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A family of six was rushed to the hospital after a golf cart crash in Pasco County. The crash happened when a U-turn led to a head-on collision with a car. Four children were taken to the hospital. Three have since been released. The oldest child, 12 years old, is expected to be released soon. The two parents remain in critical condition. A family member described how first responders found them at the scene. “Doctors had to unpin my sister

A 78-year-old woman from Sarasota was killed on Wednesday afternoon in a head-on crash on State Road 21 in Bradford County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said that around 3:30 p.m., the woman was driving her Audi convertible north on SR 21 near Southeast 2nd Avenue when she crossed the center line into the oncoming lane. Her Audi hit a southbound Hyundai SUV head-on, and she died at the scene from her injuries, according to FHP. A 41-year-old

A man was arrested in Homestead after a violent altercation with his neighbors where he alleged used a machete and a concrete block to strike several people, leaving multiple victims injured, police said. VMB, 44, faces multiple charges, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and battery on a person 65 or older. According to the arrest report, the incident happened around 6:50 p.m. Monday at a home in the 25300 block of Southwest 129th Avenue, where the suspect and

A Fort Myers Beach man was arrested on Monday after being accused of DUI and punching a deputy. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office arrest report, deputies responded to a scene of a hit-and-run crash with major damage on Fiesta Lane in Cypress Lake at around 5:14 p.m. Deputies spoke with the victim, who said that their car was parked in front of a home when a silver pickup truck crashed into it and drove away. Deputies made contact

A “heavily intoxicated” Ocala man was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly stole a car and crashed it near the entrance of a mobile home park in Marion County. On Saturday, March 14, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to the Country Estates Mobile Home Park located on NE 95th Street in Anthony in reference to a stolen vehicle. A female victim had reported that her Dodge Charger had been stolen from outside her friend’s home, according to

A 73-year-old Webster man towing a vehicle was killed when he stopped to reconnect the second vehicle. The Webster man was driving a Chevy Silverado at 7:40 p.m. Monday traveling eastbound on State Road 48 and towing a Toyota RAV4, with a tow-strap, according to an accident report from the Florida Highway Patrol. The tow-strap became disconnected and he circled back around to reconnect the second vehicle. He had climbed under the RAV4 to re-establish the connection when a 54-year-old

A 66-year-old St. Petersburg woman died following a crash on Tuesday morning at the intersection of 38th Avenue North and 66th Street North. St. Pete police said Joanne Greehan was driving a gray Nissan Sentra northbound on 66th Street shortly after 10 a.m. on March 17 when she made an improper left turn onto 38th Avenue, entering the path of a southbound red Ford F-150. The vehicles collided, and the Nissan struck a pole after leaving the roadway. Greehan was

JACKSON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – A Clarksville man has died following a traffic crash in Bascom on Tuesday afternoon. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, shortly before 4 p.m., a 71-year-old man and a 61-year-old woman, both from Clarksville, were traveling north on County Road 165A, approaching Wolf Pond Road. Troopers reported that for unknown reasons, the truck lost control and overturned onto the road. The driver was thrown from the vehicle. Both were transported to a local hospital by

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — A mother was arrested Monday in Osceola County after she was accused of restraining a 10-year-old boy so other children could beat him, the sheriff’s office said. Deputies responded to the Heritage Park Apartment Complex in reference to an incident involving juveniles. Witnesses said there was a physical altercation involving a 10-year-old and a group of children playing at a community park nearby. According to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, one of the children involved left

Crash happened early Tuesday morning OLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – The Volusia Sheriff’s Office released footage of an incident early Tuesday morning where a pickup truck struck a deputy’s patrol car. In a release, the VSO said the crash happened along Interstate 4 as the deputy headed back to his vehicle. At that moment, a pickup truck pulling a trailer is seen hitting the driver’s side of the patrol vehicle. “Could have been a tragedy, but instead, it’s the latest reminder to

SILVER SPRINGS, Fla. (WCJB) – Marion County Fire Rescue crews put out a semi-truck fire Tuesday afternoon. MCFR officials say crews responded to the 20000 block of East Highway 40 in Silver Springs just after 3 p.m. to reports of a vehicle on fire. Crews arrived to find a semi-truck on its side and on fire. Firefighters were able to quickly put out the fire before it could threaten the nearby woods. There were no injuries to the driver or

BELLE GLADE, Fla. (CBS12) — Palm Beach County Fire Rescue crews rushed to a commercial sugar plant early Tuesday morning after a fire broke out just before dawn, prompting evacuations and a second-alarm response. Firefighters were dispatched around 5:33 a.m. near 1500 George Wedgworth Way, where they arrived at a large industrial facility made up of multiple structures. According to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, crews quickly located the building where the fire began and launched an aggressive suppression effort. Video taken