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The Fort Walton Beach Police responded to a crash involving a motorcycle that caught fire on Thursday. According to a news release, the crash happened around 12:30 a.m. as a motorcycle was traveling east on Brooks St. SE and collided with a cinder block mailbox. Responding officers were able to extinguish the fire upon arrival and attempted to provide aid to a male and female who were lying on the ground, officials wrote. The man was identified as 28-year-old Scott

Two people were killed, and another was injured after a motorcycle crashed into a car in Land O’ Lakes, killing two on Nov. 27, according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP).  FHP says those killed were the motorcycle’s driver, a 20-year-old Holiday man operating a Ducati M750, and his passenger, a 20-year-old Lutz woman. The car’s driver was a 70-year-old New Port Richey man driving a Scion XB sedan. He is said to have been treated for non-life-threatening injuries at a local hospital. Authorities say the motorcycle

Photo by: (WPEC) A 28-year-old dirt bike rider died after a crash on State Road 7 in Wellington on Wednesday night. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) crash report states that at 7:51 p.m., a car was turning westbound across southbound State Road 7 near Versailles Boulevard. According to PBSO, at the same time, the dirt bike rider was traveling southbound in the inside lane on State Road 7 and failed to yield to the car turning, resulting in a

A 24-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash Thursday morning in Pensacola. It happened around 1:20 a.m. on Creighton Road near Lebanon Lane. According to Florida Highway Patrol’s preliminary investigation, the motorcyclist — a 24-year-old Pensacola man — was traveling north on Creighton Road while a sedan driven by a 23-year-old Pensacola man was traveling south. FHP states the sedan made a left turn into the path of the oncoming motorcycle, which struck the passenger side of the sedan. The

Two people were killed Wednesday evening in a motorcycle crash in Pasco County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened at about 5:40 p.m. in the area of Mile Stretch Drive and Arcadia Road in Holiday. Troopers said a 20-year-old Holiday man was driving a motorcycle at a high speed along Mile Stretch Drive when a sedan turned left in front of it at the intersection of Arcadia Road. Both the 20-year-old motorcycle driver and the passenger, a

Ocala police are investigating a shooting that was reported at a recreation center on Thanksgiving. Officers responded to the E.D. Croskey Center, located at 1510 NW 4th Street, the police department said at 1:30 p.m. on social media. The post was updated by 2:25 p.m. to state the scene was clear and was open to the public. No other details had been shared or confirmed at the time of this report. At Ovadia Law Group, we understand the trauma and complexity

Detectives searched for a driver who was involved in an early morning hit-and-run crash on Thanksgiving Day outside Miami International Airport. Fire rescue personnel found a man injured after a driver struck him shortly before 3:55 a.m., at 2100 NW 42 Ave., and took him to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center. According to Detective Andre D. Martin, a spokeswoman for the Miami-Dade Police Department, traffic homicide detectives were working on the case, and they had not released a description

Two women were killed Wednesday night in a head-on crash with a pickup truck on U.S. 441 at County Road 778 in Columbia County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The women were in an SUV headed south on Highway 441 when they crossed into oncoming traffic near the CR 778 intersection, troopers said. According to the FHP report, a pickup truck being driven by a 62-year-old man was stopped in the left turn lane on the northbound side of

A pedestrian was hit and killed by a car Wednesday night in Tampa, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. It happened just after 10 p.m. on Nebraska Avenue, north of Fowler Avenue. FHP says a 28-year-old woman from Tampa was driving a Mercedes with three passengers when the pedestrian, only identified by troopers as an adult man, walked onto the road and into the path of her car. The man died at the scene. The driver and her three passengers

Three cats and one dog were killed after a home caught fire in Pasco County, fire rescue said.  It happened Wednesday at a home in Bayonet Point. The fire started in the kitchen but was reportedly put out quickly. The two people who lived in the house were able to escape unharmed.  According to fire rescue, a total of six cats and one dog lived inside the home, too. Three cats made it out alive, but unfortunately, the three others

Photo by: Sebring Police Department An officer was injured after his patrol car was struck from behind during a traffic stop in Sebring early Thursday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash occurred around 1 a.m. on Kenilworth Boulevard near Lakeview Drive. According to FHP, the officer was sitting in his car during the traffic stop on Kenilworth when a Dodge Challenger struck his patrol car from behind. Sebring Police said the Dodge’s driver was under the influence. The

The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for a driver who took off after hitting a pedestrian in Hillsborough County on Wednesday night. According to FHP, a black 2002-08 model Dodge Ram hit the 64-year-old victim shortly before 6:30 p.m. along State Road 674 east of 4th Street in Wimauma. The initial impact caused the victim to get hit by another vehicle, a Cadillac XTS, FHP said. That driver stayed at the scene. The victim went to the hospital with serious injuries, according to troopers.