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Photo by: wtsp The involved deputy was not hurt, the sheriff’s office said. Deputies arrested a wanted man on drug-related charges after he rammed his car into a law enforcement vehicle while trying to get away, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Jabari Walden, 34, faces several charges including trafficking in fentanyl, possession of a controlled substance and now, additional charges related to his arrest on Wednesday. The sheriff’s office says Walden was seen around 8:30 a.m. getting into

A 19-year-old North Fort Myers man was killed this morning in a motorcycle/tractor trailer truck crash on I-75. According to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol, the accident occurred at 5:55 a.m. when the North Fort Myers man’s motorcycle collided with the rear of the tractor trailer on I-75 near the State Route 82 exit. The motorcyclist was pronounced deceased at the scene. FHP reported that the driver of the tractor trailer, a 47-year-old man from Lakeland, Fla., and

A 79-year-old man is dead after a two-vehicle crash in Fort Pierce, police say. According to the Fort Pierce Police Department, the crash occurred around 4:37 p.m. near Edwards Road on Tuesday. Officers say the crash involved a Chevrolet 1500 pickup truck driven by a 24-year-old woman and a red Chrysler Pacifica minivan driven by a 79-year-old man. The 24-year-old woman was traveling with two girls ages two and four, police say. Police say the woman was traveling west on

New details were revealed in a motorcycle crash that left a deputy in the hospital. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO), the crash occurred at 6:52 a.m. between three vehicles at the intersection of Jog Road and Pioneer Road. The crash report says a 2023 Chevrolet Silverado, driven by a 52-year-old man, was traveling eastbound on Pioneer Road and was attempting to turn left onto Jog Road. Meanwhile, the deputy on his motorcycle was in the center

An 84-year-old man has died from his injuries after a crash involving a van in West Palm Beach over the weekend. The accident happened Sunday just after 3 p.m. at the intersection of Belvedere Road and Pike Road in West Palm Beach. Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said the man was riding his scooter eastbound on Belvedere Road, when the driver of a van turned in his path, causing him collide with the passenger side of the van. The 84-year-old

Photo by: News Miami A crash along Interstate 95 in North Miami-Dade left two people injured and is causing extensive traffic delays in the middle of rush hour. Florida Highway Patrol and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the crash along the northbound lanes, just north of Ives Dairy Road, just before 6 p.m., Wednesday. 7Skyfirce hovered above the scene as paramedics rendered aid to the occupants of the vehicle involved. The call initially came in as

A crash on US 301 in Marion County killed a pedestrian. Florida Highway Patrol officials say a 29-year-old woman was in the southbound inside lane of US 301 near Citra Wednesday evening. It is unknown if she was standing or laying in the lane. An unknown vehicle was traveling in the same lane and struck the woman. The 29-year-old was then run over by multiple other vehicles. All southbound lanes have re-opened since this crash. FHP is investigating the crash.

Photo by: Nbc6 A deputy was injured when two Broward Sheriff’s Office prisoner transport vehicles crashed with a civilian vehicle in Pompano Beach early Tuesday morning, officials said. The crash happened shortly after 5:30 a.m. near West Atlantic Boulevard and North Andrews Avenue. Investigators said the crash involved two BSO Prisoner Transport units, a van and a bus, as well as a civilian vehicle. BSO deputies and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue responded to the scene and paramedics transported one BSO

 A man and woman were injured Thursday morning in a crash that prompted the closure of Florida’s Turnpike in Lake County. The wreck happened in the southbound lanes of the Turnpike near County Road 470. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the crash involved a 2015 Ford F-250 and a 2010 Hyundai Tucson. The driver of the Ford, a 28-year-old Clearwater man, was taken to a hospital, according to troopers. The other driver, a 49-year-old Ocala woman, was taken to a

Photo by: wfla A Tampa man driving a rock hauler tractor-trailer overturned and collided with a guardrail Wednesday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Around 10:38 a.m., the 45-year-old was heading northbound on I-75 when entered the exit ramp at State road-674 (Sun City Center Boulevard). When he “failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway,” the truck overturned and hit the guardrail, FHP said. The exit ramp was closed for a few hours until it reopened around 1

An 87-year-old woman was killed Tuesday evening in a Taylor County wreck. She was pronounced dead on scene, according to a Florida Highway Patrol crash report. She was driving westbound on U.S. Highway 98 while another driver was traveling eastbound. According to the report, the woman turned left to go to Roy Deal’s Restaurant when she entered the other driver’s path. The man in the other vehicle suffered minor injuries, the report said. FHP does not identify victims of traffic

A Casselberry man died early Wednesday when he was thrown from his vehicle that ran off Interstate 4 and overturned near DeBary, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The 25-year-old Casselberry man was driving west in a Ford Ranger on I-4 when he lost control of the vehicle at 5:55 a.m. near Dirksen Drive, according to an FHP release. The vehicle ran off the road and overturned on the shoulder ejecting the driver. The Ford Ranger continued to roll across the westbound