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A Marion County School bus filled with 54 high school students was rear-ended by a pick-up truck that sped away from the scene, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the bus was headed west on SE 145th Street near the intersection of SE 38th Terrace around 8:30 a.m. when it stopped to pick up students. An orange and blue pick-up truck following behind the bus didn’t stop in time and hit the back of the bus, the report

A day after a shooting near Raines High School led to an hours-long school lockdown on Monday afternoon, students and staff can expect increased police patrols, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Investigators said they do not believe there is a threat to the community after the shooting that left a 20-year-old man in critical condition. But additional JSO patrols will be at the school on Tuesday before and after dismissal, as an abundance of caution, police said. The shooting in the

A vessel operator was ejected after hitting the wake of a larger vessel and two kids were hospitalized after the vessel crashed into the mangroves near Keewaydin Island Sunday. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, officers responded to a boating crash in Collier County, which involved a vessel with an operator and two kids aboard traveling south. While traveling, the vessel passed a larger vessel. The wake knocked the vessel operator into the water before continuing on

Photo: UC Breaking News A crash with serious injuries involving a vehicle and motorcycle happened Monday afternoon at Treeline Avenue and Silver Ridge Boulevard in Fort Myers. The injuries were not life threatening, police said. Southbound traffic on Treeline Ave. was shut down between the Marina Bay and Botanica Lakes communities for almost two hours, according to the Fort Myers Police Department’s Facebook post. Compassionate Legal Support for Car Accident VictimsAt Ovadia Law Group, we believe car accident victims deserve compassionate

Deputies arrested 18-year-old Jean Carlos Zamora early Sunday morning in Lehigh Acres after a high-speed chase that ended with a crash and a pit maneuver. Tire marks remain fresh at the intersection of 7th Street Southwest and Gretchen Avenue, where deputies stopped Zamora’s vehicle. They said he was reportedly drunk, armed, and refused to stop, leading them on a pursuit. “Where is everybody else? Nobody was in the car. Why didn’t you stop? Because I knew you were going to

A road rage incident Sunday evening along US-41 in Lee County resulted in a collision and a hit-and-run charge that Dilon Onesti, 27, is facing, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. The arrest report states that Onesti reportedly aggressively drove behind a car with two people inside, hitting the back end of the vehicle and during the collision, he moved over and sideswiped the car. According to the arrest report, the victim said that after the initial collision, Onesti

A 40-year-old woman was killed early Friday after being hit by a vehicle while crossing U.S. Highway 27 in Lake County. The driver fled the scene, authorities said. The backstory: Officers responded about 12:09 a.m.,April 10 to a welfare check near U.S. Highway 27 south of Singletary Park and found the woman, identified as Ashleah C. Hayes, dead in the roadway near the intersection with English Road, police said. Investigators said a gray Hyundai sedan traveling northbound hit Hayes as

Photo: Florida Highway Patrol An 89-year-old man from Apollo Beach was killed Sunday after his vehicle overturned in a crash on US-41. The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said the man was exiting a gas station south of 4th Street South when his Kia Soul turned into the path of a northbound Hyundai Tucson driven by a 78-year-old Ruskin man. The collision caused the Kia to overturn and the Hyundai to come to rest in the median. The Hyundai’s driver and

A tragic crash in Casselberry claimed the life of a 65-year-old Orlando man Friday afternoon, leaving witnesses shaken and a community in mourning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at approximately 5:31 p.m. on April 10, 2026, at the intersection of Lake Drive and Mary Drive. Troopers say a Honda Accord was traveling eastbound on Lake Drive when the driver failed to properly negotiate a curve while approaching Mary Drive. The vehicle veered off the roadway, crossed

A semi-truck driver was killed in a crash on I-95 just north of mile marker 256 after striking debris in the roadway, according to the Florida Highway Patrol The 2022 Cascadia Freightliner semi tractor-trailer was traveling northbound in the inside lane when it encountered metal debris blocking the lane. The driver swerved to the right but still struck the debris, FHP said. The vehicle then swerved back to the left, ran off the roadway into the center median, and collided

A man is facing charges after deputies say he fled the scene of a fatal crash in Keysville. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said the crash happened around 7:45 p.m. April 11 on Old Hopewell Road near Henry George Road. When deputies arrived, they found two people who had been ejected from a motorcycle. Giovany Negron Talavera, 37, was pronounced dead at the scene. An adult female passenger was airlifted to Tampa General Hospital. Deputies said she is in critical

State troopers are investigating a crash in Putnam County that killed a man and badly injured a woman. FHP officials say the man and woman, both 66 years old, were on a motorcycle in the Crescent City area when a sedan hit them a little before noon. This happened at the intersection of County Road 308 and Union Avenue. The man died in the hospital, the woman is listed in critical condition with traumatic injuries. Legal Representation for Car Accident