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A 43-year-old Tallahassee man was killed while riding his motorcycle Saturday afternoon in a crash on US-90 in Quincy, FL, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. In a crash report released by FHP, troopers detail that a car driven by a 33-year-old woman from Quincy was trying to merge onto US-90 West from a private driveway at the same time that the man was heading East on the highway. Troopers say the woman crossed directly in front of the motorcycle

Photo by: bnnbreaking In the early hours of a Tuesday morning, a hit-and-run accident involving a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) trooper vehicle unfolded on the northbound lanes of Interstate 75 near Indian Trace in Weston, Florida. The incident, which occurred around 7 a.m., involved a black car that was seen stopped on the highway, surrounded by authorities. Driver Flees Scene Post-collision, the driver of the black vehicle decided to flee the scene on foot. This act initiated a search operation

A three-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Brevard County sent a person to the hospital and temporarily forced the closure of all northbound lanes near Grant-Valkaria on Saturday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 8:45 a.m. at mile marker 165, involving a Ford Mustang driven by a 24-year-old Boca Raton man, a Dodge Charger driven by a 30-year-old Port Saint Lucie man and a Honda Civic driven by a 35-year-old Palm Bay woman, troopers said. A

Photo by: insidethemagic While the most magical place on earth, Walt Disney World Resort does its best to keep all of its guests safe each day; with heightened security, rules and regulations, and law enforcement, Orlando pulls in tens of millions of tourists each year who all want to flock to see Cinderella Castle and Mickey Mouse, meaning the city is much bigger than the San Francisco sized confines of the Disney bubble, and sometimes, tragic events take place around the magic.

Photo by: Ocala Editor’s note: This story was revised at 3:15 p.m. Jan. 1 to include the driver’s name. A pickup truck driver fleeing from Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies on New Year’s Eve died after he plowed into the front of an office building on East Fort King Street in Ocala. The deceased was identified as Kyle Last, 36, of Silver Springs Shores. Deputies said they were trying to stop the pickup truck as part of their investigation into

A 27-year-old Floral City man was arrested after a crash in Citrus County Sunday afternoon, according to officials. The Florida Highway Patrol says Tristen Alexander Melichar was driving a Dodge Caravan south on Old Floral City Road around 4:38 p.m. A 45-year-old Inverness man on a Suzuki motorcycle was headed north on the same road, according to troopers. Just south of Evergreen Loop, authorities say the Dodge crossed the centerline and hit the motorcycle. The motorcyclist died at the scene

Photo by: click orlando A Winter Haven woman died Sunday evening in a crash on US-27 in Polk County when her car went off the roadway, according to sheriff’s officials. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said Serrina Bielss, 22, was driving a 2015 Fiat and the only one involved in the crash. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies and Polk County Fire Rescue responded to the wreck around 9:50 p.m. just north of Peace Creek RV Park Road. Bielss was

Photo by: wink news An active investigation is underway after a 39-foot boating vessel flipped with seven passengers on board along the area of El Jobean. The Florida, Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is investigating the boating accident that transpired Monday afternoon. A passing boater stopped to give the passengers aid, said Charlotte County deputies, then the boaters of the downed boat were transported by a fireboat to a nearby marina. Six of the seven passengers were transported to

A 63-year-old Orlando man died Sunday after the Jeep Compass he was driving was struck by a Dodge Challenger and rolled over at the intersection of Silver Star Road and Powers Drive, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The accident happened just after 6 p.m. The man, whose name was not released, was not wearing a seatbelt while driving the Jeep, according to an FHP incident report. The driver of the Dodge, a 22-year-old Orlando man, and the passenger, a

A retired paramedic who lives close to where a 36-year-old motorcyclist was killed Sunday said he heard the crash from his home and then rushed to the scene to help. “I went to my truck and grabbed my first-aid kit,” Mark Lowell at the Melbourne Beach mobile home park said. “There were other cars that were stopping, but no one was actually accessing the patient.” Lowell’s heroic efforts would be on surveillance from a Shell gas station at SR-A1A and Moonlight Drive. Management

 A Ridge Manor man is dead after he was hit while riding his bike on News Years morning. Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said the 44-year-old Florida man was riding his bike around 6:45 a.m. Monday morning when what is believed to be a 2007-2010 Ford Edge of an unknown color hit him while on southbound US-301. The man was reportedly thrown from the bicycle, which was dragged another 350 feet before it dislodged from the vehicle. The driver of the

A Chiefland woman died early Sunday morning in a single-vehicle crash in rural Levy County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the accident occurred at midnight on County Road 347 south of Clayton Road, which is about 11 miles north of Cedar Key. The woman, age 50, was driving an SUV north on CR 347 when her vehicle traveled off the road and hit several trees. First responders with Levy County Fire Rescue declared the woman dead on the