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A crash occurred at around 1 a.m. on Saturday in Gilchrist County that resulted in the death of a 30-year-old man. Florida Highway Patrol officials say the crash happened on State Road 26. The pedestrian was found lying on the street with fatal injuries. The incident is still under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol and the vehicle involved is still unknown. How Ovadia Law Group Builds Strong Pedestrian Accident CasesWinning a pedestrian accident case requires detailed investigation and legal

A 67-year-old biker lost control of his motorcycle and was killed along State Road 51 early Sunday afternoon in Taylor County. The motorcycle was traveling south on the highway. The biker traveled from the southbound lanes across the northbound lane into the east grassy shoulder, the Florida Highway Patrol reports. The driver lost control and was thrown from the motorcycle. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. He was the only person involved in the crash, reports say. Motorcycle

Photo: Clearwater Police Department A Fort Myers man was arrested early Saturday morning after he intentionally rammed his Kia Soul into an officer’s truck at an intersection in Clearwater. According to officers with the Clearwater Police Department, 28-year-old B was arrested and booked for counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon following the crash, which occurred around midnight on Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard just west of U.S. 19. Investigators said a Clearwater police officer was stopped at a red light in a

Photo: WPEC A stretch of Donald Ross Road in Jupiter remains shut down Sunday morning after a single-vehicle crash just before 6 a.m. Officers with the Jupiter Police Department say both eastbound and westbound lanes of Donald Ross Road are closed between Military Trail and Alternate A1A as crews investigate the crash scene. Police have not released details about what led to the accident or whether anyone was injured. Drivers are being urged to avoid the area and seek alternate routes while

Photo: Local10 A Lauderdale Lakes family has been forced out of their home after a fire broke out on Sunday. The home is located along Northwest 41st Court and from the outside, it looks okay. But inside the home tells a much different story. There are charred ruins and fiberglass everywhere, the ceilings and floors are wrecked and there’s water damage throughout this house. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue said the fire started around 10:20 a.m. with smoke observed coming out

A child was hospitalized following a boating accident in Miami-Dade County. It happened Saturday in the Cutter Bank Channel, when officials said a 22-foot Angler vessel struck a channel marker. Authorities said a father and his three sons were aboard the boat at the time of the crash. The father and an 8-year-old boy were ejected as a result of the impact, according to officials. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue rushed the boy to a nearby trauma facility, while the father and

Photo: Wsvn One person was displaced after a mobile home caught fire in Hallandale Beach. Broward Sheriff’s Fire Rescue said that units were called on Thursday night to Southwest 8th Terrace. Photos provided by the Red Cross show the damage left to the home after the fire. Red Cross officials said that one adult was displaced, and is now receiving assistance. Seeking Justice After a Fire AccidentRecovering from a fire accident injury is challenging, but Ovadia Law Group is here

Photo: WSVN An off-road wreck in Deerfield Beach started as a smashing spree that ended in a carjacking at a gas station. Broward sheriff’s deputies said the incident started just before noon. Investigators said a driver crashed into a tree near the 500 block of East Hillsboro Boulevard and then carjacked a Good Samaritan’s car, who actually tried to help. Instead, the suspect took the Good Samaritan’s car in an attempt to escape. “He stole my car,” said F, a

Photo: WSVN A City of Miami Police officer was rushed to the hospital after a crash that involved another vehicle. Miami Police officials said an officer who was responding to an emergency call was T-boned by a gray SUV. “I’m going to use my car to remove the vehicle that’s trapping the officer,” said a first responder in radio transmissions. Investigators said the crash happened along the 1200 block of Southwest Seventh Street, at around 3:20 a.m. on Sunday. “I’m

Photo: FHP A semi truck hydroplaned and jackknifed on Interstate 10 in Escambia County on Sunday morning, according to FHP. Troopers say the crash happened around 7 a.m. near mile marker 5 westbound, close to the Exit 5 ramp to West Nine Mile Road. A semi-truck driven by a 31-year-old Houston man was traveling westbound, hydroplaned as it approached the exit, ran off the roadway to the left, and struck the concrete barricade in the median, according to FHP. Troopers

Police are searching for the driver who hit and killed a man early Sunday morning. According to the Tampa Police Department, officers responded to a hospital just after 5 a.m. after reports that a man was hit by a car near the intersection of N. Armenia Ave. and E. Hamilton Ave. The man later died from his injuries. Police are now searching for the driver of the vehicle. Police said detectives “would like to talk to the driver of the vehicle

A 70-year-old Wesley Chapel man is behind bars after the Florida Highway Patrol said he was involved in a fatal collision on Saturday night and fled the scene. The crash happened at around 11 p.m. on June 6, involving a Honda CRV, driven by P, and a Yamaha motorcycle, FHP said. Driving the motorcycle was a 31-year-old Zephyrhills man, and his passenger was a 32-year-old Zephyrhills woman. P was traveling north on Handcart Road, approaching the motorcycle that was coming