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A 23-year-old man died Sunday morning, shortly after midnight, after being struck by a car on the ramp from westbound J. Turner Butler Boulevard to Belfort Road, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said a 24-year-old woman driving a sedan was traveling on the off-ramp. Meanwhile, the 23-year-old pedestrian was walking on the ramp. As the woman continued driving down the ramp, the man appeared in the travel lane right in front of her car, and she was unable

A 63-year-old man riding a bicycle was killed in a crash with an SUV Friday afternoon in Collier County. At around 1:50 p.m., state troopers responded to 7430 Immokalee Road for the crash near the Logan Boulevard intersection, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. According to the FHP report, a Chevy Tahoe made a right turn and collided with the bicyclist. FHP said the vehicle and bicyclist’s pre-crash movement remains under investigation. The Naples man suffered critical injuries and was

Photo by: WBBH Crews worked to extinguish a fire in the Paseo community in Fort Myers on Saturday afternoon. Firefighters responded to 10941 Esteban Drive around 3 p.m. Suzanne Moss, who lives next door, first thought her home could’ve been on fire. “That’s towards my house. I’m gonna go, and I just took off and ran to my car and came down the street, and initially, I thought it was my house,” Moss said. A Fort Myers Fire Department investigator

On Saturday morning, a vessel became stuck on a sandbar near the west tip of San Carlos Island on Fort Myers Beach. While trying to dislodge the boat, one person onboard suffered an apparent medical event, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. The LCSo Marine Unit responded and took the person to the U.S. Coast Guard Station. They were then taken by ambulance to the hospital. At this time, the medical diagnosis is still unknown. Boating accidents can result

A North Fort Myers man died Saturday following a crash between a sedan and pickup truck towing a trailer, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The incident occurred on Friday night around 9 p.m. A sedan traveling south on US-41, approaching Del Prado Boulevard, failed to slow down/stop in time and crashed into the trailer of the stopped pickup truck. The driver of the sedan, a 52-year-old man, suffered critical injuries and was taken to a local hospital, where he

Photo by: UC Breaking News One person was hospitalized after a single-car rollover crash in North Naples Friday night. The incident occurred at the intersection of Pine Ridge Road and Osceola Trail around 10:58 p.m. The driver was flown to Gulf Coast Medical Center as a trauma alert. According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, the driver was the only person inside the SUV. After a car accident, it’s essential to seek legal representation from a trusted and experienced law

Photo by: UC Breaking News One person was flown to the hospital by MedFlight after crashing a car into a tree in North Naples. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash at the Livingston Road and Veterans Memorial Boulevard intersection on Sunday at approximately 8:51 p.m. Deputies say they located and transported one person with injuries. Officials have not identified the driver or the extent of injuries at this point. CCSO is continuing investigations into

Photo by: wpbf Firefighters were busy doing the same thing in two different locations Saturday in Palm Beach County. Two separate car crashes into buildings left two patients in trauma alert and five trapped in an apartment. Around 10:30 a.m. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue responded to a car that struck a building at the 1100 block of 12th Avenue South in Lake Worth Beach. Five people were trapped inside the apartment that the car hit, fire rescue was able

A Boynton Beach family is recovering after a fire took over their house over the night. The Palm Beach County/Treasure Coast Chapter of the American Red Cross was at the scene to help the 2 adults and 2 children. As of right now, we do not know what caused the fire. According to the Red Cross they will continue to help the family with various support during this time. “The Red Cross is providing emergency financial assistance, health and mental

A two-vehicle crash on a West Palm Beach street set a car on fire and sent person one to the hospital. According to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, units responded to a vehicle accident with fire around 9:40 p.m. in the area of Haverhill Pointe Drive and Haverhill Road. Fire rescue had to use a rapid-fire attack and simultaneously extricate one person who was trapped inside one of the vehicles. The person was transported to the hospital. The Palm Beach

Photo by: Hearst Owned Condo fire  One person is displaced after a fire affected a West Palm Beach condominium. According to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue the single-story apartment building’s fire required an aggressive attack with vertical ventilation to keep it from spreading. The condo is located in the Abbey Park Gardens complex in West Palm Beach. Red Cross is helping the victim with emergency financial assistance, health and mental health services and one-on-one support. In the aftermath of a

One person is dead and two are injured after a car crash on I-4 in Volusia County early Saturday morning. Florida Highway Patrol said the crash happened around 3:20 a.m. Saturday on I-4 westbound near mile marker 130. Troopers said a 2013 Honda Accord hit the right rear side of a 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe while both were traveling westbound. The Accord spun out and hit a guardrail in the median before running off the other side of the roadway