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An early morning crash has led to the death of one person and significant delays on the eastbound side of the Hathaway Bridge on Tuesday. The driver has yet to be identified and the cause of the crash is still under investigation. The incident occurred shortly before 5 a.m. and caused traffic that stretched from the flyover of the eastbound lane heading into the city all the way to Moylan Road along Back Beach Road. All eastbound traffic was diverted

UPDATED at 8:20 p.m. with additional details. SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – A car fire ignited brush along northbound I-75 two miles north of Kings Highway, backing up traffic for several hours Tuesday. The brush fire started shortly before 3:30 p.m. east of I-75 in North Port off Blue Leaf Drive. Charlotte County Safety officials say crews responded to a fully engulfed vehicle fire on northbound I-75 near mile marker 171, just past Kings Highway. The fire spread to the shoulder,

HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) – Firefighters have gotten a blaze on a commercial building in Hialeah under control, officials said. Hialeah Fire Rescue confirmed crews were working to contain a blaze at 162th Street and Northwest 97th Avenue, at around 1:30 p.m., Tuesday. Aerial footage from 7Skyforce showed flames and thick black smoke coming from the roof of the building. Several fire units were captured battling the flames. Soon after, the flames were extinguished. Details about the cause of the fire

DADE CITY, Fla. (WFLA) — A death investigation is underway after a train hit and killed a pedestrian in Dade City. According to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, the collision happened in the Jordan Road area sometime on Tuesday. The identity of the pedestrian remains unknown at this time. This is an active investigation. Train accidents can be devastating, leading to severe injuries, emotional trauma, and significant financial burdens. At Ovadia Law Group, we understand the complexities involved in train

JSO arrested the suspected shooter JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man was transported to a hospital in critical condition early Tuesday after he was shot while riding in a moving car on Atlantic Boulevard, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Around 3:30 a.m., detectives responded to Atlantic Blvd. near St. Johns Bluff Road North after receiving reports of a man who had been shot. According to JSO, the initial investigation revealed the man and four other people were traveling in the same

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — On April 24, the Florida Highway Patrol responded to a wrong-way driver crash on I-75 in Manatee County. The crash happened at 4 a.m. The wrong-way driver Luis Alfredo Manzoni Diez, 45, crashed into a pickup truck, causing two other drivers to crash as well. Three people were injured. After investigating, it was determined that Diez was under the influence. His breathalyzer test revealed a blood alcohol level of 0.15, which is almost twice the legal

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) – Officials with Marion County Fire Rescue (MCFR) said one person is dead after they responded to a devastating house fire in Dunnellon Tuesday morning. They said that around 12:51 a.m. Tuesday, MCFR units were called to the 20600 block of West McKinney Avenue to a home engulfed in flames. Two people were able to escape, MCFR officials said, but one was trapped inside. Firefighters arrived on scene at 12:55 a.m., they said, to find the house

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a couple on Monday after accusing them of child neglect and abuse. Deputies said Georgy Almony, 42, became angry Saturday that his 10-year-old stepdaughter pushed her brother, so he grabbed her arm, “dragged her to the kitchen” and “placed her hand on the stove top oven, burning her hand causing injuries.” “The victim’s skin came off where she was burned,” an MDSO arrest report states, leaving a “burn mark of the coil

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Security video obtained by News4JAX shows the moment a tractor-trailer slammed into a Jacksonville building Tuesday morning. The crash happened in the 900 block of Talleyrand Avenue, near Marshall Street. According to Jacksonville Fire and Rescue, the driver had to be extricated from the back and was then transported to a hospital in serious condition. “They ended up cutting the back side of the semi cab and tunneled their way through as crews worked from the front side

Cause of fire under investigation ORLANDO, Fla. – A mobile home fire prompted the closure of a major roadway Tuesday morning in Orange County during the morning rush hour. Lee Road was shut down from Edgewater Drive to Orange Blossom Trail. The nearby John Young Parkway flyover was also closed, but all roadways have been reopened. According to the Orlando Fire Department, the mobile home was fully engulfed in flames, and firefighters worked to contain the blaze. No injuries were reported.

Crash happened near mile marker 58 OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – One person was taken to the hospital Tuesday morning after a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 4, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened on eastbound I-4 near mile marker 58. According to troopers, the crash involved a 2016 Honda Civic and a 2000 Sterling Truck. The Honda driver was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while the other driver, a 51-year-old Kissimmee man, was uninjured. There is a

SANFORD, Fla. – A person was wounded late Monday when someone fired a gunshot into a vehicle at an intersection near Sanford, deputies said. The shooting was reported around 10:30 p.m. at the intersection of Hellcat Lane and State Road 46. According to the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and officers from the Sanford Police Department responded to a shooting after “an unknown person fired a round into a vehicle.” The victim was taken to a hospital and was in stable