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A man was arrested after driving under the influence and crashing into the back of a truck early Monday morning, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office announced. Deputies responded to a two-vehicle crash on Water Avenue at 2:43 a.m. and discovered a man pinned inside his Dodge Ram truck that collided with a tree. According to HCSO, during an investigation, it was revealed that Howard Cruz Denis, 33, was driving westbound on Waters Avenue and rear-ended the victim’s truck at a

Sixteen-year-old K B lays in a hospital bed for the third day in a row after suffering intense burns and other serious injuries from a targeted firework attack. “My daughter said she looked at the guy. He was smiling. That just keeps playing in her head over and over. His face while he was lighting the firework and throwing it at them.” said K’s mother, A B. A says her K and her three friends were targeted in a firework

A Homestead man is facing multiple charges after police said he seriously injured a pedestrian in a hit-and-run and led officers on a brief foot chase Sunday night. The incident began around 10:05 p.m. when Homestead police received a 911 call just after 11 p.m. reporting a vehicle crash involving a pedestrian on Northwest Ninth Street near North Krome Avenue. Witnesses described the suspect’s vehicle, driven by 19-year-old F M Jr., as a newer-model black Chevrolet SUV fleeing westbound from

Firefighters were on the scene of a structure fire in Cortez Village just after 7a.m Monday morning. The fire broke out at a workshop next to a home in the 4400 block of 123rd Street. West Manatee and Cedar Hammock Fire Rescues were able to extinguish the flames in under 20 minutes. The owners tell ABC7 that their home had been affected by hurricanes Helene and Milton. They said they had just fixed up the workshop to help make money

UPDATE: The Florida Highway Patrol identified the victim as a 70-year-old man from Crestview, Florida. FHP says the vehicle that hit him was found and charges are pending, but it is unclear if the female driver was located. ORIGINAL STORY: The Bradford County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a hit-and-run driver after a cyclist was killed Monday. Sheriff’s deputies say a man riding a bicycle was hit and killed near the intersection of Southeast 11th Avenue and State Road 100 South

A man who crashed into a house after being shot, possibly during an argument, died Monday in Jacksonville, police said. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the man found in the crashed car in Durkeeville was shot at least once and died after being taken to a local hospital. JSO said the shooting death is likely linked to an altercation that happened around the same time nearby on 8th Street West where there were reports of gunfire. Neighbors also told

A man was arrested Saturday night after barging into his neighbor’s house and stabbing a woman with a knife in Lehigh Acres. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a home on 21st Street SW for a disturbance between duplex neighbors. While at the scene, deputies learned neighbors got into an argument. LCSO said the victim closed their garage and locked their doors while the suspect, A H, 56, grabbed a knife. H started banging on the

One person is dead and multiple people were injured after a vehicle pursuit ended in a crash at Vanderbilt Beach Road and Logan Boulevard on Monday afternoon in Collier County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, five vehicles were involved in the crash. FHP troopers said they responded around 1:46 p.m. and located a “Be On the Look Out” (BOLO) of a 2024 Kia sedan that fled from Collier County deputies on I-75. The driver of the Kia was heading

 43-year-old man was killed Monday morning after he lost control of his vehicle and struck a tree, according to the Florida Highway patrol. Troopers said the crash happened around 10 a.m. on Town Center Boulevard and Hunters Vista Boulevard. A crash report shows that a Chevrolet Camaro was traveling west on Town Center Boulevard in the inside lane, east of Hunters Vista Boulevard. Troopers said the driver, identified as a 43-year-old Orlando man, was traveling above the posted speed limit

A man was airlifted to a hospital after a fireworks-related accident in Florida City Monday, officials said. The incident was reported near the 900 block of W. Lucy Street at the M7M Meat Market in Florida City, according to Florida City Police. The fireworks accident left the man with a severe injury to his hand, police said. After the accident, he went back to his home in Homestead. From there, paramedics airlifted him to Jackson South Trauma in stable condition.

A woman from Riviera Beach is accused of reckless endangerment following two separate cases of Pit bull attacks — one involving a 6-year-old girl and her parents. The Riviera Beach Police Department (RBPD) said A N W was arrested on December 29, following two separate dog attack incidents involving her pet Pit bulls. The attacks resulted in severe injuries to multiple victims and led to W’s arrest for neglect, reckless endangerment, and failure to comply with animal control orders. The

 A Hillsborough County deputy has been arrested for battery, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office announced Sunday. M V, 38, who is a deputy with HCSO is accused of battering a woman at their Mulberry home following an altercation. On Saturday, Polk County deputies responded to their Mulberry home, where they took Verkest into custody after discovering he had battered the woman. V was also placed under a Baker Act based on comments he made, the sheriff’s office said. “Deputies are