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Photo: WPEC Boca Raton police are investigating an apparent targeted shooting that left a woman injured Sunday afternoon. The shooting happened around 2:30 p.m. in a parking lot near the 1400 block of NE Second Court, just north of Glades Road and Federal Highway. Police said the woman was getting into her vehicle when multiple shooters inside a nearby white Mercedes-Benz opened fire. The woman was shot but was able to drive away, heading westbound on Glades Road toward a

A 48-year-old Vero Beach man riding an electric bicycle was killed after being struck by a pickup truck that fled the scene Sunday night in unincorporated Indian River County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 8:57 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of 8th Street and 14th Avenue. FHP said the bicyclist was traveling west in the westbound lane of 8th Street and approaching 14th Avenue. A light-colored Ford F-150, believed to be a 2015 to 2020 model,

Photo: WSVN A pedestrian was left with non-life threatening injuries after a crash on the southbound lanes of Federal Highway, according to Hallandale Beach Police. Investigators said that the pedestrian was hit by a vehicle while travelling, and sustained injuries. Cameras captured video of a white Mercedes with a broken windshield. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue transported the person to a nearby hospital, where they were determined to have non-life threatening injuries. The driver remained at the scene to cooperate with

Photo: WSVN A multi-vehicle accident appears to have cleared up with traffic flowing on the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 near Northwest 119th Street. Traffic cameras showed cars moving slowly on the highway. Earlier, traffic cameras had captured crews working with traffic building up behind them. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials said that there were minor injuries involved in the accident. The cause of the accident is currently unknown. 7News has reached out to the Florida Highway Patrol for more information.

A woman is recovering after being hospitalized following a deputy-involved crash in Northwest Miami-Dade. The incident happened near Northwest 54th Street and 19th Avenue. Investigators said that the deputy was driving a marked patrol vehicle when it collided with the woman on an electric scooter. She was taken to Ryder Trauma Center in stable condition. The deputy was not injured. An investigation into the crash is ongoing. Scooter accidents can result in serious injuries and create significant physical, emotional, and

Photo: Wear A 74-year-old Pensacola man was cited after his SUV collided with a train at a railroad crossing in Escambia County on Sunday morning. Troopers say the crash happened at 9:45 a.m. at Airport Boulevard and Memory Lane. A 2018 Honda CR-V was traveling westbound on Airport Boulevard and approaching the railroad crossing at Memory Lane when the crossing arms were down and the lights were flashing, according to FHP. Troopers say a southbound train was approaching and using

Photo: Courtesy of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Deputies are investigating after a crash in Polk County left one person dead Sunday Morning. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the crash occurred on Cypress Parkway around 6:07 a.m. First responders arrived on scene and found a man dead inside his 2025 Hyundai Elantra. The driver of a 2012 Toyota 4Runner was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening facial injuries. Detectives determined that the Toyota was traveling west and the

A 34-year-old woman was arrested early Sunday morning after the Bradenton Police Department said she left a man with life-threatening injuries the night before. The victim was walking his bicycle across 14th Street West when he was struck by a Toyota 4Runner just before 11 p.m. on August 8, BPD said. He was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries and was still hospitalized as of Sunday morning. After the collision, the driver parked her car nearby, got out and

Photo: (WJXT News4Jax) A crash Sunday evening on Interstate 95 northbound ended with a vehicle leaving the interstate and striking a pedestrian on Lem Turner Road, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said the vehicle traveled off I-95 onto the shoulder, went down an embankment and onto Lem Turner Road, where a pedestrian was walking on the sidewalk. Troopers said the vehicle hit the pedestrian, who suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead. FHP previously said two people were in

Photo: GulfCoastNews Crews with the South Trail Fire Protection & Rescue Service District helped extricate a driver involved in a single-vehicle rollover crash on Bald Cypress Circle in Fort Myers on Saturday. According to firefighters, the vehicle struck a palm tree and rolled onto its side, leaving the driver trapped inside. Crews removed the windshield of the vehicle to create a safe extrication path, and the driver was removed. The driver was transported to the hospital for further evaluation. Legal

Photo: GulfCoastNewsNow A Hendry County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle collided with another vehicle at an intersection in Montura, overturning and leaving one driver injured, according to an update from the Florida Highway Patrol. The Florida Highway Patrol said the marked sheriff’s SUV, equipped with activated emergency lights and siren, was traveling east on Montura Avenue and approaching the stop sign at the intersection of South Hacienda Street. The SUV proceeded past the stop sign and entered the intersection, where its

Photo: GulfCoastNews A car crash on Veterans Parkway in Cape Coral left one person dead, with a witness recounting the tragic events and her efforts to save the driver. The Cape Coral Police Department has confirmed that one person died after a car crashed near the median along Veterans Parkway and SW 20th Avenue. The crash site showed fresh tire marks, scattered debris, and mangled branches as investigators worked to determine the cause of the accident. G, a Cape Coral