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A 52-year-old convicted felon from Ocala is behind bars after he was accused of crashing a stolen pickup truck into a tree and fleeing the scene of the accident. On December 14, shortly after 10:15 p.m., a Florida Highway Patrol trooper arrived at the intersection of NW 62nd Avenue and NW 47th Place in Ocala in reference to a Dodge Ram pickup truck colliding with a tree. The trooper observed that the truck had heavy front-end damage, and a search

A construction worker was critically injured early Thursday in a hit-and-run crash in West Palm Beach, police said. The crash occurred shortly after 3:30 a.m. at Congress Avenue and Executive Center Drive. West Palm Beach police spokesman Mike Jachles said Louis Vixon, 67, of Miami, was working to resurface the roadway when a car drove into the construction zone and struck him, catapulting him into another worker. As witnesses were on the phone with 911 dispatchers, a passing West Palm

Photo by: stuart police department A Brightline train smashed into a vehicle that stopped on the tracks in Stuart on Thursday night, police said. The incident occurred just after 6:30 p.m. at Confusion Corner. The Stuart Police Department said in a post on their Facebook page that the vehicle attempted to cross the tracks but got caught in traffic, forcing it to stop on the tracks. A Brightline train smashed into a vehicle that stopped on the tracks in Stuart

On Friday morning, authorities apprehended 35-year-old Randall Lautzenheiser, a homeless man, on charges of first-degree murder after firefighters who responded to a truck fire in Cutler Bay made a disturbing discovery. According to Miami-Dade Police, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the blaze at a shopping center near Southwest 92nd Avenue and Old Cutler Road, at around 1:45 p.m., Thursday. Witnesses captured the aftermath on their cellphones and shared what they saw. “I saw that the guy

A man was arrested after he assaulted his taxi driver, stole the car, and then crashed it into a light pole on Manatee Avenue early Thursday morning, according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. Around 12:18 a.m., 26-year-old Leo Paul Bradley punched a taxi driver because Bradley refused to pay in advance for a trip from Bradenton to Tampa. Deputies said Bradley knocked the driver to the ground and stole the vehicle in the 3500 block of 1st Street West. Minutes

Photo by: Click orlando A driver was hospitalized on Thursday following a crash with an ambulance in Marion County, according to Marion County Fire Rescue. In a release, MCFR announced that the crash happened at the intersection of Southwest Highway 484 and Marion Oaks Pass. The crash involved a pickup truck and an ambulance. While there were no patients on board the ambulance at the time of the crash, an EMT and a paramedic were in the vehicle, MCFR officials

Two elderly people were found dead on Thursday evening following a fire at an Orange County home, according to Orange County Fire Rescue. Deputies said they responded to the home around 7:53 p.m. in the 6300 block of Ridge Terrace. “Crews responded to this incident and found a house with flames showing from the front of the residence,” OCFR told News 6. Officials added that the two elderly were found dead inside the home. According to the sheriff’s office, detectives

 A family is seeking answers after a 26-year-old U.S. Army veteran was killed in a motorcycle crash in Lake County. The family of John “Jack” Dyer, Jr., said they are awaiting details from the Florida Highway Patrol regarding the Dec. 17 crash. Troopers said that for an unknown reason, the driver of the motorcycle lost control along US-27 and Frank Jarrell Road around 6:22 p.m. on Sunday. John Dyer, Sr. said his son had just turned 26 years old. “We

Photo by: nbcmiami A violent crash left five people injured in southwest Miami-Dade Thursday morning. The crash happened around 10:45 a.m. near Southwest 134th Avenue. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials said crews responded and found multiple vehicles were involved in the crash. Footage from the scene showed a white sedan with heavy front end damage, not far from a Jeep truck that was also badly damaged. Crews worked to free a person who was trapped in one of the vehicles and

A vehicle crash with injuries is blocking portions of Interstate 4. According to FHP, an overturned box truck full of food is causing a roadblock in the right two eastbound lanes around mile marker 69. Drivers traveling through this area can expect major backups. Orange County Fire Rescue said one patient was transported to Advent Health Palm Parkway. Officials are asking drivers to use caution while traveling through the area, such as those heading towards Central Florida Parkway from Celebration.

A sedan and two truck tractors were driving south of Interstate 95 near County Road 210. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, one of the truck tractors was ahead of the sedan on the outside lane. The second truck tractor was ahead of both the first truck tractor and sedan. The right front of the sedan collides with the rear of the first truck tractor in the outside lane. The first truck tractor was redirected and collided with trees and

A man was killed Tuesday afternoon after attacking a deputy and putting a child in a fire, according to the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office. In a news release, the sheriff’s office announced that first responders were called to Sebring around 4 p.m. due to people burning a pile of debris on the side of the road. Upon arrival, fire crews were confronted by Richard Myron Ham, 39, who was armed with two metal roads, the release shows. Ham refused to