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The Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway exit from Arlington Expressway was closed for about 30 minutes Monday after a semi collided with a guardrail, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. The road reopened just after 2 p.m. Police did not say if anyone was injured in the crash. Experienced Legal Representation: At Ovadia Law Group, we understand the complexities of car accident cases. Our team of seasoned attorneys is dedicated to providing you with the best legal representation. We meticulously investigate

A person was shot and injured with a flare gun on Monday morning in Charlotte County. According to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, around 5:20 a.m. someone was hit near Toledo Blade Blvd. and El Jobean Rd. CCSO said the victim was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The sheriff’s office arrested N S, 31, near the 7-Eleven at Tamiami Tr. and Toledo Blade Blvd. Sperduti was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Dealing with the consequences

Courtesy: Pasco County Sheriff’s Office. A 24-year-old Kissimmee woman died after her car crashed head-on into a pickup truck in Haines City on Saturday night, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Witnesses told deputies that the two vehicles were heading in opposite directions on Hatchineha Rd., just east of Jennings Rd. N, when the woman, driving a Nissan Sentra, tried to pass the vehicle in front of her. The truck, driven by a 30-year-old Lakeland man, was heading eastbound, and both drivers tried to swerve

An early morning house fire in Panama City destroyed one apartment and damaged a second. Panama City Police and Panama City Firefighters arrived at the home on Lake Avenue to find the front apartment completely engulfed in flames and an apartment behind it getting a lot of smoke and heat damage. Police were told by bystanders that the couple who owned the apartments were not home at the time and were renovating the front apartment. The couple did tell friends

photo by: mypanhandle On Sunday afternoon, South Walton Fire District firefighters responded to a residential structure fire in Santa Rosa Beach. Officials said a 911 call reported the incident to dispatchers stating a house was on fire near the Indian Woman Road area. When firefighters arrived, they found the front of a mobile home on fire. SWFD and the State Fire Marshal’s Office conducted an investigation into the cause of the fire. Authorities said the cause remains undetermined at this

Credit: UC Breaking The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a crash in downtown Fort Myers on Fowler Street. According to authorities, LCSO detectives are conducting a traffic investigation for a crash that ended on Fowler St. between First and Second Street early Sunday. One person was transported to the hospital with injuries. LCSO has confirmed this investigation remains ongoing. Navigating the aftermath of a car accident can be daunting, but Ovadia Law Group is here to make the process easier for you. Our

 A stretch of Commerce Avenue was blocked off and drivers asked to avoid the area after a vehicle collided with a train. In a post, the police department advised drivers to stay away from westbound 20th Place at Commerce Avenue, and the intersection where the latter meets with 21st Street. Few details about the incident have been released. The police department did not indicate if anyone was injured. At Ovadia Law Group, we understand the catastrophic impact a train accident

 A Miami Beach police officer was arrested in Homestead last week following allegations of domestic battery, authorities confirmed Monday. J B, 30, who has been employed with the Miami Beach Police Department since 2019, was arrested after a Dec. 20 incident in which he pushed his girlfriend of three years, causing her to fall and sustain a cut to her left forearm, according to an arrest report obtained by Local 10 News. Authorities said Homestead police officers responded to the

In a wild and violent chain of events Sunday, a Key Largo man being arrested for attempted murder stole a Monroe County Sheriff’s Office sergeant’s patrol cruiser, drove away and then stopped a woman and carjacked her SUV, later wrecking it on U.S. 1, according to the agency. Authorities said that came after suspect A L first tried to steal the sergeant’s gun. The 52-year-old is now facing more than a dozen felonies, including carjacking, burglary, impersonating an officer and

Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrested a southwest Miami-Dade woman Friday in connection with a fatal crash on Florida’s Turnpike over the summer just north of Cutler Bay. Troopers said Q S, 31, was driving drunk at 110 mph when she killed Y R, who had just turned 50 less than two weeks before the June 23 early-morning crash. It happened, authorities said, about a mile north of Caribbean Boulevard. An arrest report states that S was driving a Mazda CX-5 just before

photo by: UC Breaking News Traffic is back to normal after Cape Coral police shut down lanes on Pine Island Road near Cultural Park Boulevard on Sunday night. A white pickup truck crashed into a power pole around 9 p.m. The truck was damaged, and the front bumper nearly ripped off. NBC2 is working to learn what led up to this crash and the condition of the driver. The truck was eventually towed from the scene. At Ovadia Law Group,

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office has identified a driver and vehicle that is believed to be involved in a fatal hit and run. The sheriff identified the vehicle that killed the 60-year-old Robert Elsmore as a 2000 Honda Odyssey. Elsmore was pushing a wheelchair near the center of the roadway in the area of the 6000 block of Old Congress Avenue Saturday morning when he was hit. At Ovadia Law Group, we believe that no one should have to