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Sanford police are searching for a driver who took off after hitting a bicyclist. The hit-and-run happened Wednesday just after 2 a.m. at the intersection of 25th Street and Park Avenue. Investigators said based on witness statements, the vehicle is believed to be a dark in color pickup truck that left the area driving westbound on 25th Street. Sanford police said the bicyclist was located with serious injuries and transported to a local hospital. Anyone with information should contact the

A shooting injured two men on Monday morning in Fort Lauderdale, according to police. Detectives were investigating the shooting after about 7:10 a.m., at 801 NE 62 St., just west of the intersection of East Cypress Creek Road and Northeast Ninth Avenue. Fire Rescue personnel found the two men injured and took them to North Broward Hospital. One was shot in the head and the other in the chest, according to police scanner traffic. They were both listed in critical

Police: Johnnie Henderson died in drive-by shooting A 17-year-old boy died and a 17-year-old girl was injured after a Sunday night shooting while they were both in a white car in Broward County, police said. Detectives identified the teen who died as Johnnie Henderson, of Miami-Dade County. The driver’s side of the white Hyundai Sonata he and his girlfriend were in was riddled with bullets. The teenage girl was at Memorial Regional Hospital and her condition was critical after the

Authorities are responding to a crash with injuries closing all lanes of I-295 northbound Friday afternoon. The crash occurred near the Beach Boulevard exit. Troopers arrived at 1:18 p.m., according to Florida Highway Patrol report. Commuters began to trickle through the northbound lanes around 2:45 p.m. The Jacksonville Fire & Rescue Department said the crash involved a semitruck and a motorcycle. Emergency vehicles are responding. One person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, according to JFRD. Advocating for Truck Accident

One person died, and northbound lanes of U.S. 19 were closed most of Friday after a crash, Clearwater Police said. FHP said a motorcycle was traveling north on US19 and approaching the intersection of SR44. The motorcyclist failed to make a right turn and traveled over the cement median and collided with a GMC Canyon. The motorcyclist continued and collided with a Ford pickup. The motorcyclist was transported to an area hospital, where he later died from injuries suffered during

FHP responds to crash at SB Palmetto near NW 154 St. A crash caused southbound traffic delays on Monday morning on the Palmetto Expressway in Miami-Dade County. The crash at Northwest 154 Street blocked two lanes. The alternate route was the Florida Turnpike. The area had cleared by 9 a.m. Another crash also caused southbound traffic delays on Monday morning on Interstate 95 in Broward County. The crash at Sheridan Street blocked two lanes. Empower Your Legal Journey with Ovadia

A 60-year-old man is dead after he was hit by a school bus in the Mayport area of Jacksonville Friday morning, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. JSO Lieutenant Nassim Mana says at approximately 7 a.m., the man attempted to cross Mayport Road, in the east to west direction in the 2400 block. Mana says the driver of the school bus “did not see” the man crossing and therefore, struck him in the southbound lane of Mayport Road. “There were

A man in his 70s has been arrested after allegedly crashing into a car, then grabbing a gun and shooting at the victim in Naples. The victim said 74-year-old Charles Eitel nearly hit him at the intersection of Pine Ridge Road and Airport Pulling Road on Wednesday. The victim then flicked off Eitel and yelled at him. A short time later, Eitel crashed into the victim’s car, grabbed a PepperBall gun, and shot at the victim. The victim took a

A 66-year-old bicyclist is dead after being struck by a car in Pompano Beach. A 66-year-old man riding a bicycle in Pompano Beach was struck and killed, and detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal crash. The preliminary investigation revealed at around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 14, Simpson Fraide was traveling in a 2012 Honda Accord eastbound on West Copans Road approaching Blount Road. At the same time, Leslie Beck

A Clay County woman who is accused of attempted second-degree murder of a law enforcement officer following an alleged shootout on Tuesday is a school district employee who is currently under investigation after she was accused of improper use of school funds. Tammy Saucier, 51, faces five counts of attempted murder of a deputy and is being held on no bond. The Clay County School District said earlier this month an internal auditor and Clay County District Schools Police Department launched an

A former youth baseball trainer was arrested and is accused of multiple counts of sexual battery and lewd or lascivious molestation in Jacksonville, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. In Duval County, JSO said in November, a victim came forward saying Julio Acosta Morgado, 38, sexually battered him several times, and forced him to commit sex acts. The detective then said they spoke with a separate victim, also in November, who told them Acosta Morgado fondled him during their training

Around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Joe Christian said his roommates on Ronald Street were charging an e-bike in their mobile home when its lithium-ion battery exploded. The owner of the trailer needed to go to the hospital. “We had the e-bike battery plugged in in the room and then there was an explosion,” Christian said. “Cody stomped on the fire, burned his feet all up.” Brevard County said Christian’s roommate suffered minor burns. News 6 investigator Erik Sandoval interviewed the