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Photo: (St. Johns County Fire Rescue) Multiple people were rescued from a retention pond on Sunday after their vehicle went into the water during a crash on I-95 in St. Johns County, firefighters said. According to SJC Fire Rescue, around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, firefighters responded to a two-vehicle crash on I-95 northbound near Mile Marker 305. One of the vehicles ended up in a retention pond, and before emergency crews arrived, off-duty Engineer C, along with several courageous bystanders,

Photo: WPLG  A pedestrian was killed and a driver was injured in a crash at a bus stop Tuesday afternoon in Pompano Beach, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. BSO officials said deputies and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue medics responded to a crash that occurred shortly before 1 p.m. in the 1000 block of U.S. 1. Authorities said a preliminary investigation found that a driver struck a pedestrian who was on a sidewalk. They said deputies pronounced the pedestrian, who

Photo: WJHG Newsroom A 67-year-old man from Altha died in a crash on Highway 231 on Tuesday morning. The crash happened at the intersection of Highway 231 and Harrington Road. A green Nissan Frontier carrying two passengers pulled off Harrington Road into the path of an oncoming semi on Highway 231. Troopers said the driver of the Frontier did not yield to traffic when he pulled off Harrington Road. The front of the semi crashed into the left side of

The Brief A man accused of stabbing a rideshare driver who refused to give him a ride was arrested Monday, according to Orlando police. M, 32, faces a charge of attempted second-degree murder. Officers responded Monday morning to an area near East Marks Street and Kenilworth Terrace after receiving reports of a stabbing. The rideshare driver told officers that he had just dropped off a ride when a man—later identified as M—-approached the vehicle and asked for a ride, according

The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for the driver of a vehicle accused of striking an 11-year-old boy riding an electric scooter before leaving the scene Sunday afternoon in Orange County. According to FHP, the crash happened along the 14000 block of East Colonial Drive near Waterford Lakes. Eleven-year-old J said he was riding his e-scooter to a nearby Family Dollar to get a snack when he was hit near the entrance to a pet boarding business. “I look up

Photo: (Florida 511) All lanes on I-95 in Hobe Sound have reopened after an 18-wheeler semi-truck that was hauling potatoes caught fire on Tuesday morning. According to Marin County Fire Rescue, the fire started a little after 6 a.m. near the 90-mile marker on I-95 in Hobe Sound. All occupants of the semi-truck were able to make it out safely, and no one was hurt or needed to be taken to the hospital. MCFR is asking drivers to plan for delays, as

Photo: (FDOT) A crash on I-95 southbound in Palm Beach County was causing traffic delays Tuesday morning. According to Florida 511, the crash was reported at 9:33 a.m. on I-95 South before Exit 57 for State Road 804/Boynton Beach Boulevard. Florida 511 reported that two right lanes were blocked as crews responded to the scene. The incident was listed as having an intermediate severity level. No information about injuries or the number of vehicles involved was immediately available. Traffic cameras show traffic extending

Photo: WPLG A smoky scorching scene is what first responders found on Monday afternoon as they arrived to a fully engulfed commercial truck. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue crews responded to the flaming truck, which was parked in a spot near Northeast Sixth Street and Fourth Avenue. Once the flames were out, crews began to get a real sense of the damage. The vehicle was a total loss for a mobile pet grooming business. Investigators said the groomer left the vehicle

Photo: WPLG  Authorities are investigating a crash in North Miami that left a motorcyclist dead Tuesday morning. According to North Miami police, the crash occurred in the area of Northwest 135th Street and Seventh Avenue. Police said a motorcycle and SUV collided in the area, and the motorcyclist died from his or her injuries. A witness told Local 10’s Jeff Derderian that the motorcyclist was at fault. “Didn’t look,” A said. “The guy in the white car had the green light

Photo: WPLG A woman has died after she jumped on the hood of a man’s SUV early Tuesday morning after the two got into a physical altercation at a hotel in Fort Lauderdale, police confirmed. According to Fort Lauderdale police, at about 2 a.m., officers responded to the 400 block of Southeast 32nd Street after receiving a report about a car accident involving a pedestrian. Police said officers arrived at the scene and discovered that the driver and pedestrian knew each

A weekend fire destroyed a popular Sarasota restaurant that’s been open for nearly three decades. Pacific Rim is located on Hillview Street, just off Tamiami Trail, in Sarasota. The owners of Pacific Rim were awakened Saturday morning with alarming news: 28 years of a family-owned business had gone up in smoke. The owner, S, said he and his wife woke up to his phone ringing at 7:00 a.m. Saturday morning. “She said there’s a fire in your restaurant, so I

A 42-year-old man was killed Monday afternoon when he was hit by a car while chopping up a tree that was down on County Road 329 in Marion County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the man was standing on CR 329 near the white painted edge of the highway, about a mile north of CR 320, and was using a chainsaw to cut a tree that was down in the roadway. A 76-year-old woman headed south on