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ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WEAR) — A 3-year-old Florida boy has died after being struck by an SUV and left critically injured in Escambia County Sunday night. The family confirmed to WEAR on Monday that 3-year-old Levi Austin Williams has died. Florida Highway Patrol said Levi was taken to Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital Sunday night after he attempted to walk across Blue Angel Parkway and was struck by the SUV Authorities said the boy was walking across the southbound lane when the SUV and pickup

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — A dog and two people were rescued from a mobile home fire, according to the St. Lucie County Fire District (SLCFD). At 10 p.m., units from the fire district responded to 16 Kachina Lane in Port St. Lucie after receiving calls about a fire. Firefighters were able to perform a “quick attack” to control the blaze. No other homes were threatened by the fire, SLCFD says. The two people and the dog are being assisted

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. – A 20-year-old man is dead and a 1-year-old had minor injuries after driving off a curve in Putnam County on Tuesday at 6:00 a.m., according to Florida Highway Patrol. Officials said the driver was traveling north on County Road 309 at Old Shell Harbor Road. The driver was negotiating a right curve in the road and crossed over into the southbound travel lane and continued onto the west grass shoulder. Investigators said the vehicle began to rotate,

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. — The Boynton Beach Fire Rescue helped two people, whose boat overturned Monday night. Fire rescue said around 8 p.m. Monday, two people were found clinging to the overturned boat in the ocean. Fire rescue said both individuals were uninjured and brought safely to land. If you’ve been involved in a boat accident, Ovadia Law Group is here to provide you with the legal support and representation you need. Boat accidents can result in serious injuries, property damage,

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — One person is dead after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in West Palm Beach early Tuesday morning. A Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report notes a vehicle, an Acura car, was traveling westbound on State Road 80 (Southern Boulevard) and approaching Kirk Road at 5:38 a.m. A woman was crossing the westbound lanes of Southern Boulevard at the intersection of Kirk Road. According to the report, the pedestrian crossed into the path of

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A driver crashed on Tuesday into the Dixie Market, a convenience store in Broward County. Police officers responded to the store at 3944 Davie Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale where the hood of a sports utility vehicle was covered in broken glass. According to the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, no one was injured and there wasn’t any structural damage. The crash damaged a window and a door frame. Navigating the aftermath of a car accident can be overwhelming,

A man with gunshot wounds drove himself to Jackson Memorial Hospital in a car riddled with bullets early Monday morning, police say. Although the man got to the hospital around 2:30 a.m. in a black Kia Stringer with several bullet holes, the shooting may have occurred moments earlier by Northwest 12th Avenue & 71st Street, near Miami Northwestern Senior High, Officer Kiara Delva, a police spokeswoman, told the Miami Herald. A ShotSpotter alerted cops about shots fired near the school,

Man was found dead on Peachtree Drive TPD NEWS RELEASE: The Tallahassee Police Department is currently conducting a homicide investigation following a shooting that occurred outside of a residencein the 2600 block of Peachtree Drive just after 5:30 p.m. When officers arrived on scene, they discovered an adult male victim deceased. This remains an open and active investigation and updates will be provided as more information becomes available. Detectives ask anyone who may have witnessed the incident, but did not

The Winter Haven Police Department is searching for a man who they say kidnapped a woman and sexually battered her at gunpoint. A felony warrant was issued for Walter Ray Bouiye, 46, on charges of sexual battery with a firearm, armed kidnapping, possession of firearm by convicted felon, and tampering with a witness. Bouiye took the victim to his home on 5th Street NE on March 20 and held her against her will, according to police. They alleged he took

A man was killed after he crashed his motorcycle into the wall of a Titusville shopping center while test-driving it on Monday afternoon, according to police.  The crash happened at around 4:15 p.m. at 2405 South Hopkins Ave., the address of Miracle City Harley-Davidson. The man was test-driving a 2014 Harley-Davidson motorcycle within the confines of the Titus Landing parking area, lost control and crashed into the back wall of an unoccupied shopping center, police said.  He was transported to a local

The victims of scooter accidents are often young. In the last month alone, two scooter accidents left South Florida students dead while commuting. On Monday, 16-year-old Anthony Malec was hit and killed by a Tesla while riding his electric scooter to school. On March 5, Daniel Bishop, a senior at the University of Miami, was struck and killed while riding his scooter to class. Bishop had attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas and survived the mass shooting in 2018. In car-reliant areas like South Florida, scooters

A Coral Springs Police officer was injured while trying to arrest a man fleeing from police on a bicycle, according to court records. David Jaheim Williams, 18, of Coral Springs, was recklessly riding his bicycle north in the southbound lanes of North University Drive near West Sample Road on March 14, purposely impeding traffic, when a patrolling officer spotted him around midnight, according to an arrest affidavit. The officer said he tried to pull Williams over in his marked police