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A driver accused in a fatal hit-and-run in West Palm Beach on Monday is on the loose, police said. According to West Palm Beach Police, officers arrived at the 4900 block of South Olive Avenue after receiving reports of a crash. At the scene, officers found a man who was dead in the roadway and found an electric scooter nearby. The man was identified as 28-year-old B. Investigators said B was going home after working at a local restaurant. They

A 1-year-old boy was struck and killed by an SUV being driven by his mother in West Park, authorities confirmed Tuesday. The incident happened just after 2 p.m. Monday at a home in the 100 block of Allen Road. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, 33-year-old H was driving a 2024 Chevrolet Suburban out of the driveway of the home when her son, W. ran out of the home. The 1-year-old was struck by the SUV and rushed to Memorial

An 84-year-old man appeared in court on Monday after he was accused of setting a car on fire with a woman inside in Broward County. D and the woman had recently ended a 42-year-old relationship when they got into an argument on Friday in Oakland Park, according to Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies. D was under the influence of alcohol when he poured a flammable liquid and set the fire in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven at 3100 NW 9th

Photo: (WPLG) A suspect was taken into custody Tuesday morning after a vehicle burglary ended with the car rolling into a canal in Sunrise, authorities said. According to Sunrise police, the vehicle burglary occurred in the 2900 block of Northwest 60th Avenue. Police said a perimeter was established by officers and the suspect abandoned the vehicle, which rolled into a nearby canal. The suspect, nor any others, ever entered the water, authorities said. Police confirmed that the suspect was taken into

Photo: Tampabay28 After last year’s deadly crash in Ybor City, S was placed into the back of a state trooper’s patrol car. He stayed in the patrol car for more than 5 hours before he was taken to the Hillsborough County Jail. The Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office released videos from November of 2025, including a video from the Tampa Police Department’s helicopter. Tampa Police said S was driving recklessly on I-275 before the crash. According to authorities, FHP initiated a

Photo: (MCFR) A 40-year-old man was killed and another driver seriously injured in a fiery head-on crash on State Road 710 in Martin County early Sunday morning, marking the latest deadly wreck on a stretch of highway that has raised growing safety concerns. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened near Silver Fox Lane in Indiantown. Investigators say the driver of a Kia crossed the center line and collided head-on with a Toyota Tundra. The impact caused the Kia to burst

A 2-year-old boy died after being struck by a car on Monday afternoon in West Park, according to Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue personnel and BSO deputies responded after 2 p.m. to Southwest 56th Avenue and Allen Road, according to BSO. Fire rescue personnel took the child to Memorial Regional Hospital, according to BSFR Battalion Chief Michael B. Kane. “Sadly, he was pronounced deceased,” Carey Codd, a BSO spokesman, wrote in a statement, adding that BSO’s traffic

Photo: Alachua County Sheriff’s Office A man connected to an armed robbery and a home burglary was arrested after he crashed a car near a playground in Gainesville while fleeing from law enforcement, according to authorities. The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said its deputies responded to reports of an armed robbery at the Circle K on Hawthorne Road, where two suspects held two victims at gunpoint. The suspects fled the area before law enforcement arrived. Deputies responded to a residential burglary on

Photo: (Bob Eddy) A Friday morning, boat explosion in Apalachicola injured several people and caused damage to multiple boats in the area. Firefighters with the Apalachicola Fire Department were dispatched to 10 Foot Hole Boat Ramp around 10:30 a.m. FWC says there were six people on board at the time of the explosion and four people were injured. One person was airlifted to Shands with burns to her legs. The three others were treated at Weems Memorial. Authorities say five boats were

Photo: Courtesy to WEAR News An SUV towing a recreational travel trailer rolled over late Monday morning on Interstate 10 in Escambia County, leaving multiple people with minor injuries. Troopers say the crash happened at 11:42 a.m. on I-10 (SR-8) westbound near mile marker 14. The SUV was traveling westbound in the outside lane when it ran off the edge of the roadway onto the shoulder, according to FHP. Troopers say as the driver tried to regain control, the vehicle

A 28-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run crash early Monday morning in West Palm Beach, and police are asking for the public’s help to identify the driver responsible. Officers with the West Palm Beach Police Department said they responded to South Olive Avenue, off Lakewood Road, at around 1:50 a.m. Monday, where they found B dead in the roadway. An electric scooter was discovered nearby, according to investigators. Police said the driver involved in the crash left the scene without stopping

Photo: Palm Bay Police Department A man died after a two-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon in Palm Bay, according to police. The crash occurred around 3:20 p.m., prompting the closure of Degroodt Road between La Casa Street and Saxony Road, the Palm Bay Police Department said on social media. A spokesperson for the police department initially told WESH 2 News that the crash — involving a pickup truck and an SUV — resulted in life-threatening injuries to one of the drivers. In