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 A woman in Suwannee County was killed in a Thursday morning crash. Florida Highway Patrol troopers say 41-year-old woman from Live Oak was driving a car on County Road 136 at 5:00 a.m. when she merged to the right shoulder and hit the culvert. The impact caused the vehicle to go airborne and overturn. The driver was taken to the Suwannee Emergency Room before she died. The next of kin has been notified. Immediate Legal Help After a Car AccidentA

Photo by: wear A dump track crashed into an 88-year-old Pensacola woman crossing the street in a motorized wheelchair Wednesday morning in Escambia County. It happened around 10:15 a.m. on Mobile Highway near W Fairfield Drive. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the woman was crossing Mobile Highway in a motorized wheelchair, while the dump truck — driven by a 40-year-old Pensacola man — was traveling north on Mobile Highway. “The front of the dump truck collided with the pedestrian, entrapping

Credit: Florida Highway Patrol  A 61-year-old bicyclist from Apple Creek, Ohio is in the hospital with critical injuries after Florida Highway Patrol troopers said he was hit by an intoxicated driver in Sarasota. The driver, 23-year-old R C, has been charged with felony fleeing the scene with serious injury, reckless driving and DUI, among other charges, FHP said in a news release. The incident happened around 4:57 p.m. Wednesday, troopers said. C was reportedly traveling west on Bahia Vista Street,

Photo by: (SLCFD)  A late-night inferno engulfed a shed in Fort Pierce, prompting a response from firefighters who determined the blaze was sparked by a lithium-ion battery. The St. Lucie County Fire District (SLCFD) said that on Wednesday night at 9:50 p.m., crews were sent to a structure fire in the 2900 block of Old Dixie Highway. Upon their arrival, firefighters reported encountering a 20×20-foot shed that was completely engulfed in flames. The report states that SLCFD firefighters managed to

An early morning argument erupted into violence Tuesday in Fort Pierce, resulting in a victim being stabbed in the leg in a dispute over money. The Fort Pierce Police Department (FPPD) said that on Tuesday at 4:33 a.m., officers responded to a stabbing in the 2500 block of Avenue I. According to FPPD’s initial investigations, the altercation began as a verbal argument between the victim and an unknown female in the parking lot. JJG, who was sitting in his vehicle

A Homestead woman was arrested Wednesday after she stabbed her daughter-in-law, authorities said. According to Homestead police, the stabbing occurred around 3:42 p.m. at a home in the 700 block of Southwest Fourth Avenue. Police said a responding officer knocked on the front door and when C W, 57, opened the door, the officer spotted the victim sitting in a pool of blood on the living room floor, leaning against a cot bed. According to W’s arrest report, the victim

 An elderly person was killed in Valrico late Wednesday night after being struck by a car while crossing the street. The Florida Highway Patrol said the 68-year-old Valrico man was crossing SR-60 near Taho Circle and was not using a crosswalk. A Toyota Corolla, driven by a 52-year-old Dover man, and a Toyota Camry, driven by a 26-year-old Zephyrhills woman, were traveling eastbound on SR-60, with the Camry driving behind the Corolla. The victim walked into the path of the

A 16-year-old motorcyclist allegedly struck a deputy as he attempted to evade arrest after a traffic stop in Florida. The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) said that on Monday, deputies attempted to conduct a traffic stop on two teenagers riding motorcycles without license plates. According to officials, the teens fled from the traffic stop, prompting a response from the HCSO aviation unit to track them until the pair came to a stop at the dead end of Jefferson Road in

The Fort Myers Police Department is responding to a fatal bicycle crash that occurred on Palm Beach Boulevard. FMPD confirmed the victim to be 14 years old. They say the bicyclist crossed Palm Beach Boulevard from the BP gas station side to the Shell gas station side and entered the path of a motorist. The bicyclist was not in a crosswalk. Officers began redirecting traffic on the intersection of Palm Beach Boulevard and Van Buren Street at around 6:18 a.m. on Thursday. Around

UPDATED at 8:15 p.m. with additional information, video. A high speed chase in Venice on I-75 has sent the suspect to the hospital after he crashed. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the chase started at mile marker 167 (Harborview Road) in Charlotte County and went north to Laurel Road in Venice. The suspect, later identified as JAM, 22, of Pinecrest, Florida, was traveling at high rates of speed and crashed near Knights Trail Road. Troopers say he attempted to

A Bradenton officer is recovering after being dragged by a driver who was attempting to flee a traffic stop Tuesday. According to the Bradenton Police Department, at 11:35 p.m. Officer Shane Sharp attempted to make a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 1200 block of Martin Luther King Avenue East. Police said Sharp followed the vehicle for several blocks until the driver, identified as L M-R, 19, finally stopped. Officer Sharp then asked M-R multiple times to turn off

 A stepfather was accused of killing his adult stepson in Davenport on Wednesday. The Davenport Police Department was called to a home on Citrus Landing Boulevard at 7:10 p.m. for a reported domestic incident and shooting. Police said KAG, 43, and his wife AD, 48, were in their home with D’s adult son, AM, 26, and two children ages 9 and 11, at the time of the shooting. The incident began when D learned the 9-year-old boy was playing the