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Photo: WJXT All lanes of AC Skinner Parkway at Equinox Street are closed due to an accident with injuries on Monday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office reported the closure around 6:15 p.m. A News4JAX crew on the scene could see an upside-down silver pickup truck surrounded by police tape. JSO said no one was injured in the crash. It’s unclear how long the lanes will remain closed. Seek alternative routes. Understanding Your Rights After a Car

Photo: edcorbo Passengers were rescued after a boat in Boca Grande overturned Monday afternoon, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. LCSO says that passengers on board were safely picked up by nearby boaters without any injuries. Legal Help After a Boat Accident InjuryBoat accidents can lead to serious injuries and unexpected legal challenges. At Ovadia Law Group, our personal injury attorneys are experienced in handling boat accident cases and understand the complexities of maritime law. We investigate the incident,

A crash involving a bus has blocked an intersection near Alva on Tuesday morning. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, units responded to a crash involving a worker bus at the intersection of Charleston Park Drive and Palm Beach Boulevard just after 6 a.m. The crash shut down the intersection for a period, but all lanes have since reopened. The Florida Highway Patrol said that the bus was traveling north on First Street just south of SR-80. A pickup

The St. Petersburg Police Department said a 15-year-old boy was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle on Friday morning. The incident happened near the intersection of 9th Avenue North and 25th Street North at around 9:50 a.m. The location provided by SPPD is close to St. Petersburg High School, but it’s unknown if the teen is a student there. Police said a Honda Accord was traveling east on 9th Avenue North when the driver hit the teen, who

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, A two-vehicle crash occurred Friday morning and is causing major traffic delays on the Hathaway Bridge Officials say a truck towing a trailer carrying jet skis was involved in a collision with another vehicle. NewsChannel 7 has a reporter en route. We have reached out to local officials and will provide updates as more information becomes available. Car Accident Injury? We’re Here to HelpA car accident can change your life in an instant. At

A deadly crash has blocked an area of SR-70 in DeSoto County Friday morning. According to the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office, drivers are advised to avoid the area of SR-70 and Northwest Florida Avenue due to a severe traffic crash. The Florida Highway Patrol website has the crash listed as fatal. Compassionate Legal Support for Car Accident VictimsAt Ovadia Law Group, we believe car accident victims deserve compassionate and effective legal representation. Our personal injury attorneys understand the physical pain

An Ocala woman has filed a negligence lawsuit against Walmart, alleging she sustained a severe arm fracture after tripping over a low-lying wooden pallet left in a customer walkway. Attorneys representing T filed the complaint against Walmart Inc. in the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County on April 25 The lawsuit stems from an incident that allegedly occurred on December 20, 2024, at the Walmart located at 11012 N Williams Street in Dunnellon. According to the filing, T was

The brief A woman was arrested on multiple charges, including DUI, Wednesday night after Florida Highway Patrol troopers say she resisted arrest, kicked a trooper and urinated on the road in front of EMS following a traffic stop in Palm River-Clair Mel. Traffic stop leads to DUI investigation The backstory: According to FHP, the incident happened shortly after 9 p.m. near the intersection of Wild Senna Boulevard and Globe Thistle Drive. A trooper said he watched a Land Rover SUV run a stop

An 82-year-old resident of The Villages has been arrested following the brutal beatdown of a female companion in a driveway in Florida’s Friendliest Hometown. M was taken into custody Thursday on a warrant charging her with battery on a person 65 or older. The exact location of the attack was redacted from the arrest report, but Sumter County property records indicate M co-owns a home with a woman in the Village of Hacienda. The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office report described

A Eustis woman was arrested after allegedly attacking her roommate of one month while she removed herself from their apartment lease. Officers responded to the Tanglewood Apartment Homes, located at 2811 Ruleme St., regarding a battery in progress at 12 p.m. Thursday, May 14, according to an arrest report from the Eustis Police Department. Upon arrival, they separated 23-year-old N from her roommate. N appeared disheveled, with a scraped knee, a bite mark on her finger and her hair undone.

Photo: FDOT The brief An overturned tractor-trailer carrying chlorine caused lane closures and traffic disruptions Thursday in Maitland, officials said. No injuries were reported. What we know: According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the semi was traveling eastbound on the Maitland Boulevard on-ramp to eastbound Interstate 4 when the driver failed to negotiate a curve, causing the truck to overturn onto the right shoulder. Authorities said no other vehicles were involved in the crash. The City of Maitland said one

A 32-year-old Volusia County man is facing several charges after deputies say he attacked the same jogger for the second time in just under a year. L was arrested May 15 after the victim told Volusia County deputies that a man approached her while she was jogging near the post office on S. Charles Richard Beall Boulevard in DeBary and grabbed her breast, according to an arrest affidavit. “This man just came up to me and completely sexually assaulted me,”