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A man from Ocala has found himself behind bars after he allegedly flung an object inside another man’s vehicle and whipped out a sword during a road rage fight over his revved up engine, deputies said.  Gervacio Aranca Jr. was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill, damage to property $1,000 or more, and throwing missile into a vehicle after the incident that unfolded near the 8000 block of SW Hwy 200 in

A Florida man has found himself behind bars after allegedly stabbing another man during an argument over money and a food stamp card, deputies said.  Roosevelt Trimble, 32, was arrested and charged with felony aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after the incident that unfolded at a home in the 10100 block of SE 169th Lane in Summerfield on Monday afternoon, according to an arrest affidavit from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.  The victim told deputies that Trimble stabbed him

Marcell Jones faces charges of fleeing, reckless driving and child abuse. The driver of a Dodge Challenger whom the Florida Highway Patrol said was going up to 146 mph on I-95 during a pursuit in Brevard and Volusia counties finally came to a stop when state troopers executed a PIT maneuver on the muscle car. According to Marcell Jones’ arrest report, the high-speed chase started Oct. 10 on County Road 5A in north Brevard County. Thursday, for the first time,

A man has filed a lawsuit against the Reedy Creek Improvement District. In the lawsuit, he claimed that in July 2022, he was injured after issues with an elevator in a Disney Springs parking garage. The lawsuit alleges the Osceola County man, Michael Johnson, was injured after the elevator dropped “several feet suddenly and without warning, then stopping abruptly, forcefully shaking, and dropping again before ascending to the fifth floor.” Reedy Creek was accused of negligence and “failing to realize

Five people have been hospitalized after a crash involving three semi-trucks shut down Florida’s Turnpike near Yeehaw Junction early Thursday morning. According to NBC Affiliate WESH, the crash happened just before 5 a.m. and shut down all northbound lanes near the Canoe Creek Toll Plaza. The crash involved two other vehicles, along with the three semi-trucks. 3 Florida highways among the most hated roads in America, report says The Florida Highway Patrol stated that five people were taken to Osceola

72-year-old Melbourne woman pulled into path of bike, FHP says A 21-year-old Cocoa man was killed late Thursday when a car pulled out of a driveway into the direct path of his motorcycle, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The fatal wreck happened around 10:35 p.m. on Courtenay Parkway near Catalina Isle Drive on Merritt Island. The FHP said a 2018 Honda CRV driven by a 72-year-old Melbourne woman turned from a driveway onto Courtenay Parkway and into the direct path

A deadly pedestrian crash on Interstate 75 in Gainesville caused delays during rush hour on Thursday. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the crash occurred in the northbound lanes at mile marker 384, just north of the Archer Road exit, around 5 p.m. Troopers say a 50-year-old man was hit by a semi-truck. The man was taken to UF Health Shands where he died of his wounds. Emergency crews blocked the outside and center lanes as they investigated the death. Struggling

A 19-year-old man died and a 15-year-old girl was critically injured after the motorcycle they were riding on collided with a pickup truck traveling on Peppergrass Road in Clay County Wednesday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. According to FHP, the teenagers were traveling northbound on Cosmos Avenue at around 7 p.m. when they crashed into a pickup truck traveling westbound on Peppergrass Road. FHP said the 19-year-old driver of the motorcycle, from Orange Park, died at the scene.

Photo by: click orlando Crash happened near North Garfield Avenue DeLand police responded to a crash along International Speedway Boulevard on Thursday evening, according to the police department. Police said the crash happened near the intersection of North Garfield Avenue around 6:17 p.m. when a motorcycle tried to cross over the avenue. At the same time, a pickup truck headed west on the boulevard tried to turn south onto North Garfield Avenue, police added. As a result, the motorcycle struck

Traffic will be blocked on 15th Street in Panama City for several hours after a serious accident at 15th Street and N. Palo Alto Avenue. Officials said the crash requires a traffic homicide investigation and that traffic is being diverted both east and westbound on 15th Street. Motorists are urged to find an alternate route. Police said a motorcyclist struck another car in the westbound lane of 15th Street at about 1:45 p.m. The motorcyclist is in critical condition and

A 15-year-old passenger on the motorcycle also sustained critical injuries in the crash at Peppergrass Road and Cosmos Avenue.  A 19-year-old Orange Park man on a motorcycle is dead after a collision with a pickup truck in Middleburg Wednesday night, according to a Florida Highway Patrol crash report. The report said a motorcycle with the man and a 15-year-old girl was traveling north on Cosmos Avenue and at 7:18 p.m. collided with a truck traveling west on Peppergrass Road. The

Photo by: nbc 2  A man was killed in a rollover crash in Collier County Thursday morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, around 7:35 a.m. a 43-year-old Naples man was driving an SUV north along Livingston Road. FHP states the man tried to switch from the center lane into the left and lost control of the car. The man went across the median and flipped into the southbound lanes. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Two other