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One person was killed and three others injured when a vehicle hit a motorcycle and then caused three other vehicles to crash on International Speedway Boulevard near DeLand on Saturday afternoon, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The 1:40 p.m. crash at the intersection of International Speedway Boulevard and West Parkway east of DeLand killed a 73-year-old motorcyclist from Middleburg, investigators with FHP said. According to FHP’s Lt. Tara Crescenzi, the motorcyclist was eastbound on International Speedway Boulevard and was stopped in the

HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. – Two teens died, and two others were seriously injured after a car crashed into a tree Saturday night, according to officials. Troopers say a Toyota Camry was headed south on Mariner Boulevard, north of Santee Street, just after 11 p.m. when the 17-year-old Spring Hill driver failed to negotiate a curve in the road. The car left the road while rotating and entered the front yard of a home on 6225 Mariner Boulevard, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Officials

CASSELBERRY, Fla. — On Sunday, the Seminole County Fire Department reported a six-vehicle crash that blocked multiple lanes in Casselberry. The crash, which happened at State Route 436 and North Oxford Road and is blocking two lanes, involved 11 individuals. Two people were transported. Accidents happen, but so does justice! Trust Team Ovadia Law Group to be YOUR unwavering support if you’ve been injured. Our dedicated team is here to guide you through the legal maze and fight for the

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A hit-and-run crash early Sunday on Interstate 75 in Marion County killed a 41-year-old Clearwater man and slowed traffic south of Ocala, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 4:45 a.m. on northbound I-75 in the area of mile marker 342, where FHP as of 9 a.m. reported the roadway was clear again after several hours of lane closures. According to an FHP crash report, the Clearwater man was “within the right lane” and

ORLANDO, Fla. – A hit-and-run crash Saturday night in Orlando killed a 5-year-old, injured another and prompted an hourslong roadblock in the southbound lanes of North Orange Blossom Trail near Lake Fairview. Police said the crash happened on North Orange Blossom Trail between John Young Parkway and near Ace Road around 10 p.m. Officers initially described the wreck as a hit-and-run crash that injured a woman and a 5-year-old. Further details on the extent of their injuries were not released until

Authorities said the woman was sitting on the tracks at the time of the crash. SEFFNER, Fla. — A woman sitting on train tracks was struck by a train Thursday morning in Seffner, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.  The crash happened around 11:20 a.m. near the intersection of South Parsons Avenue just south of West Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. The woman died at the scene of the crash. Authorities do not believe there was any foul play. 

A 23-year-old business major said a white car hit him while he was riding his motorcycle and left him to die on the street. The collision happened Saturday night on Immokalee Road, near Interstate 75, said Ben Hugoboom’s family. Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. Hugoboom studies business at Ave Maria University. He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition and had his spine broken in three different places. He has a fractured pelvis, collarbone, scapula, sternum, several

SILVER SPRINGS, Fla. (WCJB) – A motorcyclist was killed after colliding with a public works van in Silver Springs Wednesday. Florida Highway Patrol troopers say the 44-year-old man was traveling on County Road 314 near the intersection of State Road 40 around 2:15 p.m. They say he was unable to make a turn and swerved off the road and crashed into a Marion County public works van. Roads in the area were closed off for a few hours after the

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – On Thursday night, two people were killed in an accident on State Road 285 Range Road 207, according to Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). At 10:30 p.m. Thursday night, a 43-year-old male SUV driver was driving south on State Road 285 away from I-10 when he crossed into the northbound lane colliding with the front of a 24-year-old female’s motorcycle. The motorcyclist was riding on State Road 285 approaching I-10. FHP says the driver of the

A Florida man intentionally drove into two sheriff’s deputies on Thursday, badly injuring them before a third deputy arrested him, authorities said. The Hillsborough County deputies were answering a call from a woman who said her adult son was acting irrationally and she was afraid of him, Sheriff Chad Chronister said at a news conference. The 28-year-old man was sitting in a running car outside his home in the Tampa suburb of Brandon and took off when the deputies tried

Photo by: WKRG OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A golf cart driver is in critical condition after they were involved in a crash with a Jeep Wednesday. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to the crash Wednesday afternoon, according to an OCSO Facebook post. The crash happened at the intersection of Emerald Coast Parkway and Matthew Boulevard in Destin. The golf cart driver was taken to a local hospital and was in critical condition but is expected to survive. The cause of

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY −A 14-year-old was hit by a pickup truck while riding his bike to school early Wednesday in the Vero Lake Estates area, said highway and fire officials. He was taken by ambulance to Health First Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Indian River County Fire Rescue officials said. A helicopter was requested to fly him to the hospital, but Assistant Fire Chief Richard Marini said it was denied because of weather conditions at the time in Brevard