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A Villager riding an electric bicycle was taken to the emergency room after she was angrily confronted by a Villager in a golf cart. The 71-year-old woman was riding the E-bike at about 11 a.m. Wednesday on the multi-modal path along Marsh Bend Trail when she came to the entrance to Corbin Trail, according to an arrest report from the Wildwood Police Department. JRM, 56, of the Village of Monarch Grove, was driving a golf cart when he reached the

A former Hillsborough County deputy, and current employee with Hillsborough County Public Schools, was arrested in a road rage incident on Monday, according to the sheriff’s office. It started at 12:45 p.m. on April 6 on Bell Shoals Road in Fish Hawk. A woman and her two teenage kids were in a car heading southbound on Bell Shoals Road when they approached a red light at the Fishhawk Boulevard intersection. When the light turned green, the car in front of them

Police are reporting that a series of crashes in Polk County early Tuesday morning are related. The Auburndale Police Department said officers responded to two hit-and-runs and a fatal single-vehicle crash near Berkley Road and Strickland Lane around 3 a.m. In the third crash, first responders arrived to find a vehicle had struck a tree, killing the driver. During a preliminary investigation, officers found that all three crashes are related. Police said no further details about the involved parties or

A 21-year-old DeLand man was killed Monday night when his motorcycle crashed into the back of a tow truck on Interstate 4 in Volusia County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The fatal wreck happened around 8:15 p.m. on I-4 west at mile marker 119 near State Road 44. The FHP said the DeLand man was riding his motorcycle west on I-4 when he changed lanes, failed to observe a tow truck ahead of him and struck the back of it.

The gunman accused of killing two people in a triple shooting in Northwest Miami-Dade has died after officials were forced to fire less than 24 hours after the incident. 27-year-old JMLM was pronounced dead on the scene after she, alongside another man and woman, was struck by gunfire following a confrontation at a food truck near Northwest 30th Street and 27th Avenue. Officers placed a yellow tarp over her body as they combed the area for clues and placed down evidence markers.

Photo by: wfla One person is dead after a truck hit two cars in a hit-and-run crash before crashing into a tree, The Auburndale Police Department announced. Police responded to three traffic crashes on Berkley Road and Strickland Lane around 3:00 a.m. When first responders arrived they found a truck had hit a tree killing the driver. Police said an initial investigation indicated all incidents were related. The Auburndale Police ask if anyone has information regarding the case, including witnesses,

Photo by: wfla A St. Petersburg woman is fighting for her life after being in a car crash on the Hernando Desoto Bridge in Bradenton. The crash took the life of her unborn baby. KS’ mother, TB, said doctors are calling S a miracle following the wreck. The family is asking for prayers, and they want to see justice served in the case. B was taking pictures of her daughter each month, to show her growing belly, with her first

A 79-year-old man was killed when his three-wheel motorcycle crashed into another vehicle on Thursday, Titusville police said. Police said that the crash happened on Cheney Highway, also known as S.R. 50, around 8:36 a.m. According to a news release, a preliminary investigation shows that a 2019 Harley-Davidson, being driven by the 79-year-old man, was driving eastbound on Cheney Highway. Police said as he turned left at Mount Vernon Avenue, he pulled into the path of a 2010 Hyundai being

 A 33-year-old Ocala man sunbathing on the beach was injured on Saturday in Volusia County when a vehicle ran him over while trying to back into a parking spot, according to a news release. Deputies said the incident happened near the Cardinal Drive beach ramp in Ormond Beach around 10:43 a.m. According to the release, the driver of a Jeep traveled outside of the travel lanes to back into a parking spot and in the process, ran the man over. Deputies

A 26-year-old woman crashed in a stolen car while fighting with the owner in Miami-Dade County, deputies said. According to a deputy’s arrest report, LS stole the car on Sunday at the parking lot of a food store in the Brownsville neighborhood. “It wasn’t me; it was another girl wearing the same clothing,” S said before running away, according to a deputy’s arrest report. The victim parked his 2016 Toyota Tundra at 5008 NW 32 Ave., and his doors were

A teen is dead after an argument escalated into a shooting at Naranja Park in Southwest Miami-Dade. Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene at 14150 Southwest 264th Street just after 7 p.m. Upon arrival, officials found the 18-year-old suffering from a gunshot wound. Paramedics rushed the victim to a local hospital but he succumbed to his injuries. The area around the ballpark has been closed off while deputies investigate for clues. Authorities said the

Photo by: wsvn A man has died following a shooting at a Southwest Miami-Dade gas station. Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies and Fire Rescue units responded to the Wawa gas station located at Southwest 248 Street and 112th Avenue on Monday afternoon. 7Skyforce hovered above the scene capturing a white Honda with its driver side door opened and markers around it. Crime scene tape was also seen taping off the gas station parking lot. Upon arrival, deputies located the man suffering