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Photo: WJXT  Two lanes of I-10 and the on-ramp at I-10/I-295 Interchange before Commonwealth Avenue were closed during the afternoon rush after a semi-truck overturned, according to the Florida Department of Transportation. DOT cameras showed traffic backups due to the crash, which lasted for hours. Crews worked to get the semi-truck off its side, while the ramp was blocked. As of 6:30 p.m., all lanes were back open and traffic was flowing smoothly. Personalized Legal Support for Truck Accident CasesEvery truck

Photo: NbcUniversal Surveillance video captured the moment a white car slammed head-on into a golf cart in a Cutler Bay neighborhood, sending several passengers flying onto the roadway. The crash happened last Thursday near Southwest 206th Street and 89th Avenue. The video, recorded by a camera mounted on a nearby home, shows the white car colliding with the golf cart. Three people can be seen riding in the back seat of the golf cart, including what appears to be a

Photo: (WJXT) A 42-year-old Jacksonville woman died Wednesday night after she drove around railroad crossing arms and was hit by an Amtrak passenger train on Jacksonville’s Westside, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The deadly crash crew emergency crews to the railroad crossing at Roosevelt Boulevard and Timuquana Road just before 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. FHP said the woman was driving south on US 17 (Roosevelt Boulevard) when she turned right onto Timuquana Road, drove around the railroad crossing gates, and

A 43-year-old Gainesville woman was hit by a pickup truck and killed Wednesday night Northeast of Chiefland in Levy County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the woman was on the far right of the southbound lane of US 129, just south of the County Road 320 intersection, when she was hit by a pickup truck headed south on US 129. The woman died at the scene. FHP said the 70-year-old woman driving the pickup truck was wearing

Photo: TampaBayNews A suspect was taken into custody after a St. Pete city employee was shot and killed in the Childs Park neighborhood.  Police responded Wednesday afternoon to 12th Avenue, where they say the victim, a 47-year-old mother of four, was shot several times while in the cab of her front-end loader work vehicle. During a press conference, Chief Anthony Holloway said evidence suggests an argument broke out between the suspect and the victim — who knew each other —

Photo: UC Breaking news A deadly crash has shut down a Lee County road on Thursday morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at around 5:15 a.m., a 35-year-old woman driving a Kia Rio was traveling west on College Parkway in Lee County, approaching the intersection of Premiere Boulevard. The woman then traveled off the roadway to the south, entered the center median of College Parkway, and crashed into a tree, FHP said. The woman was pronounced dead at the

Photo: WFTS An SUV crashed into a Carrollwood restaurant Tuesday afternoon after the driver tried to avoid another vehicle in a shopping plaza, according to witnesses. Tampa Bay 28 I-Team Investigator Katie LaGrone was on the scene on Tuesday afternoon. The crash happened around 2:15 p.m. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said a white 2013 Ford Expedition smashed through a restaurant at the Village Center Shopping Plaza at 13134 N. Dale Mabry Highway. V, manager of Plate Tapas Grill &

Photo: FDOT A crash is blocking two left lanes on Interstate 275 South near the Howard Frankland Bridge, causing major traffic delays for drivers heading through Hillsborough County. According to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), the crash happened on I-275 South at State Road 60 near the Howard Frankland Bridge. Two left lanes are blocked as crews respond to the scene. The crash was reported at 7:08 p.m. Tuesday Comprehensive Legal Assistance for Car Accident ClaimsCar accident claims can

Photo: WFTS The St. Pete Police Department (SPPD) said an 18-year-old man is dead, and another teen is facing with an upgraded charge of murder while engaged in a robbery after a shooting inside a bathroom at the Childs Park YMCA on Wednesday. Police responded to the shooting at the facility located at 691 43rd St. S. shortly after 2 p.m. on July 22. An 18-year-old victim was taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds, and he later died of

A traffic crash has caused a roadblock on Highway 98 in Miramar Beach on Wednesday morning. According to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened at the intersection of Highway 98 and 30A. Deputies reported that multiple lanes on Highway 98 are blocked in both directions. Traffic is currently being redirected. Drivers should expect delays and use extreme caution when traveling in the area. Protecting Your Interests in Car Accident CasesProtecting your interests after a car accident is essential to

Photo: Wesh2 An ambulance crash on Interstate 95 injured three people after the vehicle overturned on Monday. A spokesperson with the Florida Highway Patrol said the ambulance, which is operated by American Medical Response (AMR), crashed at around 5 p.m. on I-95 southbound near Melbourne. The trooper said the vehicle lost traction and started going onto the right shoulder. They said the driver tried to correct it by turning back onto the road, but lost control before the ambulance overturned

Photo:  WPTV’s A child was killed, and another is hospitalized after a dirt bike collided with a FedEx box truck Monday afternoon in St. Lucie County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 3:07 p.m. in the 600 block of East Midway Road near Fort Pierce, FHP says. The two minors were riding a dirt bike when it collided with a FedEx box truck. A 9-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene. The second child, a