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A man was injured after crashing his SUV into the Pink Pussycat Lounge in Tampa on Friday. The Toyota SUV was turning into the parking lot of the Nebraska Avenue business when it was rear-ended by a Ford SUV, according to Tampa police. The crash propelled the Toyota into the building. The driver of the Toyota suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital. The driver of the Ford was cited in the crash. She was not injured.

A driver is dead after the Florida Highway Patrol said he got ejected from his vehicle after colliding with a tree overnight. At 2:08 a.m., a 41-year-old Homosassa man in a Chevy Corvette was traveling south on CR-491, just north of West Fennessy Lane in Lecanto. According to FHP, the collision resulted in the vehicle flipping, which caused him to be ejected from the driver’s seat. The man died at the scene of the crash. Car accidents often result in

A St. Petersburg Police Department arrest report reveals new details about the murder of a St. Pete man. Jha’qul Maynor, 19, was accused of murdering his mother’s boyfriend, Otis Moore, 54, on Monday. Maynor lived with his mother and Moore. About 90 minutes after Maynor and Moore got into an argument, Maynor left his bedroom, hit Moore in the head with a weight and stabbed him in the neck with a knife multiple times, according to the arrest report. Moore’s body

A man is facing DUI manslaughter charges following a deadly crash in Pinellas Park on Friday night, the Pinellas Park Police Department said. The driver of the Toyota Tacoma, identified as 56-year-old Enerildo Lopez Rojas, was traveling southbound on US Highway 19 North when he made a left turn into the path of the motorcycle. The crash caused Consuelo Serralde, the driver of the motorcycle, to slam into the side of the Tacoma. On Saturday, officials confirmed that Serralde died after

A 74-year-old Sebring man walking across U.S. 441 near Summerfield was struck by a car and killed Saturday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 6:45 a.m. along southbound U.S. 441 near SE 173rd Street, troopers said. According to an FHP crash report, the man was struck by a sedan after walking westward into the vehicle’s direct path in the outside southbound lane of U.S. 441. After the front left of the sedan struck the man,

Photo by: Marion County Fire Rescue Marion County firefighters rescued three dogs from a house fire late Friday near Ocala, according to the fire department. Crews responded just after 11 p.m. to Banyan Track, where a 911 caller had reported her backyard and porch were on fire, adding several dogs were trapped inside of the structure. Firefighters arrived to see smoke through the home’s roof, Marion County Fire Rescue said on social media. As help was on the way from at

An 18-year-old man was hospitalized after being stabbed early Saturday in Orange County, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies responded around 2:20 a.m. to a stabbing reported at the Circle K in the 9000 block of South Orange Avenue, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. The man who was stabbed was hospitalized in serious condition, the statement reads. An investigation is said to be ongoing. No further details were shared or confirmed at the time of this

Photo by: Angela Popple A Deputy was taken to the hospital after their vehicle overturned in floodwaters. According to the Pasco Sheriff’s Office (PSO), a deputy and a member of the Dade City Police Department were scouting floodwaters on Friday in the area of Dixie Avenue when the vehicle they were in overturned and became submerged. PSO said that the Dade City Police officer escaped the vehicle while the PSO deputy was trapped inside. The deputy was rescued from the

A dog was shot and killed after it attacked a police officer in a Lauderhill neighborhood, injuring him, prompting the officer to open fire, officials said. Lauderhill Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the 4800 block of Northwest 18th Court, just across from Lauderhill 6-12 School, at around 9:20 p.m. on Friday. According to detectives, officers pursuing an investigation arrived at a home, where they encountered the dog, Detectuives said the canine attacked one of the officers, who fired

Photo by: ClickOrlando  A man in his 20s died after being shot Friday night in Orange County, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies located the man after responding around 8:20 p.m. to a shooting reported out of the 6100 block of West Colonial Drive, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. The man was taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries, the statement reads. An investigation is said to be ongoing. No further details had

A motorcyclist died in a crash in the Lake Forest Hills area Saturday morning. According to JSO, the crash happened at the intersection of Moncrief Road and W. Edgewood Avenue around 2:20 a.m. Police said the man in his mid-50s was heading westbound on W. Edgewood Avenue. At the same time, an elderly woman, driving a sedan, was traveling eastbound. The woman then turned left into the path of the motorcyclist as she tried to enter a Sunoco gas station

 A lieutenant with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office died earlier this week, allegedly shot and killed by her estranged husband – a former sergeant –  and made to look like a suicide attempt, the sheriff’s office said. Orange County deputies responded to a home on El Prado Avenue on Monday, Oct. 14, and found Eloilda “Ellie” Shea dead from a gunshot wound to the head. “At the time, we responded to those inquiries with the information we had, which was