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By: Kiley Vaughan TAMPA, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said a Tampa woman is facing multiple felony charges after leading troopers on a high-speed chase before crashing into another vehicle and seriously injuring the driver. FHP said a trooper attempted a traffic stop on a black Kia along I-275 in Tampa at around 11:30 p.m. on March 24. According to the trooper, the driver, 25-year-old Whitney Joseph, argued with the trooper before she fled the traffic stop, reaching speeds

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Fla. (WCTV) – A Carrabelle teen was unharmed Thursday afternoon after his vehicle overturned on U.S. Highway 98 in Franklin County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened just before 2:45 p.m. on the highway, FHP wrote in a press release. A vehicle, driven by the 17-year-old, was traveling west on the highway, just west of Hidden Beaches Road. However, “due to obstruction in the westbound lane,” the vehicle veered off the road while traveling west,

Crews say they extinguished fire around 1:30 a.m. Friday MAITLAND, Fla. – Firefighters from Maitland, Seminole and Orange counties say they fought a house fire early Friday morning. Fire crews say they put the fire out around 1:30 a.m. The house is on Warrens Avenue, near the Maitland border with Eatonville. Crews say they arrived to heavy flames and smoke inside the small, single – story home. Two people escaped, according to officials, and no one was hurt. An investigation is

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews battled a fire that swept through an apartment in Biscayne Gardens early Thursday that the owner of the complex believes was intentionally set. Firefighters responded to the blaze at the building near the 15600 block of Northwest 2nd Avenue around 5:30 a.m. When they arrived, smoke and flames were coming from one of the apartments. Crews were able to extinguish the fire, and there were no injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation, but

A house fire in Miami-Dade spread to a neighboring home early Friday, prompting a large emergency response, officials said. More than 18 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units were dispatched at 6:39 a.m. to the 20400 block of Northwest 29th Place, where firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from a single-family residence. The blaze extended to an adjacent home, leading officials to upgrade the response to a second alarm. Three people were evaluated at the scene for injuries and

HOBE SOUND, Fla. (CBS12) — A crash with injuries on I-95 South in Hobe Sound is slowing down traffic on Friday morning. Florida 511 reported the crash just before Exit 96, Hobe Sound, at 7:01 a.m. In the latest update at 7:03 a.m., officials said that the left lane has been blocked. If you’ve been injured in a car accident, having the right legal team can make all the difference in your recovery. Ovadia Law Group is dedicated to helping accident

Photo by: wsvn A 25-year-old man has bonded out of jail, and a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputy has been released from the hospital, after a fleeing car came to a crashing stop in Southwest Miami-Dade, leading deputies to take the young driver into custody. MDSO and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the crash along Southwest 115th Avenue and 224th Street, Thursday afternoon. According to deputies, they attempted a traffic stop on 25-year-old Tyriq Levar Lee’s vehicle

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — A house fire in Miami Gardens spread to a nearby home early Friday morning, prompting a large response from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. Authorities said crews responded at 6:39 a.m. to a single-family home in the 20400 block of Northwest 29th Place, where they found heavy smoke and flames coming from the home. They said firefighters began a “fast fire attack,” but the flames extended to an adjacent house, leading officials to upgrade the incident to a

A bad crash in Lauderhill sent a dozen people to the hospital and left behind a mangled mess. Lauderhill Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the area of 1556 N State Road 7 on Wednesday evening. According to police, a van traveling northbound on State Road 7 was cutoff by another driver. In an attempt to avoid a crash, the driver of the van crossed over the median and ended up striking into cars and a bus. A total

A crash on the water turned tragic after a hit-and-run boater struck a dinghy in Biscayne Bay, killing a man and sending his son to the hospital, authorities said. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers and Miami Beach Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the crash near Indian Creek and Biscayne Point Circle, off Miami Beach, at around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Investigators said the victims were on board the seven-foot dinghy in the Meloy Channel when a much

A 20-year-old Pensacola woman is charged with DUI manslaughter after hitting and killing a 51-year-old Pensacola woman walking along Lillian Highway early Sunday morning, according to Florida Highway Patrol. Summer Leigh Townsend was booked into Escambia County Jail just before noon Sunday on charges of: Family identifies the victim as Sharon Woolfolk. The crash happened around 2:45 a.m. on Lillian Highway near 50th Avenue. According to FHP, Woolfolk was walking east in the paved apron of Lillian Hwy, pushing an

A 48-year-old Pensacola man is dead after a driver attempted to flee from a Pensacola Police officer Tuesday evening. Pensacola Police say that around 9:20 p.m., an officer tried to stop a vehicle driven by a 31-year-old Pensacola woman, but the vehicle fled and hit another vehicle at T and Avery Street approximately 30 seconds later. The driver of the second vehicle — a 48-year-old Pensacola man — was pronounced dead on scene, police say. The 31-year-old woman suffered serious