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Photo by: wsvn A driver made a splashing stop near Key Biscayne. Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office and Fire Rescue responded to Crandon Park Marina where a driver drove their Tesla into the water on Tuesday afternoon. 7News cameras captured the electric vehicle’s windows and roof dry and visible while the bottom half of it was submerged in water. The car was eventually pulled onto land. No one was injured. Ovadia Law Group is dedicated to helping car accident victims get the

Photo by: nbcmiami A car on fire at the end of an exit ramp of the Palmetto Expressway heading northbound shut down lanes and backed up traffic Wednesday morning. The fire burned at the exit on Northwest 103rd Street. Hialeah Fire Rescue said when they arrived, the driver and passenger were already outside the vehicle. The fire was put out, and no injuries were reported. The cause of the flames was not immediately known. Video of the scene showed smoke

Photo by: Florida 511 United States Postal Service (USPS) workers responded to Interstate 75 in an apparent attempt to recover mail from the roadway after a semi-truck flipped in the median. Traffic cameras show a semi-truck crash on I-75 southbound at mile marker 374 near Micanopy on Wednesday morning. Lanes were blocked as emergency crews responded. Then, several postal office trucks responded to the scene and began picking up items that spilled out of the truck. This is a developing

A man shot and killed his estranged wife’s new boyfriend before taking his own life, the Hillsborough Sheriff’s Office announced. Deputies said a 911 call came in at 3:49 a.m. from a woman telling dispatch that her estranged husband was at her home threatening to shoot her new boyfriend. Dispatch also got a call from the 12-year-old son, who was upstairs hiding in a closet stating that “daddy just broke into the house.” Dispatch, on the phone with the woman,

photo by: (WJXT) The family of a Fernandina Beach Fire Department lieutenant was displaced Tuesday after a fire ravaged their home while he was on duty. The fire broke out at Lt. K R’ home on Sunset Road a little after 4 p.m. His wife and two daughters safely evacuated, but the blaze that started in the rear of the home left severe fire, smoke and water damage. It took FBFD and Nassau County Fire Rescue crews 20 minutes to

A battered powerboat stuck in sand on Fort Myers Beach in front of the Lani Kai is becoming a photo-op for Spring Breakers, but the wreck symbolizes something more serious. Lee County’s Marine Emergency Response Team (MERT) responded to a record-breaking 17 water rescues in just one week, as rough weather, strong winds, and a few poor decisions made a dangerous mix on the water. A jet skier was pulled from the Caloosahatchee River, a windsurfer got caught in a

Photo by: Fort Myers Fire Department The Fort Myers Fire Department responded to a fire at a home along Cortez Boulevard on Tuesday night. According to Fort Myers Fire Chief Tracy McMillion, a passerby reported seeing smoke coming from the unoccupied home. Fire officials said the home has an active building permit and was undergoing an extensive remodel. Crews were able to locate the fire in the kitchen area and quickly contain it. Chief McMillion said there was “significant interior

A chaotic Fort Myers Beach altercation resulted in one person losing his ear and another being arrested by Lee County deputies. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy was called to a fight near the intersection of Alva Drive and I Street on Monday evening at approximately 5 p.m. When the deputy arrived, the victim told them he was involved in a physical altercation and a portion of his left ear had been bitten off. The victim was

A 46-year-old Fort Myers woman is dead, and six others were injured after a two-vehicle crash on Winkler Road late Monday night. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 10 p.m. when the woman, driving a sedan south on Winkler Road near Averly Street, attempted to pass another vehicle by crossing the double yellow centerline. Troopers said as she moved into the northbound lane, her sedan collided head-on with an SUV carrying six passengers, including a 37-year-old man

Photo by: (Daytona Beach Police Department)  Three people were taken to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle near Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach on Monday, according to a news release. Police said they responded to the crash at the intersection of South Clyde Morris Boulevard and Richard Petty Boulevard, near the university’s main entrance. According to the release, crews found three pedestrians in the roadway. All three were taken to the hospital, two as trauma alerts, officials

A crash blocked multiple northbound lanes of I-275 on the Howard Frankland Bridge on Tuesday. Florida Department of Transportation traffic cameras show the three right lanes are blocked near Tampa. There is no word on what caused the crash or if anyone was hurt.  At Ovadia Law Group, we understand the impact that a car accident can have on your life. Our team of skilled attorneys is here to provide the legal support and guidance you need during this challenging

 A retired Polk County Sheriff’s Office sergeant was killed in a crash involving a drunk driver, deputies said. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said it received a 911 call at 7:40 p.m. Monday reporting that a pedestrian had been hit on Van Fleet Drive in Bartow just west of the Walmart. According to officials, 69-year-old DC of Bartow had pulled his car over on the road’s edge and turned on his hazards. He got out of his car to remove