in the road, struck a concrete construction barrier and went airborne. They

photo by WJXT News4JAX A St. Johns County family is without a home going into the new year after a house fire destroyed their residence. The St. Johns County Fire Rescue said in a Facebook post, crews responded to the fire Wednesday morning at a home in the Marsh Landing community. As of right now, it’s unclear what caused the home to go up in flames, but the department is investigating. No injuries were reported. A spokesperson told News4JAX that the family

An intense police chase in Murray Hill ended with a crash, a foot pursuit, and the eventual capture of a suspect. The chase involved a dark-colored BMW SUV, which overturned on Roosevelt Boulevard. The overturned vehicle was located behind homes along Hamilton Street, where neighbors say a man started running, crossing railroad tracks and wooded areas before officers caught him. Neighbor J K described the chaotic scene, noting that police vehicles even crossed through her yard during the pursuit. “I’m

One person died and another person sustained life-threatening injuries after an ATV crash Wednesday afternoon in Citrus County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened at about 1 p.m. on North Pine Drive, troopers said. The ATV was headed south on North Pine Drive when it swerved to avoid hitting a motor bike traveling north, troopers said. The ATV driver and passenger were both ejected when the ATV went off the side of the road. Both the driver

A 72-year-old Largo man died Wednesday evening after he was hit by a car along Ulmerton Road in Pinellas County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The man, who has not been publicly identified, was crossing Ulmerton Road near 34th Street North when he was hit by an SUV driven by a 60-year-old Tampa woman, troopers said. The man was taken to a hospital with serious injuries and he later died, FHP said. No other details were immediately available. Holding

A Largo man now faces a first-degree murder charge after his wife died following a sledgehammer attack on Christmas Day. Largo Police said J M called 911 on Dec. 25, telling dispatchers he had killed his wife and was planning to take his own life because of health and financial issues. “I clubbed her and I’m going to try to stab myself in the heart,” M reportedly said. When first responders arrived at the scene, they said they found M outside with

The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting on New Year’s morning that left one injured and the suspect dead. On Wednesday, Walton County dispatchers said they received a frantic 911 call from a victim. The victim told dispatchers she ran from her home on Campbell Street in Santa Rosa Beach after her estranged husband came into the home uninvited and began shooting at her. She said awoke to him in her bedroom and tried to run from the

A man was pronounced dead in Fort Lauderdale just minutes after the start of the new year, police confirmed. Fort Lauderdale police said officers responded to a shooting call at approximately 12:02 a.m. Wednesday in the 700 block of Northeast 17th Court and found a victim with a gunshot wound. The man was transported by Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue to Broward Health Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead, according to police. Authorities said the FLPD’s Homicide Unit is

A woman struck on New Year’s Day by what Kissimmee police described as “celebratory gunfire” has died, according to investigators. Officers responded around 12:02 a.m. to a residence in the 2300 block of Gull Court “in reference to what (appeared) to be a victim (struck) by celebratory gunfire,” the Kissimmee Police Department said in a statement. Once there, officers determined the victim sustained injuries consistent with a gunshot wound, the statement reads. The victim, identified as 56-year-old C R N

Police are investigating after a 10-year-old girl was killed by a stray bullet during a New Year’s celebration in northwest Miami-Dade early Wednesday. Y M was celebrating with family members outside their home in the 2100 block of Northwest 27th Avenue in Allapattah when she suddenly collapsed around 12:04 a.m., Miami-Dade Police officials said. Her parents started looking her over for injuries and discovered a wound to the back of her head. They placed her in a car and started

photo by: nbcmiami An investigation continues into whether a rollover crash in Broward County on New Year’s Eve is connected to another crash that left a Plantation Police officer hospitalized. The crashes happened Tuesday in Plantation and Davie, around the same time and about a mile apart, officials said. The first one came in as a rollover crash near University Drive in Plantation. Pieces of a vehicle still remained on the sidewalk Wednesday. “I heard a skrrt, boom, boom, boom,” said