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An Orlando man said he has been dealing with a nearly four-year nightmare after his license plate was stolen after a car crash. Law enforcement officers said it’s more common than you might think. Terrance Nolan said the nightmare started after his daughter was in a car accident on SR-417 in his blue Honda CRV. “The car ended up being towed and totaled out,” Nolan said. “My daughter ended up going to the hospital for the afternoon. She’s fine.” The

Thursday night, a serious crash involving two vehicles on Livingston Rd. and Marsala Way in North Naples occurred. Right now, we know two vehicles were involved. One person was taken to the hospital. Another was medflighted to Gulf Coast Medical Center. Northbound Livingstone Road is blocked. WINK News has reached out to Florida Highway Patrol for more information. Source: Wink News Contact to us Today! If you’ve been involved in a car accident or have suffered injuries, know that you

A Panama City Beach woman is dead, and a Citra man seriously injured after a crash in Bay County, according to Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). At 5:00 p.m. Thursday, a male driver, 54, drove through the intersection at U.S. 98 and Lyndell Lane, colliding with a 79-year-old woman’s vehicle. The impact forced the woman’s vehicle off the road and into a utility pole. The male driver continued forward until colliding into a culvert, eventually ending up in a ditch. The

Photo by: Local10 A car plunged into a canal in Miami Springs following a crash Thursday evening, according to the city’s police department. Miami Springs police shared an image of the submerged sedan on the department’s Instagram page. Police said the single-car crash happened in the 100 block of South Melrose Drive, which was closed Thursday evening as officers investigated. Police, in a subsequent Instagram post, said the driver got out of the vehicle safely and wasn’t hurt. The department shared

Photo by: WFTV9 A man was killed in a crash in Orange County Thursday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers were called to the intersection of Orangewood Blvd. and Parkview Lake Drive just after 8:45 a.m. Thursday for reports of a single-vehicle crash. According to FHP, the driver of a 2024 Honda HRV was headed northbound on Orangewood Blvd. approaching Parkview Lake Drive in the inside lane when they ran off the roadway to the left and entered

A driver has been arrested following a deadly crash that killed his passenger on Interstate 75 in Marion County Thursday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash happened at 9 p.m. on I-75 southbound near State Road 326. In a news release, FHP said a 25-year-old New York man was driving a car south on the interstate when he veered to the left into a grassy median. His vehicle collided with the guardrail multiple times, causing

A driver was killed, and another was hospitalized with injuries after a crash on Tampa Road in Pinellas County Thursday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. According to the FHP, a Chevy pickup truck was driving west on Tampa Road, east of Lake St. George Drive. For unknown reasons, the driver of the truck lost control of the pickup, crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a Honda Pilot. The driver of the truck, a 58-year-old man from Palm

Photo by: Wink The Lee County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Highway Patrol responded to a four-vehicle crash that killed two people at South Tamiami Trail and Bernwood Parkway. FHP and LCSO responded to the crash in Bonita Springs at around 8:30 p.m., Thursday. According to FHP, two vehicles were traveling back-to-back on US-41 South, while one vehicle and a motorcycle were traveling north on US-41, all driving north of Bernwood Parkway. A rear-ended crash occurred between the two vehicles

A Sarasota man is facing DUI charges after authorities say he hit a pedestrian on Clark Road Tuesday evening. Florida Highway Patrol troopers say Douglas Cisler, 59, was driving a pickup truck east on Clark Road at about 7 p.m. when a 66-year-old male pedestrian tried to cross Clark Road, west of Derek Avenue, near McIntosh Road. The pedestrian died at the scene, troopers say. Cisler was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and booked into the Sarasota

Photo by: DailyHerald A Round Lake police officer was hospitalized following a head-on crash Wednesday afternoon that officials say is the fault of a 27-year-old man who was driving while drunk. In addition to driving under the influence, Norberto Garcia-Acevedo, of Round Lake is charged with aggravated battery to a peace officer and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Officials said Garcia-Acevedo was driving southbound on North Cedar Lake Road near the intersection with Washington Street at around 4 p.m.

A man is in critical condition after a charcoal grill exploded in Tarpon Springs. Tarpon Springs Fire Rescue (TSFR) was called to a charcoal grill explosion on Wednesday evening. Upon arrival, they found a man with severe burns to 85% of his body. There was also some damage to the outside of the home and porch on Riverside Drive. Bystanders told TSFR that the neighbor had put the fire out with a garden hose before the fire department arrived. The