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Photo by: fox13news A crane tipped over onto a building at Crystal Bay Condos at Feather Sound on Tuesday, according to officials. First responders say they are unsure why the crane tipped over at 2333 Feather Sound Dr in Clearwater. No injuries have been reported, according to St. Petersburg Fire Rescue. Authorities say the crane has been secured, and the driver got out safely. According to officials, the buildings have been evacuated, and another crane is being brought in to remove the

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that claimed the life of a motorcyclist and his passenger in Highlands County on Monday.  Troopers say a 40-year-old Sebring man was driving a pickup truck east on US 98, in the left turn lane approaching the intersection of Madrid Drive around 6:30 p.m. At the same time, according to FHP, a 42-year-old man from California was driving a motorcycle westbound on US 98, approaching the intersection of Madrid Drive.  Troopers say the pickup truck turned

Photo by: village-news A golf cart was knocked into a peculiar position after a mishap at a town square in The Villages. The copper-colored Yamaha golf cart had been parked at about 9 a.m. Monday in front of Panera Bread at Lake Sumter Landing Market Square when a man driving a white Buick westbound on Lake Sumter Landing clipped the rear of the golf cart and forced it to pivot, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. The golf cart’s

Photo by: fox13news A mail carrier was struck and killed in a hit-and-run in Tampa after a car crashed into a USPS truck on Monday afternoon, according to police. According to the Tampa Police Department, a postal carrier in his late sixties was struck by a car and pronounced dead at the scene in the Sulphur Springs neighborhood of Tampa. Police said they responded to the intersection of North River Cove Street and North Mulberry Street just before 3 p.m.  Preliminary investigation revealed

Photo by: wsvn What started as a motorcycle fire became an intense inferno at a gas station in Hialeah. The flames engulfed the gas station near West 4th Avenue and 19th Street on early Monday morning. Firefighters worked quickly to put out the blaze before it could reach nearby propane tanks. Nobody was hurt as investigators now look to figure out how the motorcycle that started all of this first caught fire. Experiencing a fire accident can be traumatic, but

After more than a month in a hospital and rehab facility, a Hillsborough County deputy will be spending Christmas at home with his family after investigators say a suspect intentionally rammed into him and another deputy as they responded to a call for help at his home.   Corporal Carlos Brito, 39, is expected to be released from Encompass Health Rehabilitation Center in Largo on Tuesday morning.  In a statement announcing Corporal Brito’s release, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chronister said, “It is an honor

Four people were hurt early Tuesday morning in a house explosion in Broward County. According to NBC Miami, crews were called to the 5200 block of Southwest 20th Street in West Park just before 1 a.m. Firefighters scoured the debris-covered scene for injured people, and four were taken to the hospital. Officials said the people injured were all family members and include two children. Three of the four were then taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital with burn injuries, smoke inhalation and

Photo by: winknews The Collier County Sheriff’s Office suspended the search for a driver who ran away from an early morning hit-and-run crash. Deputies responded to the incident that occurred near mile marker 108 on I-75 near Old Livingston at approximately 12:30 a.m., on Tuesday. CCSO believes that the driver ran away from the scene, possibly injured from the crash and posing no threat to the nearby community. CCSO helicopters and K9 units have been deployed to search for the

Three people, including a student, were injured in a school bus crash near Michael G. Rippe Parkway on Alico Road Monday afternoon. According to the Lee County School District, the student, bus driver, and a bus attendant were all transported to the hospital after a dump truck crashed into the rear of the school bus. The severity of their injuries has not been released at this time. When involved in a truck accident, having a reliable legal team on your

Three people were in a multi-vehicle crash on the Courtney Campbell Causeway in Clearwater on Monday evening, according to city officials. Clearwater Police and Clearwater Fire & Rescue responded to a multi-vehicle crash in the eastbound lanes of the Courtney Campbell Causeway at around 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Three people were taken to the hospital. None of the injuries are thought to be life-threatening, according to authorities. Two were taken to Bayfront Health St. Petersburg, and two were taken to St. Joseph’s

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that happened just west of the Shands Bridge on Monday night. At around 6 p.m., a red pickup truck was heading west on State Road 16 when, for unknown reasons, it crossed over the centerline into the path of a KIA sports utility vehicle. The impact from the head-on crash caused a third vehicle to collide with debris. A 23-year-old woman in the KIA was transported to HCA Orange Park where

A 32-year-old Davenport woman was killed and a 50-year-old Orlando woman was seriously injured early Tuesday in a crash that has prompted the closure of Interstate 4 in Orange County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The fatal wreck happened around 4:35 a.m. on I-4 east at Lee Road near Winter Park. The FHP said the crash involved a 2019 Kia Optima and a 2021 Nissan Altima, but the sequence of events leading to the wreck are still under investigation. The