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 Miami-Dade Police Department officer has been injured in a crash near the Ives Dairy exit on Interstate 95 northbound. According to MDPD officials, the off-duty officer was traveling northbound on I-95 when he lost control of his vehicle and collided with a tree. 7News cameras captured the scene, revealing the injured officer as Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) crews worked to place him on a stretcher. The officer was transported to HCA Florida Aventura Hospital by MDFR. Reports indicate that the

A major crash shut down all southbound lanes on State Road 9B at Racetrack Road Thursday evening. Traffic was at a complete standstill for miles.  As of 7:20 p.m., two lanes reopened. The accident appears to have happened on State Road 9B near Cinemark Durbin Park.  Drivers report seeing a medical helicopter on scene.  St. Johns County Fire Rescue says the accident involved four cars. Five people were injured — one of them was taken by Life Flight and four were taken

Florida Highway Patrol troopers are investigating a deadly crash that killed one person on I-75 in Ocala Thursday night. Troopers say the driver of the vehicle was traveling south on I-75 just north of the US 27 exit when the driver veered off the road, striking a tree and catching fire just before 7:00. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene, and the cause of the crash is under investigation. Navigating the aftermath of a car accident is challenging,

With the last update coming around 8 a.m. Friday morning, all lanes of a part of Florida’s Turnpike South in Palm Beach County remain closed. The major crash happened before Mile Marker 112 in the area of Jupiter or Palm Beach Gardens between Indiantown Road and PGA Boulevard, according to the Florida 511 website. The Florida Highway Patrol’s website lists the incident as a fatality. The Florida 511 information states the crash occurred as early as 1:15 a.m. This is a

One person is dead and two more are in the hospital after a crash in Alachua County. According to Florida Highway Patrol troopers, a Nissan sedan was traveling north on State Road 24 approaching Northeast 63rd Avenue around 7:30 Thursday night. The Nissan driver crashed into a Ford sedan after the Ford failed to stop at the 63rd Avenue stop sign. Both drivers and a passenger were transported to UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville. The driver of the Ford

Photo by: dailyridge The PCSO ECC received calls regarding a two-vehicle crash on Waring Road at Old Medulla Road in unincorporated Lakeland. When first responders arrived, they located 31-year-old Nick Calderon of Land O’ Lakes deceased inside a silver 2012 Mazda 6, which had been struck by a gray 2020 Jeep Gladiator driven by 21-year-old Karen Bautista of Lakeland. Evidence and interviews indicated that the Jeep was heading south on Waring as the Mazda was heading east on Old Medulla.

A 16-year-old boy was seriously injured in a hit-and-run in New Port Richey on Wednesday night, according to police. Officials say the incident happened just after 10 p.m. According to officers, the teen was on a motor scooter at the time, but investigators say it may not have been his. Police responded to Madison Street and Illinois Avenue and found the teenager in the road with traumatic injuries to his lower body. The 16-year-old was unresponsive, and officers say he was taken

Photo by: wsvn A fire broke out at a business in a strip mall in Miami’s Little Havana section. City of Miami Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the blaze in the area of Southwest 24th Court and Eighth Street, Wednesday night. Officials said over 60 firefighters responded to a 2-alarm fire that impacted four to five neighboring businesses in the strip mall with smoke and water damage. No injuries have been reported. It remains unclear how the

Firefighters responded to a Jupiter Farms home ablaze around 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, where they extinguished the fire in roughly an hour. However, a dog’s life was lost in the incident. A 911 caller reported the incident, prompting the Palm Beach County Fire Rescue (PBCFR) response off 1576th Street North. Upon arrival, units witnessed “heavy” fire conditions with flames and thick smoke rolling from the entire porch area and entryway of the home, the department’s spokesman said. An aggressive strategy was

Photo by: Polk County Sheriff’s Office 27-year-old Winter Haven woman died Wednesday night when her car was hit head-on by a semi-truck that crossed the center line. The driver of the semi faces DUI-related charges. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said Chelsea Darwin, 27, was driving north on Spirit Lake Road when a semi, driven south by Moyses Ramirez, 21, of Arcadia, crossed the center line and hit Darwin’s Hyundai Sonata head-on. The Sheriff’s Office said witnesses reported seeeing Ramirez throwing objects from the cab

A 23-year-old Milton man is dead and two other men are critically injured after a crash Wednesday night in Santa Rosa County. It happened around 9:30 p.m. on Munson Highway south of Indian Ford Road in Milton. According to Florida Highway Patrol, three Milton men — two aged 23 and another age 20 — were traveling north on Munson Highway in a pickup truck. FHP says it’s still unclear at this time who was driving. Meanwhile, a 66-year-old Milton woman

 A 24-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash Wednesday afternoon in Milton. It happened around 4:20 p.m. at the intersection of S. Airport Road at Beneva Road. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the motorcyclist — a 24-year-old Milton man — was traveling north on S. Airport Rd., approaching the intersection with Beneva Rd. A 53-year-old Milton woman was traveling south on S. Airport Rd. in her sedan and attempted to turn left onto Beneva Rd. — which is when the