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Photo: (St. Johns County Fire Rescue) Officials believe two fires were sparked by lightning St. Johns County Fire Rescue responded to multiple fires and a wave of storm-related service calls — including downed power lines — during a busy evening across the county. Crews responded to house fires on Kellet Way in the Rivertown community and on Silver Pine Drive in the SilverLeaf community. Both fires were extinguished with no injuries reported. Officials believe lightning caused both fires. Jacksonville Fire

Photo: (WJXT) A Florida Highway Patrol marked cruiser was badly damaged overnight Monday in a crash at Argyle Forest Boulevard and Merchants Gate Drive. The intersection is in Duval County, close to the Clay County line. Our crew could see the smashed up FHP vehicle being towed away early Monday morning, but no one at the scene could provide any information. News4JAX is working to learn more about what happened and what injuries the driver might have suffered. Legal Support

A woman is dead after a three-vehicle crash that shut down SR-29 Friday night, according to troopers from the Florida Highway Patrol. In a news release, FHP said that a Ford Pickup driven by a 29-year-old man from Lehigh Acres was driving north on SR-29. The other two vehicles, a Gillig bus driven by a 52-year-old man from Naples and a Nissan Sedan driven by a 63-year-old woman from Lehigh Acres, were driving south. FHP says that the Ford veered

Photo: Gulf Coast News No injuries were reported after a small plane carrying four passengers crashed near Wing South Airpark, according to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office Saturday morning. CCSO says they received a call about a plane crash at around 10:35 a.m., and that all four people on board did not report any injuries. Video and images from the scene show the plane in the grass next to a concrete wall. One of the wings of the plane is

Photo: WBBH A crash with injuries blocked northbound lanes of I-75 near mile marker 86 in Collier County, the Florida Highway Patrol reported Saturday morning. The crash was reported to FHP at 6:57 a.m. Troopers say a truck carrying sod overturned. The driver of the truck, a 71-year-old man from Miami, told troopers he was trying to avoid another vehicle that made an improper lane change. When he steered, he lost control and the truck overturned. A helicopter landed at

Photo: GulfoCoast Police are on scene after a driver rolled over their car and crashed it through the fence of a Cape Coral home Saturday morning. According to the Cape Coral Police Department, a car rolled over and crashed near the intersection of Tropicana Parkway East and Northeast 5th Avenue. They said that the driver sustained a broken arm, and that the vehicle caught on fire. H, a Cape Coral resident, described the crash. “A car, right here at the

Photo: Gulfcoast A man was arrested after a vehicle crash early Sunday morning at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Ford Street in Fort Myers. A man was arrested after a vehicle crash early Sunday morning at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Ford Street in Fort Myers. The crash happened close to 2:17 a.m., according to Fort Myers police. Police said three people were hurt but are expected to be okay. Fort Myers police arrested J, who

Photo: FDOT A crash on Tamiami Trail (US 41) in Sarasota County is causing significant traffic delays as of Thursday afternoon. According to the Sarasota Police Department, the crash happened near Glengary Street, prompting lane closures in the area. Drivers are urged to avoid traveling south on Tamiami Trail from Bee Ridge Road to Proctor Road while crews work the scene. At this time, the Sarasota Sheriff’s Department is working the scene, and motorists should expect delays and use alternate

A major crash has shut down a stretch of Florida’s Turnpike in Sumter County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 4 on Friday morning in Wildwood in the southbound lanes of Florida’s Turnpike near CR-470. A vehicle fire was also reported in the area around the same time but so far, no injuries have been reported. As of 6 a.m., drivers are getting by in the left lane. Commuters traveling through Sumter County along Florida’s Turnpike

A Riviera Beach woman is accused of cutting another woman with a machete during a confrontation at a Mangonia Park gas station, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office probable cause affidavit. W, 46, faces charges of armed burglary, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and criminal mischief causing more than $1,000 in damage, sheriff’s officials said. Deputies said the incident happened about 10:07 p.m. May 23 at a 7-Eleven at 1201 45th St. The affidavit says W confronted a man she had

Photo: Florida’s Turnpike Drivers on Florida’s Turnpike northbound in St. Lucie County should expect delays Thursday morning after a crash blocked the left lane. The crash was reported near the Port St. Lucie Boulevard interchange before mile marker 141 and stretches to before mile marker 143, according to traffic officials. The crash was first reported at 6:57 a.m. and was last updated at 7:15 a.m. The severity is listed as intermediate. Drivers heading north through the area should use caution

Photo: (WPLG) One person has died following a traffic crash that occurred Thursday afternoon in Coral Springs, authorities confirmed. Sky 10 was above the area of Coral Ridge Drive and Wiles Road at about 2:15 p.m. as a yellow tarp covered a body in the roadway. A maroon-colored SUV with its airbags deployed was spotted a short distance away in the intersection along with a motorcycle on its side. Coral Springs police later confirmed that the crash was reported at