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Five people were sent to the hospital Monday night after two vehicles crashed at a Chemstrand Road intersection. Escambia County Fire Rescue had to extricate multiple people from both vehicles around 8 p.m. after they collided at the intersection of Chemstrand Road and Crooked Oak Drive, sending one of the vehicles into a ravine. “Within 10 minutes of company arrival, two passengers were extricated from the red vehicle, while an additional 20 minutes was required to extricate the passengers from the vehicle in

Two people were taken to the hospital after a rollover crash in DeSoto County Monday afternoon. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the single-vehicle crash happened at Highway 17 and Madison Avenue near Fort Ogden. The driver was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital while the passenger was transported to DeSoto Memorial Hospital. FHP is on scene investigating the crash. When a car accident disrupts your life, Team Ovadia Law Group is here to provide the legal support and guidance

An 87-year-old woman was hit and killed Tuesday morning near West Palm Beach, deputies said. The fatal crash occurred at 6:46 a.m. on Haverhill Road near the intersection of Eadie Place. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said the victim, Theresa Thirbenny, was walking west to east across Haverhill Road. While crossing the road, she was hit by a man driving southbound in a 2017 Toyota Corolla. The collision sent Thirbenny over the hood of the vehicle and onto the

Two people were taken to hospitals following a Tuesday morning crash east of Interstate 95, according to emergency officials. Indian River County Fire Rescue crews were called at 6:35 a.m. to the crash at State Road 60 and 66th Avenue, according to Assistant Fire Chief Bill Herrington. The crash involved three vehicles, he said. The most seriously injured person, a man, was driving a landscaping truck and trailer. He was taken to HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce. The

The couple’s car traveled across a yard before “striking a palm tree” and driving “off the seawall into the canal,” according to police. An elderly couple has died after their car plunged into a canal in Florida. Howard Walter Cooper, 94, was approaching a cul-de-sac on Kismet Parkway West on Sunday when he went off the road rather than stopping or turning with the roadway, according to a news release from Cape Coral police. The 2009 Silver Chevrolet Impala traveled across

 A 5-year-old girl killed in a hit-and-run crash in Orlando was traveling in an Uber with her aunt and sisters, the family’s attorney said Tuesday in a statement. Aiyanna McCoy and her family were struck Saturday night by a silver Mercedes while they were in the Uber, a Nissan Pathfinder, on North Orange Blossom Trail near Ace Road in Orange County. According to the statement released by East Law of Florida, Aiyanna was a “vibrant kindergartner” and had a “joyous spirit, love

Photo by: Ocala Star Banner A section of State Road 40 East was closed to traffic early Tuesday afternoon after a two-vehicle crash that sent one person to a local hospital. Here’s what we know: At SR 40 by Southeast 172nd Terrace. A Chrysler Town & Country minivan and an Amazon semitractor-trailer. Florida Highway Patrol troopers on scene said the minivan driver was driving erratically westbound on SR 40. The truck was eastbound on the same roadway. Troopers said the the minivan

A tractor trailer crash and fuel spill prompted officials to close the northbound lanes of Interstate 75 in Hillsborough County on Tuesday afternoon, but they were later re-opened. The crash occurred about 12:35 p.m. when the driver of a tractor trailer lost control of the vehicle, which jackknifed and hit a barrier wall near MilePost 250, which is in the Gibsonton area. The Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release sent just before 2 p.m. that all northbound lanes

A 53-year-old Sharpes woman was killed Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle crash in Brevard County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The fatal wreck happened around 7:30 a.m. on U.S. 1, north of Tupelo Circle in Cocoa. The FHP said the woman was driving a 2018 Kia Soul south on U.S. 1 and attempted to make a U-turn but lost control of her car and traveled across a grass median and into the direct path of a northbound 2016 Dodge Journey

 52-year-old man was fatally ejected from his vehicle after he lost control and drove off an Orange County roadway. The fatal accident took place near the intersection of Nova Road and State Road 520 at around 8:46 p.m. on Saturday, November 11, according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol. The man, who was from Merritt Island, was driving a 2008 Chevy Silverado northbound on Nova Road, approaching the roadway’s intersection with SR 520. For unknown reasons, the driver

SANFORD, Fla. — The eastbound lanes of a busy Sanford Road are closed due to a crash on Monday afternoon. Sanford police said the crash happened after 1 p.m. on Lake Mary Boulevard near 17-92 east of the entrance of the Seminole County School Board entrance. Drivers are asked to use an alternate route and avoid the area. Stay tuned for updates. Caught in a car accident? Let Ovadia Law Group be your guiding light towards resolution. Our adept team

A 23-year-old Gainesville man died Sunday when his pickup crossed the center median on State Road 24 and hit another pickup head-on and injured the three occupants. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) release, the Gainesville man was driving south on SR 24 (Waldo Road) south of NE 55th Terrace at 5:59 p.m. when his vehicle crossed the center median and struck a pickup heading north on SR 24. The Gainesville man died in the collision. The second pickup was