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Named after 18-year-old Isaiah, a motorcyclist who was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Gibsonton, Florida, HB 35 defines the term and creates stiffer penalties for violations. Isaiah’s Law, a new measure that targets “habitual traffic offenders,” went into effect in Florida on Wednesday. Named after 18-year-old Isaiah, a motorcyclist who was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Gibsonton, Florida, HB 35 defines the term and creates stiffer penalties for violations. Filed in Sep. of 2025 by District 29 Rep. B, R-Daytona,

Photo: NBC6 A man who was shot by a woman during what authorities said was a dispute over a parking space at a North Lauderdale Walmart has died, officials said. The Broward Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that 62-year-old D of Lauderhill died from his injuries. The incident happened shortly before 12:30 p.m. Tuesday outside the store at 7900 W. McNab Road. A witness captured the shooting on a cell phone video and cameras from a nearby Tesla showed the fatal incident unfold.

A man was arrested after a hit-and-run involving a fire truck in Volusia County on Tuesday, according to authorities. The Volusia Sheriff’s Office said a car struck a fire truck that was stopped along International Speedway Boulevard while deputies were responding to a separate rollover crash. As deputies responded to the rollover crash, a man failed to stop his car, striking a Volusia County fire truck before fleeing toward DeLand, almost crashing again several times, VSO said. R, 27, let two passengers

Photo: Courtesy of Polk County Sheriff’s Office A driver was arrested Tuesday after Polk County deputies said he sideswiped an ambulance and injured a paramedic in the crash. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said an ambulance was traveling north on Harden Boulevard when a driver in a Volkswagen Jetta made a U-turn in front of the ambulance. “After completing the U-turn, the Jetta entered the lane occupied by the ambulance and the vehicles collided,” the sheriff’s office said. Deputies said

A 30-year-old man from Astor was killed in a head-on crash Wednesday morning that shut down a portion of State Road 40 in Volusia County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 5:30 a.m. on SR-40 west of Check Station Road in Pierson. Troopers said the 30-year-old was driving a 2004 Buick Rendezvous eastbound on SR-40 when, for reasons under investigation, the SUV traveled off the right side of the roadway onto the shoulder. Investigators said the

A 5-year-old who was killed after he was struck by a pickup truck in Miami-Dade County last week was identified on Tuesday, deputies said. According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, the boy was identified as G. Deputies said the incident happened on Friday in the area of 166th Street and 177th Avenue near the Miami Motocross Park G was riding his bicycle between cars when he was hit by a truck. He was then pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators said the

Photo: Local10 Authorities in Broward County are investigating a shooting. It happened Tuesday afternoon in the parking lot of the Walmart located at 7900 W. McNabb Rd. in North Lauderdale. According to officials, Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies and North Lauderdale Fire Rescue crews responded to the scene after receiving reports about a shooting. Upon arrival, deputies said they found a man who had been shot, and that man was rushed by paramedics to a nearby hospital with injuries that were

Photo: WJXT A 4-year-old girl was killed, and her mother and 2-year-old sister were critically injured on Tuesday when they were shot by the girls’ father at a home on Jacksonville’s Northside, according to police. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it responded to the shooting at a home on Traci Lynn Drive in the Highlands neighborhood, and officers found a 2-year-old girl, a 4-year-old girl, and their 27-year-old mother suffering from gunshot wounds just before 5 p.m. The 4-year-old girl

A man was arrested on Monday after being accused of boating under the influence following a boat crash at the Bayside Marina dock on Captiva. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office arrest report, deputies responded to reports of a boat crash at around 12:33 p.m. When deputies arrived on the scene, they found a Grady-White open motorboat wedged between several dock pilings and the dock of the Bayside Marina. Deputies noticed damage to the dock’s walkway, pilings, and a

The St. Petersburg Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation involving an 86-year-old man and his dog. Police said an 86-year-old man was found dead at his home in the 5800 block of 11th Street South in St. Petersburg. Officials said the suspect also killed the family dog that was with the victim. Police said this is an isolated incident and that they have identified a person of interest. Anyone with additional information on this case should call St. Petersburg

Photo: Orlando Police Department A Florida man fled the scene of a crash with a suitcase full of drugs after he allegedly caused a hit-and-run crash in mid-June. The Orlando Police Department said officers responded June 15 to a hit-and-run crash at the intersection of Lee Vista Boulevard and South Chickasaw Trail. Multiple witnesses provided descriptions of the driver, who fled the scene carrying multiple suitcases. Body camera video shows officers approaching two people standing outside a totaled car. Officers later found

Photo: Wesh2 One person was killed and two others were seriously hurt in a fiery head-on crash on Orange Avenue in Orlando, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say the crash happened around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday on the Orange Avenue overpass near Wetherbee Road. According to FHP, a 26-year-old driver of a 2008 Chevrolet Impala was traveling southbound on Orange Avenue when, for unknown reasons, the vehicle ran off the left side of the roadway, crossed the median and