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A 24-year-old woman from North Carolina died after a boat collided with a sailboat on Friday night in the Florida Keys. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Sydney Cole was in the 21-foot Century Bay boat that struck an anchored sailboat. The impact’s force ejected Cole, of Fuquay Varina, and the three others in Buttonwood Sound. The U.S. Coast Guard rescued the three including a woman from Oakland Park who was injured. The search for Cole also

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by a parent of a 3-year-old boy who was found dead earlier this year in a body of water at an Orange County resort. According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, the child — R A, who investigators described as having autism — was reported missing on July 18 after wandering away from a resort near State Road 535. R A was found dead later that day in a body of water at the resort, the

Two men were arrested on Saturday after they allegedly fled a traffic stop in a stolen Toyota Tundra and crashed into another vehicle, authorities said. The driver, 22-year-old I K II, was arrested on charges of grand theft auto, fleeing/eluding, leaving scene of crash and resisting arrest without violence. The passenger, 20-year-old T T, had multiple active felony warrants, Lauderhill police said. It was around 3 a.m. when Lauderhill police said they saw a stolen Toyota Tundra traveling in the

Two pedestrians were killed Friday in a deadly collision at the intersection of Drexel and Fairgreen Road. According to Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO), at around 7 p.m. on Friday, R Mc, 81, was driving a 2011 Toyota Venza traveling south on Drexel Road when he failed to slow down for pedestrians, striking a man and woman crossing the road. Deputies say the man hit both pedestrians head-on, killing both T M, 73, and M M, 72. Next of

An 18-year-old was arrested Friday after authorities said he struck and killed a man who was walking on the side of a road in Brooksville and then drove off. The crash happened around 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 27 on Lenox Boulevard, near Ruby Falls Court, according to a report by the Florida Highway Patrol. C J G, of Spring Hill, was reportedly traveling south in a BMW 528i when he struck the 68-year-old pedestrian from Brooklyn, New York. Troopers

photo by: Florida Highway Patrol A driver is facing several charges after fleeing Florida Highway Patrol troopers and slamming into their patrol vehicle at speeds over 120 mph in Tampa. Early Saturday morning around 12:22 a.m., a trooper responded to assist Tampa police in catching a vehicle that fled from one of their officers. The trooper spotted the vehicle, a BMW, traveling westbound on SR-618 near milepost 1, but the driver evaded law enforcement, getting off the Gandy Boulevard exit.

An investigation was launched Saturday night following an officer-involved shooting in downtown Tampa. The Tampa Police Department said the shooting happened in the 600 block of Channelside Drive, near Sparkman Wharf. Reports of a shooting started coming in just after the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Saturday night home game kicked off at 7 p.m. at the nearby Amalie Arena. Deputy Chief B O said two reserve officers were stationed at an intersection in the area as part of security for the

A woman is dead after being struck by a car Friday night in Jacksonville’s Arlington neighborhood, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The crash happened at 9 p.m. on University Boulevard North near Wiltshire Street. Police said a Buick was heading south on University Boulevard North in the inside lane as a woman was crossing the road walking westbound. The driver, a man in his late 20s, saw that the woman was in the center turn lane and as he

photo by: (Clay County Fire Rescue) An apartment fire at Hunter’s Run Apartments in Clay County displaced six families on Friday night. Officials said on Saturday that the initial cause “appears to be children setting off fireworks.” The update from Clay County Fire Rescue said the residents were evacuated, and that the Red Cross is helping. “You want to make sure you have a fire extinguisher or functioning hose nearby,” Detective J H said. “Keep children and pets a safe

Two left lanes were reopened after they were blocked on Interstate 95 North at Emerson Street in Jacksonville after a crash on Saturday afternoon. Jacksonville Fire Rescue said no one was injured and the scene is cleared. When you’re injured in a car accident, Ovadia Law Group is here to support you. Our experienced attorneys are well-versed in handling car accident cases and are dedicated to securing the compensation you deserve. We understand the impact a car accident can have on

 A man died on Saturday afternoon after he was found unresponsive in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the Hyde Park neighborhood, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. JSO said the man, who was in his 50s, was in the driver’s seat of a Ford sedan that was “wedged against the left rear of an unoccupied, parked F-150” in the parking lot of Magnolia Terrace Apartments on Jammes Road. Jacksonville Fire Rescue arrived at the scene shortly after