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FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) – A 4-year-old child was rushed to the hospital after suffering a gunshot wound to the foot near Fort Lauderdale. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies and Fire Rescue units responded to the area near the 600 block of Northwest 27th Avenue, Tuesday afternoon. Upon arrival, deputies found a young child suffering from a gunshot wound to the foot. Paramedics transported the child to Broward Health Medical Center with injuries that are not life-threatening. It remains unclear if

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — An orange juice truck flipped over in Bradenton Tuesday morning, blocking traffic on 9th St. E. The Bradenton Police Department said the truck was reportedly leaking juice. A heavy-duty tow truck had to be brought in to get the truck back up. Traffic was again flowing normally by around noon on Tuesday. Truck accidents can result in severe injuries and significant property damage due to the sheer size and weight of commercial vehicles. Ovadia Law Group

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — An 83-year-old woman succumbed to her injuries after a Friday crash that sent both drivers to the hospital. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO), around 4:30 p.m. on Friday, a car traveling north on Jog Road South failed to yield to a van turning left on North Oriole Boulevard. The traffic report noted that the front of the van struck the passenger side of the car, spinning it over the curb and into

KEY WEST, Fla. – Key West police arrested a 48-year-old man on an elder abuse charge Sunday after they said he seemed “more interested in exploiting” a dementia patient than caring for him. According to an arrest report from the Key West Police Department, officers received a call in which the victim could be heard yelling. Police said they responded to the senior’s home in the 2800 block of Patterson Avenue just after 8:30 a.m. The report states that when officers

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. – A two-seater seaplane crashed in Crescent Lake on Tuesday morning, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. Around 10:15 a.m., deputies received a call from a resident who saw the plane flip in the water near Bear Island. A nearby resident took his boat to the plane as rescue crews were on the way. The pilot and co-pilot were safely recovered from the plane with no known injuries, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies said the two-seater

NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – Two drivers were transported to a hospital Monday night after being involved in a head-on crash on U.S. Highway 1 in Nassau County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Around 10:11 p.m., a 25-year-old woman from Jacksonville Beach was driving a white Chrysler 200 southbound on US-1 within the inside northbound lane, troopers said. It is unclear why the woman was traveling in the wrong lane. At the same time, a 25-year-old man from Tampa was driving

HOLLY HILL, Fla. – A Daytona Beach bicyclist was killed Monday in a head-on collision with a car in Holly Hill, police said. The fatal crash happened at the intersection of 10th Street and the Florida East Coast railroad tracks, near Centennial Park & Lake Hadley. Holly Hill police said Adam P. Lacouzz was riding a bike when he and the driver of a vehicle tried to avoid each other and entered the eastbound lane of 10th Steet and the tracks,

ST. JOHNS, Fla. – After a witness shared photos with News4JAX of a boy being treated by St. Johns County Fire Rescue after an e-bike crash Monday night, the fire department confirmed a child was critically injured in the crash. SJCFR told News4JAX that the crash was reported around 7:30 p.m. Monday on Race Track Road in Julington Creek Plantation and “involved a middle school age child.” The child had to be airlifted to a local trauma center. The witness who

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for a driver who reached speeds of up to 140 miles per hour before crashing into another vehicle in Lehigh Acres, all while having 20 pounds of marijuana in the car, troopers say. Troopers say they attempted to pull over a BMW for speeding at State Road 82 and Bell Boulevard Sunday night. The driver made a U-turn, hitting speeds of up to 140 miles per hour, and then lost

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a man they said brutally attacked a woman Monday afternoon. According to deputies, they received a call around 5:20 p.m. from a passerby stating he had found a victim of a brutal attack on Douglas Ferry Road. After further investigation, deputies said the victim told law enforcement that 40-year-old David Earl Gipson, of Caryville, had visited her residence, became irate, and attacked

LAKE WORTH, Fla. (CBS12) — Two men have been arrested in Lake Worth for allegedly throwing bricks at their neighbors, resulting in severe injuries. Now, one is being held on a detention order related to his immigration status. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) said Oscar Pedro Fransisco, 30, and Luis Mendez Felipe, 21, were taken into custody following the violent altercation with their neighbors on Conrad Circle. At around 11:45 p.m. on Saturday, the victims told deputies that the

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A crash with injuries on the northbound Turnpike in West Palm Beach is causing major traffic delays on Tuesday morning. Florida 511 reported a crash just before Exit 99, Okeechobee Boulevard, at 6:29 a.m. Officials said in their latest update at 6:49 a.m. that the right lane has been blocked and traffic had been backed up to Exit 97, Southern Boulevard. The Florida Highway Patrol said that the crash involves injuries. Ovadia Law Group: Experienced