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 A driver was critically injured early Monday when their car struck light poles and split into two in an Orlando crash, according to the police department. The wreck happened around 2:45 a.m. on North Orange Blossom Trail near Amelia Street. According to the Orlando Police Department, the car had left the roadway and hit light poles, splitting into two and ejecting the driver. The driver, whose age has not been released, was taken to the hospital, where he remains in

One man is dead following a fatal crash on US Highway 98. Florida Highway Patrol says on Sunday, a white sedan was attempting to flee law enforcement after being suspected of theft. Officials say the driver of the vehicle sped through a red light and collided with an SUV and a pickup truck. The driver of the sedan was pronounced dead at the scene. FHP say no other injuries were reported. When you’re injured in a car accident, choosing the

Deputies in Volusia County are trying to find the riders of an e-bike they say were involved in a hit-and-run crash that injured a 5-year-old on the beach. It happened Saturday afternoon just north of Sun Splash Park in Daytona Beach, VSO said. The child was heading toward the water “to fill up his beach bucket” when a southbound e-bike hit him. “Witnesses described two teenagers on the e-bike, male and female. They stopped briefly and apologized before leaving the

 A Tallahassee man has died in a vehicle crash following a law enforcement pursuit in Miramar Beach on Sunday. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a sedan with four occupants, a 26-year-old man from Tallahassee, a 27-year-old man from Quincy, a 36-year-old woman from Tallahassee and a 26-year-old woman from Midway, was traveling east on U.S. Highway 98 at high speeds. Troopers reported that the sedan ran a red light, collided with an SUV and then struck a pickup truck.

Photo by: wsvn A fire broke out in a restaurant kitchen at Papo Llega Y Pon in Miami Saturday night. The building was heavily secured, which forced fire crews to cut through the door to get to the fire, and quickly put it out. No one was injured, and no one was inside the building. Officials said that the fire was an accident and was caused by ovens that were left cooking overnight. A fire accident can leave you facing

Police have identified the man who died following a crash in Clearwater on Saturday, in which two others were hospitalized. The crash occurred at 5:18 p.m. at Court Street and Missouri Avenue. According to the Clearwater Police Department, 60-year-old William Moran was sitting on a bicycle at the intersection, waiting for the light at a crosswalk to change, when the crash between two vehicles occurred. Police said the impact of the collision sent one of the vehicles careening into Moran. He

A retired officer from the New York City Police Department crashed her golf cart after drinking at a country club in The Villages. AME, 55, who lives in the Village of Amelia, was arrested Thursday on a warrant charging her with driving under the influence. The warrant was issued after a Feb. 13 crash which occurred at about 9 p.m. in the area of Devonshire Way and Onslow Court, not far from E’ home, according to an arrest report from

The Fort Pierce Police Department is investigating a deadly two‑vehicle crash that happened late Friday night at the intersection of Virginia Avenue and South 35th Street. According to investigators, the collision occurred shortly after 10 p.m. when a Chevrolet Silverado attempted to turn left onto South 35th Street. As the truck entered the intersection, it was hit by an eastbound Dodge Charger that officers say was traveling at a high speed, Fort Pierce police said. The passenger in the Silverado

Two men died in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Boynton Beach early Sunday, which closed all northbound lanes for a few hours. The crash was reported at 5:47 a.m. north of Boynton Beach Boulevard. Traffic was rerouted at Boynton Beach Boulevard. Killed were the driver, a 31-year-old Lake Worth man, and his 38-year-old passenger from Boynton Beach, Florida Highway Patrol said. The white Chevy Trailblazer SUV was traveling north in the inside lane. From skid marks on the

A man has died after driving into the Intracoastal Waterway in West Palm Beach Monday morning. West Palm Beach police say the crash happened around 5:10 a.m. near the intersection of Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard and Flagler Drive near Good Samaritan Hospital. Officers found that the car crashed into the sea wall and traveled into the water. West Palm Beach Fire Rescue also responded. Divers took the driver out of the water and transported him to the hospital. He later

Firefighters are battling a house fire in Cape Coral on Monday morning. According to the Cape Coral Fire Department, crews were dispatched to a fire along Northwest 21st Terrace at around 6:13 a.m. According to a Gulf Coast News reporter on the scene, the roof of the house is caved in, and the back side of the home is charred. Smoke can be seen coming from the roof, and firefighters can be seen inside and outside the home, extinguishing the

A father is demanding answers after his 1-year-old daughter was bitten by a dog in Miami Beach while they were on vacation. NBC6 on Sunday spoke to Andy Petranker, who said the attack happened within seconds while his family was at Beach View Park. Petranker said his daughter survived the incident but is still in a lot of pain after she was bitten in the face. “We don’t know what to say,” he said. “We’re in shock still at this