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A man is facing DUI manslaughter charges following a deadly crash in Pinellas Park on Friday night, the Pinellas Park Police Department said. The driver of the Toyota Tacoma, identified as 56-year-old Enerildo Lopez Rojas, was traveling southbound on US Highway 19 North when he made a left turn into the path of the motorcycle. The crash caused Consuelo Serralde, the driver of the motorcycle, to slam into the side of the Tacoma. On Saturday, officials confirmed that Serralde died after

A 74-year-old Sebring man walking across U.S. 441 near Summerfield was struck by a car and killed Saturday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 6:45 a.m. along southbound U.S. 441 near SE 173rd Street, troopers said. According to an FHP crash report, the man was struck by a sedan after walking westward into the vehicle’s direct path in the outside southbound lane of U.S. 441. After the front left of the sedan struck the man,

Photo by: Marion County Fire Rescue Marion County firefighters rescued three dogs from a house fire late Friday near Ocala, according to the fire department. Crews responded just after 11 p.m. to Banyan Track, where a 911 caller had reported her backyard and porch were on fire, adding several dogs were trapped inside of the structure. Firefighters arrived to see smoke through the home’s roof, Marion County Fire Rescue said on social media. As help was on the way from at

An 18-year-old man was hospitalized after being stabbed early Saturday in Orange County, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies responded around 2:20 a.m. to a stabbing reported at the Circle K in the 9000 block of South Orange Avenue, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. The man who was stabbed was hospitalized in serious condition, the statement reads. An investigation is said to be ongoing. No further details were shared or confirmed at the time of this

Photo by: Angela Popple A Deputy was taken to the hospital after their vehicle overturned in floodwaters. According to the Pasco Sheriff’s Office (PSO), a deputy and a member of the Dade City Police Department were scouting floodwaters on Friday in the area of Dixie Avenue when the vehicle they were in overturned and became submerged. PSO said that the Dade City Police officer escaped the vehicle while the PSO deputy was trapped inside. The deputy was rescued from the

A dog was shot and killed after it attacked a police officer in a Lauderhill neighborhood, injuring him, prompting the officer to open fire, officials said. Lauderhill Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the 4800 block of Northwest 18th Court, just across from Lauderhill 6-12 School, at around 9:20 p.m. on Friday. According to detectives, officers pursuing an investigation arrived at a home, where they encountered the dog, Detectuives said the canine attacked one of the officers, who fired

Photo by: ClickOrlando  A man in his 20s died after being shot Friday night in Orange County, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies located the man after responding around 8:20 p.m. to a shooting reported out of the 6100 block of West Colonial Drive, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. The man was taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries, the statement reads. An investigation is said to be ongoing. No further details had

A motorcyclist died in a crash in the Lake Forest Hills area Saturday morning. According to JSO, the crash happened at the intersection of Moncrief Road and W. Edgewood Avenue around 2:20 a.m. Police said the man in his mid-50s was heading westbound on W. Edgewood Avenue. At the same time, an elderly woman, driving a sedan, was traveling eastbound. The woman then turned left into the path of the motorcyclist as she tried to enter a Sunoco gas station

 A lieutenant with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office died earlier this week, allegedly shot and killed by her estranged husband – a former sergeant –  and made to look like a suicide attempt, the sheriff’s office said. Orange County deputies responded to a home on El Prado Avenue on Monday, Oct. 14, and found Eloilda “Ellie” Shea dead from a gunshot wound to the head. “At the time, we responded to those inquiries with the information we had, which was

A 68-year-old man was arrested after driving past construction barricades and hitting two construction workers, according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). FHP said that Charles Edward Kunath, of Palm Harbor, drove up to a road being worked on by Pinellas County construction workers. The road had been flooded and partially washed out. Kunath drove around the barricades and vehicles that indicated the road was closed, even though workers flagged him to stop. FHP said that’s when he collided with

According to police, a man who teamed up with a friend to shoot up a home in North Miami Beach wound up getting shot himself — by his partner-in-crime. Authorities arrested Steeve Jean-Charles, 22, of North Miami, after his discharge from HCA Florida Aventura Hospital on Thursday. He’s facing charges of attempted murder, felon in possession of a firearm and shooting or throwing a deadly missile. North Miami Beach police said the shooting happened just after 4:22 a.m. Monday at

A Florida man received life in prison Friday morning after killing his pregnant stepmother over five years ago, according to the State Attorney’s Office. The attack happened in March 2019, Ian Magnus Anselmo, 26, strangled his stepmother at the Greenwood Cemetery in Lake County. Afterward, officers received a 911 call and when they arrived, they found the stepmother bleeding in her car with a cord draped over her shoulder, the release shows. Despite attempts to save her life, the stepmother