Florida's Recent News

A 31-year-old Tampa man died after a semi-truck crashed into his motorcycle on Wednesday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Officials say a 43-year-old Land O’ Lakes man was headed west in his Freightliner semi-truck on Chancey Road around 7:26 a.m. The 31-year-old man was riding his Kawasaki motorcycle east on the same road, according to troopers. Authorities say at the intersection of Morris Bridge Road, the semi-truck turned left into the path of the motorcycle.  The truck driver was not injured, but

Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) says three people were seriously injured in an accident on Tues. night just before 9 p.m. It happened on State Rd. 75 and S. Bear Creek Rd. when a vehicle was a stop sign at S. Bear Creek Rd. It was about to turn south onto State Rd. 75. Another vehicle was traveling northbound on State Rd. 75. The first vehicle did not yield the right of way to the second vehicle and started to cross

One person was injured in a crash in Manatee County. Florida Highway Patrol troopers responded to a crash involving a bicycle on State Road 70 at around 5:30 a.m. The vehicle was on the outside lane, traveling eastbound on State Road 70 when he collided with the left side of a bicyclists on the south shoulder. The rider was separated from his bicycle and stopped in the middle of the roadway. The rider has been taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital

 Miami-Dade police said a crash involving one of their police cruisers Tuesday night resulted in the death of the driver of a vehicle that had been fleeing police following a reported robbery in Miami Beach.  The crash happened Tuesday night on NW 103rd Street and 1st Avenue in Miami Shores. Police said it all started with a robbery that occurred in the area of Miami Beach and at some point, the police aviation unit spotted the subject vehicle and relayed

A woman is dead after she was hit by a car while riding her bike in Polk County Wednesday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol said a Chevy Trax was traveling north on North Broadway Avenue and stopped for a red light at the intersection of State Road 60 in Bartow. The driver then attempted to make a right turn onto State Road 60 and hit the woman, who was traveling west on her bike, according to officials. The woman passed

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a child who was killed by a falling palm tree. According to authorities from the sheriff’s office, the young girl was playing outside with friends when it happened. According to local news reports, deputies said the girl was playing with a strap that connected two trees, when one of the trees collapsed on her. The little girl and a 9-year-old boy were taken to the hospital. The little girl died

The Florida Highway Patrol says a bicyclist crossed in front of an SUV when the bicyclist was hit and later died. Troopers said they were called to Orange Avenue near Perking Road after midnight Monday. When they arrived, they found a Toyota Highlander had hit a 38-year-old male who was riding a bike. According to FHP, the bicyclist was initially heading southbound on Orange Ave. when they decided to move into the northbound lanes as the driver in the Highlander

A major Miami roadway connecting Interstate 95 to the Miami Beach area has been reopened after a traffic crash killed a 60-year-old pedestrian Tuesday morning, police said. A 911 call around 5:22 a.m. alerted first responders to the crash at Northeast 79th Street and Northeast First Avenue, Miami police spokesman Michael Vega told the Miami Herald. The pedestrian, a man, died before paramedics were able to take him to the hospital, Vega said. The vehicle’s driver stayed on scene. Northeast

Two Florida men were critically injured in a Halloween crash. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, on Tuesday, October 31, an SUV driven by an unidentified 56-year-old man from Marianna was heading southbound on State Road 73 when the driver attempted to pass a vehicle in a no-passing zone. Troopers said when the SUV tried to pass the vehicle, it collided head-on with a truck heading southbound on the same road, causing the SUV to overturn. The driver of the