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Photo by: WPLG A man was pronounced dead at the scene after being struck by a Brightline train Friday morning in Miami, authorities confirmed. The collision was reported in the area of Northeast 47th Street and Fourth Avenue. Sky 10 was above the scene around 10:45 a.m. as a yellow tarp covered the victim’s body. The train was stopped on the tracks. No other details were immediately released. Experienced Legal Support for Train Accident VictimsTrain accidents can lead to severe

The fourteen-year-old teen who was shot and taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries on Wednesday night has died, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said. Around 8:15 p.m., on Wednesday, deputies responded to the 2300 block of Huntington Green Court and found Vincent Jones lying on the ground with a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital and died on Thursday night, deputies said. The other 14-year-old victim showed up at an area hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound

A 58-year-old Titusville man was killed Thursday night when he was struck by a vehicle in Orange County, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 7:30 p.m. on East Colonial Drive near 3rd Street. According to a crash report, the man walked in front of an oncoming Honda Pilot and was struck by the front of the vehicle. He was not in a marked crosswalk. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver and passenger of

According to Florida Highway Patrol, a 63-year-old Chipley man has died after a fatal accident on US 231 in Jackson County. Troopers said a blue Suzuki was driving east on the driveway access for 2839 US 231 approaching the southbound lanes of US 231. The driver of the Suzuki, a 75-year-old male from Panama City, failed to yield to oncoming traffic while exiting the driveway access and entered into the way of a red Ford pickup, officials said. As a

The search is on for a hit-and-run driver who killed a man early Thursday morning in Miami. The accident happened around 2:30 a.m. in the area of NW 7th Avenue and 15 Street. “Once our officers arrived on the scene, they found an elderly man, maybe within his late 50s, early 60s, who had been hit by a vehicle, and the vehicle had left the scene,” said Miami police Officer Mike Vega. Investigators believe they know the make of the

Photo by: Clearwater Fire & Rescue  A woman was sent to the hospital after a serious house fire Thursday afternoon in Clearwater. Clearwater Fire & Rescue responded to the fire around 12:40 p.m. Little is known at this time regarding how the fire started, but crews say the house, located at 2486 Belleair Road, was left significantly damaged. The woman was reportedly taken to the hospital “as a precaution,” firefighters said. Her condition is unknown. Right now, investigators are working

The Sarasota Police Department has arrested Joshua Slieff, 31, of Sarasota, in connection with a deadly crash that occurred at 9:51 p.m. on Wednesday, at the intersection of Fruitville Road and Tuttle Avenue. Video evidence and witness statements indicate that Slieff was speeding when he rear-ended a Toyota sedan stopped at a red light. The passenger of the Toyota was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver remains in critical condition. Police say alcohol is believed to have been

A man in his 60s was injured when the SUV he was driving veered off the road and crashed into a home in St. Lucie County. The crash happened around 2:45 p.m. in the 300 block of Rio Mar Drive. Advertisement Investigators with the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office said they believe the man suffered some sort of medical episode causing him to lose control of the SUV. Witnesses said the SUV hit a small hill and went airborne, flying

Alachua County and Newberry Fire Rescue, along with Alachua County Sheriff’s Office and Florida Highway Patrol, responded to a crash on State Road 26. Fire rescue crews responded to a two-vehicle crash just east of the city of Newberry around 11:30 Thursday night. The first crew that arrived reported significant damage to both vehicles, and crews believe it was a head-on collision. Both drivers needed to be extricated, and crews used the jaws of life to rescue them. Both drivers

A woman was killed and others were hurt in a crash that shut down Interstate 95 early Friday, according to authorities.  It was about 2:20 a.m. when a blue Dodge SUV heading north on I-95 near NW 119th Street lost control and hit a concrete barrier wall, according to Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). The Dodge became disabled and blocked the road, FHP said. An oncoming black Honda sedan then crashed into the Dodge and several of its passengers, who were

A 77-year-old Gainesville woman was seriously injured when she was struck by a vehicle on SW 75th Street (Tower Road) on Thursday morning. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) release, the woman was crossing the road just north of SW 75th Court when she was struck by a 47-year-old Gainesville woman driving a Ford Fiesta north on SW 75th Street at 8:10 a.m. Emergency responders transported the pedestrian to a local hospital. Legal Support After a Pedestrian AccidentPedestrian accidents can lead to

A St. Petersburg man was arrested early Thursday morning after hitting multiple vehicles while fleeing from Pinellas County deputies, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies tried to stop a reckless, speeding Infiniti Q60S on 33rd Street North, just after 2 a.m., but it sped away, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. Deputies did not chase the Infiniti, which went on to lose control near the intersection of 58th Avenue North and 28th Street North and hit two parked