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Photo: NBC Universal A South Florida man is grateful he’s alive after detectives say a driver hit him while he was in his wheelchair in Dania Beach and left. G got emotional in an interview with NBC6 on Wednesday and said he thought he was going to die. “I want to cry,” he said. G, who’s a double amputee, was going to breakfast Monday. He was crossing the street when a black van hit him. A surveillance camera recorded the

Photo: Camera on the Florida Department of Transportation’s traffic Authorities are searching for a driver who hit three vehicles and then fled the scene, leaving three people hurt in Miami-Dade Thursday morning, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies said they responded just before 8:30 a.m. to the area of Northwest 79th Street and Northwest 6th Court for a traffic crash with injuries involving a driver who struck three other vehicles. The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said that after the crashes, the

A person was shot and killed while allegedly trying to enter a home in St. Lucie County Wednesday night, deputies said. The shooting happened around 9:11 p.m. Aug. 12 at a home in the 3300 block of Orange Avenue in the Seminole Mobile Home Park. Deputies with the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office and personnel with the St. Lucie County Fire District responded after receiving a report that someone had been shot while allegedly attempting to enter the residence. Deputies found the victim suffering

Photo: WEAR A semi-truck flipped off Interstate 110 in Pensacola Wednesday afternoon. It happened around 1 p.m. on I-110 north near Maxwell Street. The truck landed on its side as it crashed to a grass field below. The vehicle sustained heavy damage. There is no word on any injuries at this time. WEAR News is working to learn more. Holding Negligent Drivers Accountable After a Truck CrashWhen a truck accident is caused by negligence, victims deserve justice. Ovadia Law Group

A 60-year-old Crestview man was killed Tuesday afternoon when his car ran off Airport Road and went airborne, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say the man was driving a sedan eastbound on Airport Road near Fairchild Road in Okaloosa County around 4:15 p.m. when the vehicle left the north shoulder of the roadway. The car went airborne before coming to rest in front of a home. FHP says the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. His name

Photo: WJXT News4JAX Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook said two separate crashes involving students were reported Thursday morning in Clay County One was a hit-and-run involving a child or teen on an e-bike near Clay High School. The kid was taken to a hospital with minor injuries. Deputies are looking for a silver SUV in connection with that crash. News4JAX has a crew headed to the area to learn more. The other crash involved a school bus at Blanding Boulevard

Photo: BreakingNews Firefighters with the Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District extinguished a house fire on Fifth Avenue Wednesday. Fire officials said the home was clear of potential victims. An investigator will determine the cause of the fire, according to officials. Holding Negligent Parties Accountable After a FireWhen a fire accident is caused by negligence, victims deserve justice. Ovadia Law Group is dedicated to holding responsible parties accountable and helping you recover from your injuries. Our personal injury attorneys

Photo: GulfCoastNews The Florida Highway Patrol said a 66-year-old Lehigh Acres man died in a crash off of 6 Mile Cypress Parkway east of US-41 in Lee County on Wednesday afternoon. A pickup truck was seen rolled over in a parking lot with a window shattered. According to troopers, the man was driving a 2020 Chevrolet east on 6 Mile Cypress Pkwy., east of 6 Mile Crossing Boulevard before he veered left through the median, crossed the westbound lanes, entered

Photo: Breaking News A crash involving two SUVs knocked down a utility pole and caused one vehicle to flip on Diplomat Parkway East in Cape Coral Wednesday night. According to a Cape Coral police officer on the scene, the crash happened around 8:30 p.m. The incident shut down westbound lanes while crews worked to clear the scene. Lee County Electric Cooperative has removed the damaged pole. Minor injuries were reported in the crash. The cause and details of the crash

Daytona Beach police investigating a stabbing Tuesday afternoon near a middle school soon reported one person had been taken into custody and another was in the hospital, according to the agency’s social media. The scene was in the 600 block of S. Keech Street, which is near Campbell Middle School and not far from Daytona Beach International Airport. Officers had originally been called around 3:51 p.m. to the 900 block of Cedar Street, where the preliminary investigation found the victim and

Photo: (FL511) A crash on I-95 southbound is causing major delays Tuesday morning in Port St. Lucie near the Crosstown Parkway Exit. According to FL511, the crash is reported around 8:30 a.m. beyond Exit 120 for Crosstown Parkway, where two right lanes are blocked. Fire trucks are on the scene, narrowing traffic to one lane and causing a roughly two-mile backup. Drivers are urged to slow down or move over for emergency crews and Road Rangers in the area. Focused

An attorney representing a nurse that was brutally attacked by a patient at Jackson Memorial Hospital’s emergency room is demanding authorities release video after newly obtained audio reveals additional details from a second victim injured in the incident. “Can you tell me how you became involved in this case, please?” a detective can be heard asking in the audio obtained by 7News. “Did he punch with a closed fist or open hand?” a second investigator asked. “Closed fist,” a woman