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UPDATE: The Florida Highway Patrol identified the victim as a 70-year-old man from Crestview, Florida. FHP says the vehicle that hit him was found and charges are pending, but it is unclear if the female driver was located. ORIGINAL STORY: The Bradford County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a hit-and-run driver after a cyclist was killed Monday. Sheriff’s deputies say a man riding a bicycle was hit and killed near the intersection of Southeast 11th Avenue and State Road 100 South

A man who crashed into a house after being shot, possibly during an argument, died Monday in Jacksonville, police said. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the man found in the crashed car in Durkeeville was shot at least once and died after being taken to a local hospital. JSO said the shooting death is likely linked to an altercation that happened around the same time nearby on 8th Street West where there were reports of gunfire. Neighbors also told

A man was arrested Saturday night after barging into his neighbor’s house and stabbing a woman with a knife in Lehigh Acres. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a home on 21st Street SW for a disturbance between duplex neighbors. While at the scene, deputies learned neighbors got into an argument. LCSO said the victim closed their garage and locked their doors while the suspect, A H, 56, grabbed a knife. H started banging on the

One person is dead and multiple people were injured after a vehicle pursuit ended in a crash at Vanderbilt Beach Road and Logan Boulevard on Monday afternoon in Collier County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, five vehicles were involved in the crash. FHP troopers said they responded around 1:46 p.m. and located a “Be On the Look Out” (BOLO) of a 2024 Kia sedan that fled from Collier County deputies on I-75. The driver of the Kia was heading

 43-year-old man was killed Monday morning after he lost control of his vehicle and struck a tree, according to the Florida Highway patrol. Troopers said the crash happened around 10 a.m. on Town Center Boulevard and Hunters Vista Boulevard. A crash report shows that a Chevrolet Camaro was traveling west on Town Center Boulevard in the inside lane, east of Hunters Vista Boulevard. Troopers said the driver, identified as a 43-year-old Orlando man, was traveling above the posted speed limit

A man was airlifted to a hospital after a fireworks-related accident in Florida City Monday, officials said. The incident was reported near the 900 block of W. Lucy Street at the M7M Meat Market in Florida City, according to Florida City Police. The fireworks accident left the man with a severe injury to his hand, police said. After the accident, he went back to his home in Homestead. From there, paramedics airlifted him to Jackson South Trauma in stable condition.

A woman from Riviera Beach is accused of reckless endangerment following two separate cases of Pit bull attacks — one involving a 6-year-old girl and her parents. The Riviera Beach Police Department (RBPD) said A N W was arrested on December 29, following two separate dog attack incidents involving her pet Pit bulls. The attacks resulted in severe injuries to multiple victims and led to W’s arrest for neglect, reckless endangerment, and failure to comply with animal control orders. The

 A Hillsborough County deputy has been arrested for battery, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office announced Sunday. M V, 38, who is a deputy with HCSO is accused of battering a woman at their Mulberry home following an altercation. On Saturday, Polk County deputies responded to their Mulberry home, where they took Verkest into custody after discovering he had battered the woman. V was also placed under a Baker Act based on comments he made, the sheriff’s office said. “Deputies are

Haines City police said they arrested a man charged with attempted murder after he shot his ex’s new boyfriend, blasting his finger off in the process. According to the Haines City Police Department, the shooting took place at about 5:45 p.m. Sunday in the area of Tennessee Street. Officers said J O M R, 40, had been going through “a difficult separation” with his former domestic partner of over 20 years, who broke up with him four months ago. The

Florida Highway Patrol troopers said they arrested a man after he was clocked driving 120 miles per hour. FHP says it happened Saturday morning in Tampa on the Selmon Expressway. Troopers said they chased the driver and had to perform a PIT maneuver to get him to stop. FHP released va ideo showing the dangerous high-speed crash. The man was taken into custody and is facing several charges. FHP officials said one of the troopers involved in the chase suffered

A motorcyclist is dead after crashing into another car in Orange County on Monday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol reports. According to a preliminary investigation by FHP, the biker was traveling westbound on Sadler Road, approaching Laughlin Road, around 6:20 a.m. when they attempted to pass stopped traffic. Officials say a vehicle was stopped on the same road waiting to make a left turn when the motorcyclist came up from behind. As the car went to make the turn, the

Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash outside a McDonald’s in Hollywood that happened late Sunday. The incident was reported around 10 p.m. near State Road 7 and Taft Street. Hollywood Police confirmed there was a collision between a vehicle and a motorcycle, and that the driver of the motorcycle was killed at the scene. Footage showed the wreckage of a motorcycle on the ground next to a damaged pickup truck outside the fast food restaurant. Multiple officers were at