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Photo by: wsvn Rescue crews have taken two people to the hospital following a bad crash reportedly involving a child in Miami Gardens. Miami Gardens Police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the crash in the area of Northwest 199th Street and Northwest 37th Avenue, at around 5:45 p.m., Wednesday. 7Skyforce hovered above the the two-vehicle wreck. One of the cars involved ended up crashing through a traffic pole on the side of the roadway. One

One body was found in woods and another was discovered hanging from a tree when a murder plot came unraveled at a Florida home, according to investigators. The dead were one victim and one suspected killer, the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office reported in a news release. Investigators made the grim discoveries around 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 15, at a home in Spring Hill, about 50 miles north of Tampa. A family member of William Scott Trudell called 911 to report he

A baffling crime spree that included a driver throwing tools from a stolen truck started to make sense when deputies realized the suspect just escaped from jail, according to investigators in Florida. The odd series of events began around 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, when a school resource officer saw a barefoot man climbing the fence at Moore Haven High School, the Glades County Sheriff’s Office reports. Moore Haven is about 110 miles northwest of Miami. “The subject made his way to

Photo by: local10 Authorities responded to reports of an airboat crash in the Florida Everglades Wednesday evening. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said they were at the scene accessing several people that were on board at the time of the incident. The incident was reported near the 40300 block of Southwest 192nd Avenue. An MDFR spokesperson told Local 10 News that no one had been transported to the hospital following the crash. Sky 10 flew over the scene where authorities were attending

Police in Miami are investigating a deadly hit-and-run. It happened in the area of Northwest 27th Avenue and West Flagler Street at approximately 7:19 p.m. According to police, a newer model, dark colored SUV, possibly a Ford that may or may not have visible front end damage struck an older, white Hispanic man. The victim was rushed to Ryder Trauma Center, where he was pronounced dead. Investigators said they are looking for potential video footage of the crash from cameras

A troubled mother pleaded guilty to multiple charges Wednesday in the death of her 5-year-old daughter after crashing with her into a Jacksonville pond during a police chase following a reported kidnapping, Pamela Tereza Cabrera faces 10 to 30 years for aggravated manslaughter of a child and aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement causing death, according to the State Attorney’s Office. Her sentencing is scheduled for the week of March 4. About 8 p.m. on March 31, 2022, police responded

Photo by: local10 One person was found dead near a pickup truck that caught on fire Thursday morning at a gas station in Broward County, authorities confirmed. The fire was reported around 4 a.m. at the Racetrac at 3031 W. Hallandale Beach Blvd. Multiple fire rescue crews responded to the scene to put out the blaze. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Michael Kane said firefighters were extinguishing the flames when they spotted a body close to the vehicle. He

A driver was killed Thursday morning in a two-vehicle crash after their van overturned and hit trees on Interstate 95 in Brevard County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened in the southbound lanes at State Road 407, just south of Titusville. Details of what led to the crash are still being investigated. Troopers said all lanes are open on I-95, but they could close some lanes throughout the investigation. No other information, including the name and age

A police officer was hospitalized Wednesday after getting struck by a hit-and-run driver in southwest Miami-Dade. The crash happened near the Palmetto Expressway and Coral Way. Footage from the scene showed the front end of a Miami-Dade Police cruiser completely wrecked. Authorities said the officer was attempting to make a turn when another vehicle struck them at a high rate of speed. The driver took off, then bailed out of his car near a business and a park. Authorities set

Photo by: unilad A Florida woman who had her entire driveway stolen has given a $10,000 donation to charity using the money she had raised to replace it. When it comes to protecting your property from criminals, you usually focus on objects like jewellery, tech or cars. You don’t expect the ground itself to be at risk, and yet Amanda Brochu, from Orange County, learned the hard way that it shouldn’t be overlooked. Brochu’s doorbell camera captured the moment a bulldozer arrived outside her

A heat lamp set outside for animals is believed to have caused a fire that destroyed a mobile home, fire officials said Tuesday. Firefighters rushed to the home on County Highway 181-C in Ponce de Leon at about 9:30 p.m. Monday night after a caller said the place was filled with smoke. Everyone made it to safety, officials added. Walton County Fire Rescue arrived on scene within minutes and found a double-wide mobile home fully engulfed in flames. Crews quickly

A suspect who earlier trespassed at a McDonald’s in Brandon, Florida, later returned and shot a person with a BB gun, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called to the McDonald’s on Brandon Boulevard near Kings Avenue for a reported shooting on Monday night. Investigators said the suspect, identified by HCSO as a homeless man, was warned about trespassing earlier in the evening but returned to the restaurant and shot a person with a BB gun. Then