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Photo by: local10 The Fort Lauderdale Police Department is investigating a fatal crash that occurred Wednesday night. According to police, a driver lost control of their vehicle and struck a concrete power pole in the 4700 block of Bayview Drive just after 11:45 p.m. Police said the driver suffered minor injuries and the passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. According to authorities, Florida Power & Light was notified about the damage to the power pole and the power loss

One driver was killed in a crash on SR-528 near Orlando International Airport. The crash happened just after 9 a.m. on Wednesday morning near SR-417 and involved two vehicles. All the westbound lanes were shut down temporarily, then the road was reopened by afternoon. One driver, a 22-year-old Orlando man, was killed in the crash. Florida Highway Patrol said when the 22-year-old was trying to change lanes, his vehicle and another vehicle crashed. The man’s vehicle struck a tree and

A Florida man was arrested after accidentally shooting and killing his friend while he was intoxicated by copious amounts of alcohol, authorities say. Abraham Bordas, 22, stands accused of one count of negligent homicide over the Dec. 30 shooting death of Chase Koepke, 26, according to Marion County records reviewed by Law&Crime. The gun violence is believed to be entirely inadvertent. Both the victim and alleged killer spoke words of friendship in the final moments. Bordas and Koepke were drinking together at the victim’s residence on

A Florida man is accused of animal torture after deputies said he intentionally drove over a deer for a TikTok video, according to an arrest report seen by Business Insider. Clay Neil Kinney, 27, of Geneva, Florida, is facing one felony charge and five misdemeanor counts following his arrest on December 28, court records show. Per the arrest report from the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office, Kinney was under investigation, suspected of “running over deer and posting the video on TikTok.” He

Photo by: wink news The Punta Gorda City Council addressed the ongoing issue of flooding in the historic district due to heavy rain. The area has notoriously been known to flood during periods of heavy rain. Homeowners had expressed their concerns toward the city council after severe flooding had occurred following Hurricanes Ian and Idalia. Homeowners in Punta Gorda want the city to develop an efficient plan to deal with the flooding so that they do not have to worry

Photo by: 610wiod Two construction workers have been rushed to the hospital in serious condition after it’s believed they fell about 15 feet from a scaffolding on a building under construction in Fort Lauderdale off Riverland Road. A third was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue officials say they’re not sure how the three fell, or whether there was a collapse. OSHA will investigate. Work-related accidents can disrupt your life, causing injuries and financial strain.

A crash involving an SUV and six bicyclists has led to a road closure on North Ocean Blvd, says Delray Beach Fire Rescue (DBFR). At 6:45 a.m. units from DBFR responded to the scene. According to DBFR, North Ocean Blvd is closed between the George Bush Blvd Bridge and Woolbright Bridge. The driver of the vehicle and the six cyclists were transported to a hospital by DBFR, units say. Three of the cyclists are trauma alerts. The Gulf Stream Police

Photo by: bnn breaking In an unfortunate incident in Osceola County, Florida, a fatal car accident claimed the life of a driver on a Wednesday afternoon. The tragic event unfolded on Nova Road near Sungrove Lane around 2:40 p.m. According to reports from the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver, who was behind the wheel of a westbound Honda Civic, met their untimely end after their vehicle spiraled out of control, collided with a tree, and burst into flames. Uncontrolled Overtaking:

A semi-truck fire has a section of Interstate 4 shut down Thursday morning in Orlando. The fire happened around 6:30 a.m. on westbound I-4, just past Orange Blossom Trail. Several Orlando Fire Department crews are working to get the fire under control. All westbound lanes of I-4 are shut down in the area and traffic is being diverted off of the highway. Drivers should seek an alternative route and major traffic delays are building in the area. It’s unclear how

A driver was ticketed after two golf carts collided Tuesday in The Villages. A man was driving a golf cart at 5:03 p.m. southbound on Canal Street when he was attempting to make a left turn onto Odell Circle, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. When he turned he collided with a golf cart that had been heading straight on while northbound on Canal Street. The southbound driver who caused the accident was ticketed on a charge of failure

Photo by: msn A multi-vehicle crash along the Palmetto Expressway is causing major traffic delays Thursday morning after the two left southbound lanes were blocked off. The crash occurred in Miami-Dade County on SR-826 South just before US-27/Okeechobee Road. Aerial footage of the scene showed several cars pulled off to the left lanes of the expressway and one car showed significant damage to the front of the vehicle. Video also showed traffic stalled with cars moving bumper to bumper for

A woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash on 22nd Avenue North and 41st Street in St. Petersburg Wednesday evening, authorities said.  The St. Pete Police Department said the vehicle hit the pedestrian just before 7 p.m. and drove off after.  The woman died at the scene of the crash, according to officers.  Investigators believe the vehicle may have been a Cadillac SUV, and they said it has front end damage.  Anyone with information is asked to call the St. Pete Police Department at