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A Port St. Lucie intersection reopened on Thursday after a vehicle collided with a pedestrian. In a post, the Port St. Lucie Police Department (PSLPD) stated the incident happened at the intersection of Southwest Savona Boulevard and South Idol Avenue. PSLPD did not provide any details regarding what happened or if any injuries were reported. At this time the crash is still under investigation. Pedestrian accidents can result in severe injuries and significant emotional distress. At Ovadia Law Group, we

Authorities are investigating after a Cessna 310 plane crashed Friday morning in Boca Raton. It happened around 10:20 a.m. in the 1900 block of Military Trail. Several roads are closed in the area near Interstate 95 and the Boca Raton Airport. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, three people were on board the plane that was headed to Tallahassee International Airport. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are handling the investigation. There is no further information at this

Video shows the moments an Uber trip turned violent, leading to the arrest of a female passenger. Officers with the Port St Lucie Police Department were called Friday for a disturbance between an Uber driver and their passengers. Port St. Lucie police Sgt. Dominick Mesiti said the call came in around midnight. “We got a 911 call from the Uber driver alleging that she had a drunk passenger, and they were arguing over the fact that the passenger might have

One person was hurt after an ambulance fire in Hialeah that spread to two other vehicles, officials said. Hialeah Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the blaze in a parking lot near West 12th Avenue and 49th Street, in front of a BankUnited branch, Thursday afternoon. Cellphone video shared by Only in Dade showed the emergency video engulfed in flames and dark smoke billowing into the air. Despite the fire spreading to two other vehicles, crews were able

 A two-car accident in Washington County resulted in the tragic death of three children. According to a news release, a fatal crash occurred at approximately 2 p.m. on State Road 79 north of County Road 280 involving a Mazda SUV with three adults and four children. The driver of the SUV, a 24-year-old Georgia woman, was traveling north in the outside northbound travel lane at a low rate of speed. A 23-year-old Alabama man was reportedly driving a Ford pickup

 A Daytona Beach man was arrested on Wednesday evening after a bout of road rage involving another family’s SUV, according to the police department. In an affidavit, police said that they were called to the area of South Ridgewood Avenue and Wilder Avenue after receiving a report about someone beating on the vehicle. The affidavit is heavily redacted, though police said they made contact with a woman who had been driving her SUV in the area that day. However, the

Alachua County Fire Rescue officials say a house fire they responded to Thursday night was an accident. Crews responded to a home off Northwest 71st Street in Gainesville just before 6 p.m. Fire rescue officials say the fire spread from the kitchen area to the attic. Everyone inside and the pets made it outside before firefighters put out the fire. Fire accidents can cause devastating injuries and significant property damage, leaving victims overwhelmed and uncertain about their future. At Ovadia

Multiple people were injured after a crash involving a school bus and a vehicle Thursday in West Perrine, officials said. The crash happened at around 3:30 p.m. in the area of Quail Roost Drive and Homestead Avenue. Nine people with minor injuries were assessed by Miami-Dade Fire crews at the scene, officials said. Two people were transported to a hospital while the remaining patients were released. The extent of their injuries was unclear. Details on what led up to the

Photo by: Courtesy Shaye Campbell Guffey  A vehicle hit a tree Thursday night in Downtown Pensacola. The crash looks to have happened outside of Paparazzi Lounge Pensacola on Gregory Avenue and N 13th Ave. Fire crews responded to the scene to work the accident. It is unknown if any injuries came of this incident. WEAR News reached out to Florida Highway Patrol for more information. They have yet to provide details. This is a developing story.  If you’ve been involved

A person was shot and killed late Thursday night during what police are calling an attempted home invasion at a Fort Myers apartment complex. Fort Myers Police say they responded to a call of someone saying they fired one shot at an intruder that was armed and trying to get into their home. Officers and EMS provided life-saving measures, but the intruder was pronounced dead on the scene. FMPD says no one is in custody at this time, and the

Three juveniles fled a hit-and-run crash in Miami on Thursday morning that left an infant hospitalized, according to police. It happened at Northwest 41st Street and Northwest 10th Avenue. There were no serious injuries, but an infant in the victim’s vehicle was taken to the hospital as a precaution, authorities said. The three minors ditched the car and ran away on foot, police said. L U says she was getting ready to take her daughter to school when she heard

A 26-year-old man has been arrested after Orlando police say he attacked a woman who was jogging in College Park early Thursday morning. Officers responded to a call at 4:30 a.m. about the attack. The victim told police a man approached her and “struck her in the upper body, causing her to fall to the ground,” OPD said. “As (the suspect) attempted to further overpower her, the victim resisted by screaming and kicking, successfully causing (the suspect) to run.” The