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A home in Marion County has damage after a vehicle crashed into it. Marion County Fire Rescue officials say they responded to Sliver Springs Shores around 6:30 Thursday night but state troopers handled the scene. The driver was outside the vehicle when first responders arrived and declined treatment. Fire rescue crews didn’t take anyone to the hospital.  Car accidents can disrupt your life in an instant, leaving you with injuries, medical bills, and a damaged vehicle. At Ovadia Law Group,

photo by: (WPEC) A driver slammed into a Port St. Lucie house along Airosa Boulevard near Lucero Drive Thursday evening. According to the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, the driver slammed a white pickup truck into his home following a domestic-related situation with his wife. The damage at the scene was extensive. The crash left, what appeared to be a living room, practically fully exposed, revealing a couch and even a lamp, and left debris scattered on the ground. St.

photo by: wsvn Fire crews extinguished a massive fire that engulfed at least three luxury boats in Northwest Miami-Dade. Thick black smoke and bright-orange flames was seen pouring out of the boats in the 3200 block of Northwest N. River Drive, near Miami International Airport around 3:30a.m. Friday. Both Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office raced to the scene, establishing a perimeter and shutting down nearby streets, as they used water and foam to knock out the flames.

photo by: WEAR Santa Rosa County officials are reporting a fatal vehicle crash in the Pace area. Woodbine Road at Oak Tree Lane is closed for the time being due to the fatality, according to officials. “The road will be closed for an undetermined amount of time while the Florida Highway Patrol completes its investigation,” says officials. No further information is available at this time. Anyone traveling in that area is asked be careful. Delays should be expected. This is

(Credit: Florida Highway Patrol) The Florida Highway Patrol is looking for a driver who troopers said sped off after crashing into another vehicle and leaving three young Myakka City children severely injured. The crash happened around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22 on Verna Bethany Road in Manatee County, according to investigators. A 33-year-old Myakka City man was heading south with three young children and a 34-year-old woman in his van when officials said another vehicle drove directly into his

A St. Petersburg man was arrested Thursday after Pinellas County deputies said he shot and killed a tenant who was living on his property. Deputies said they were called to 68th Street North on Dec. 15 for reports of a dead person. A 911 caller, later identified as 53-year-old JB, told deputies that the victim was his tenant and lived in a detached shed on the property. When deputies arrived, they found 32-year-old AR suffering from several gunshot wounds. He

A 27-year-old Century woman was critically injured Thursday morning in a crash involving a “one-wheel hover board.” It happened around 8:55 a.m. on County Road 4 near Byrneville Road. FHP says the woman was found laying in center of the roadway. “Located in the westbound lane there was a one-wheel hover board that the female was riding,” FHP says in its release. It is not immediately known if she was hit by a vehicle or if she crashed herself. FHP

A 17-year-old boy who was upset over a school suspension set three cars and a newly renovated home on fire in North Bay Village, police said. The teen, who was at the Dade County Juvenile Assessment Center, confessed to being upset after he was suspended from school and unable to play sports, according to police. On Feb. 28, the teenage boy walked to the Treasure Isle Care Centre, a nursing home at 1735 N. Treasure Dr., where he set three

Two people were transported to a hospital Thursday afternoon following a rollover crash in the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 in northeast Miami-Dade, authorities confirmed. Sky 10 was above the highway near Ives Dairy Road shortly before 2 p.m. as one person was placed on a stretcher and loaded into an ambulance. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue transported one person to a local trauma center, while Broward Sheriff’s Fire Rescue transported another to a nearby hospital, according to authorities. Authorities confirmed that

An elderly man from Canada was struck and killed by a vehicle while crossing the street in Boca Raton. According to the Boca Raton Police Services Department (BRPSD), the deadly crash occurred on Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. near N. Federal Highway. The crash report says a 2006 Nissan Murano was driving north on N Federal Highway, approaching the intersection of NE 24th Street. As the vehicle drove through the intersection, it struck 86-year-old HW, causing deadly injuries. Police say the

photo by: (MCFR) A boat explosion on the Intracoastal Waterway in Martin County on Thursday morning resulted in injuries to two people, including a baby, according to a spokeswoman for the Martin County Sheriff’s Office. Initially, MCSO spokesperson Christine Weiss, said the incident occurred on a catamaran when a gas oven was turned on, leading to the explosion. However, Martin County Fire Rescue provided more details later in the day, stating that the explosion occurred when a person on board

photo by: wsvn A family of four has been displaced after their house in North Lauderdale was engulfed in flames. Officials said the fire happened at a single story duplex in the area of 7433 Southwest 13th Street just before 7a.m., Thursday. The fire was in the corner of the house between a wall and ceiling, firefighters say. The house sustained severe damage, making it unhabitable. As a result, two adults and two children, ages 10 and 12, are now