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A resident of the Plantation at Leesburg was arrested for driving under the influence after colliding with a Leesburg officer’s side mirror. A trooper responded to a vehicle crash involving 75-year-old P on County Road 33 and Rogers Industrial Park Road in Okahumpka around 11:10 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, according to an arrest report from the Florida Highway Patrol. He observed a silver Toyota SUV with minor damage to the driver’s side mirror due to colliding with a Leesburg Police

Aggravated battery and aggravated assault charges have been filed against the driver of a vehicle accused of striking multiple people outside a Sebring bar. The vehicle struck multiple people outside Sebring’s Back Alley Bar & Grill in the early morning hours of May 23, according to the Sebring Police Department (SPD). Officers were already on scene when an argument broke out in the parking lot, escalating into a physical fight, SPD said. After the altercation, a group entered a vehicle,

Photo: MCSO Roads are closed Thursday morning in Palm City after a multi-vehicle head-on crash that left two people seriously injured. Martin County Fire Rescue crews responded just before 11:30 a.m. to the intersection of Southwest Martin Highway and Southwest Long Drive. According to fire rescue officials, one patient with traumatic injuries was airlifted by LifeStar helicopter, while another was taken to the hospital by ground ambulance. Authorities are asking drivers to avoid the area and seek alternate routes as

A child was taken to the hospital Thursday night after being hit by a car in Lutz, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the child was riding his bike in a subdivision near Skybrooke Boulevard and Cloudless Bliss Drive when he was hit by a Tesla. The red Tesla was still in the area Thursday night. However, there was no word on whether the driver stayed at the scene. The entire front windshield of the vehicle was shattered.

Photo: WJHG One person is facing criminal charges in Destin after a road rage incident ended feet away from an Okaloosa Sheriff’s Office substation. According to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, a crash occurred on Thursday feet away from the Stahlman Substation. Deputies became aware after hearing the collision. Deputies say a driver of a Nissan was attempting to get away from the Jeep during a road rage incident. Authorities say that while trying to drive away, the Nissan driver

This morning, a semi-truck fire has shut down a portion of I-10. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Friday, around 12 a.m. the semi-truck trailer caught fire while traveling over the Troy Peacock Bridge near mile marker 160 on I-10. FHP says the driver was able to disconnect the truck from the trailer and get out safely. The trailer was hauling over 5,000 gallons of motor oil at the time, and as the oil leaked, it coated the top and

2 men and 1 woman were found dead on Thursday morning A friend and a family member told News4JAX that two of the three people who were fatally stabbed Thursday morning on the Westside were a 27-year-old woman and her stepfather. Lt. Chris Stephens with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit said officers responded just before 4 a.m. to Exodus Way after reports that someone had been stabbed. Stephens said the officers found a man suffering from a potential stab

Photo: FL 511 A 67-year-old woman and a 73-year old man died in the crash and 2 others were injured, troopers say A 73-year-old man and a 67-year-old woman, both from Ponte Vedra Beach, were killed Thursday night when a pick-up truck going the wrong way on JTB hit their SUV head-on near Marsh Landing Parkway, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Troopers said that just after 9 p.m., a 21-year-old man, also from Ponte Vedra, was headed west in the

Photo: Special to Gulf Coast News A school bus was involved in a crash at an intersection just south of Bayshore Elementary School in North Fort Myers Thursday morning. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, no children were on board the bus at the time of the crash, which took place at around 7:15 a.m. at the intersection of Bayshore Road and Williams Road. One person was transported to the hospital following the crash, LCSO said. One westbound lane

The brief Authorities are investigating after a man was found dead inside a home following a residential fire in Kissimmee. Officers responded to a fire at a home in the area of 1458 Amanda Road, according to the Kissimmee Police Department. Firefighters entered the residence and found a deceased adult man inside, officials said. The Kissimmee Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division and the State Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating the incident. Police said the case appears to be isolated and