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Photo: Charlotte County Public Safety On Friday, crews with Charlotte County Fire & EMS battled a vehicle fire that sparked at a Circle K gas station. Firefighters say that the vehicle sparked at the Circle K on Duncan Road. The store was evacuated and the intersection was temporarily closed to traffic. rews say they were able to extinguish the fire quickly before it could spread to the nearby gas pumps or surrounding structures. They add that one patient at the

Photo: Gulfcoast The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after two vehicles crashed and were eventually sent into a canal on Lee Boulevard near Aim Avenue on Saturday afternoon. Images from the crash show the two cars submerged in the canal with damage visible on the front bumper and windshield of one of them. Gulf Coast News has reached out to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office for more information. Holding Negligent Drivers Accountable After a Car CrashWhen a car accident

R owner of Los Eloteros in Immokalee, says she stopped to help a man with severe injuries who collapsed near her business after he said he was hit by a car Erica R, owner of Los Eloteros in Immokalee, stopped to assist a man with serious injuries who collapsed near her business on Saturday evening. “I just, you know, felt the need that I needed to stop and help someone, and and I did,” R said. R’s Saturday began like

Photo: VillagesNews Firefighters extricated an injured person from a car after a  crash Thursday afternoon on U.S. Hwy. 441 in Summerfield. Three vehicles were involved in the crash at about 1:15 p.m. at the entrance to Belladel Plaza, across from Trinity Lutheran Church. Firefighters from Marion County Fire Rescue worked diligently to extricate an injured person from a red four-door Toyota. The extrication took more than 30 minutes of delicate work on behalf of the crew. The airbags in the

Photo: VillagesNews Firefighters responded to two separate dinner-time kitchen fires Thursday evening in The Villages. The first call came in at 5:14 p.m. regarding an appliance fire at a $2.1 million home located at 3539 Conservation Trail in the Village of Pine Hills. Engine 44 from The Villages Public Safety Department arrived on the scene first and reported visible smoke coming from the residence. Crews quickly pulled a line and extinguished the fire, which had been sparked by oil in

Photo: Florida Highway Patrol A six-vehicle crash on the Suncoast Parkway caused significant slowdowns for northbound drivers near Ridge Road. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the chain-reaction collision happened as traffic was slowing for two other crashes near mile marker 24. Troopers say a vehicle in the inside lane approaching the Ridge Road exit failed to stop in time, hitting the rear of another vehicle and then colliding with three more. The final impact pushed one vehicle into another

Photo: Florida Department of Transportation A crash with injuries is blocking three lanes of Interstate 275 South in Pinellas, transportation officials said. According to the Florida Department of Transportation, the crash occurred just before 54th Avenue North. All lanes are blocked. There were injuries involved with the crash, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Understanding Your Rights After a Car AccidentAfter a car accident, understanding your legal rights is essential for protecting your future. Ovadia Law Group is dedicated to helping clients

A rollover crash disrupted traffic on Interstate 75 in Gainesville late Thursday afternoon. Around 5 p.m., Alachua County sheriff’s deputies posted on Facebook a trailer hauling hay flipped over near the NW 39th Ave. exit. Hay was spilled along the interstate. Southbound traffic was reduced to one lane, but traffic appeared to be moving by around 6 p.m. A trailer accident can cause severe injuries due to the massive size and weight of commercial trucks. These crashes often involve complex

A 74-year-old Miami woman was arrested Wednesday after she tried to attack one of her neighbors with a wooden stool over a dispute about a package, authorities said. According to an arrest report from the Miami Police Department, officers responded to the scene at about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday and found the suspect, G, being looked at by paramedics due to several scratches on her face. Police said G claimed that she was assaulted by the victim after seeing the victim

Photo: Florida 511 A tractor-trailer driver was seriously injured after a multi-vehicle crash on Thursday afternoon in Santa Rosa County. It happened on I-10 eastbound at Mile Marker 21 near Avalon Boulevard around 4:45 p.m. The Florida Highway Patrol says a sedan collided into the back of another car, which caused a chain reaction, involving six vehicles. This caused the tractor trailer to overturn. Three other drivers had minor injuries. Multiple agencies responded to the crash site. Avalon Fire-Rescue and

An iconic part of Avon Park’s history was left destroyed Wednesday night following a large fire, officials said. Firefighters with Highlands County Fire Rescue said they found flames bursting from the former Beachfront nightclub building on West Garrett Road around 8 p.m. on Wednesday night. More than four dozen emergency responders from multiple different agencies helped fight the blaze. They remained on scene well into the early morning hours due to the sheer size of the 10,000-square-foot building and extent

A 14-year-old boy from Lake Asbury is dead following a crash late Thursday night in Clay County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred just after 11 p.m. on Sandridge Road west of Verbena Parkway. According to FHP, the teen was stopped on a motorized scooter in a westbound travel lane on an unlit stretch of Sandridge Road. Troopers say the scooter had no lighting on it at the time of the crash. A 16-year-old driver from Green