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The Hendry County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a “suspicious” crash on CR-833 at Dooley Grade Road in Clewiston. Deputies said once they arrived they found what appears to be a single-vehicle crash with suspicious circumstances. HCSO is opening the southbound lane of CR-833. Drivers should use caution while traveling through the area. There has been no further information provided at this time. You can count on NBC2 to provide updates as they are received. Experienced Advocacy for Car Accident ClaimsCar

A Tampa man was arrested early Friday morning after police said he pulled out a “large piece of metal” and attacked a driver who refused to give him a ride. Officers with the Clearwater Police Department said they were called to the On The Fly convenience store on Gulf to Bay Boulevard after receiving a report of an attempted carjacking. A driver was pumping gas around midnight when he said he was approached by a man asking for a ride

Photo by:  (Florida 511)  A crash on I-95 North blocked two lanes near the Belvedere Road exit on Friday afternoon. According to Florida 511, the crash occurred at around 2:46 p.m. at Exit 69, the Belvedere Road exit. The two left lanes were blocked causing traffic to slow. The severity of the crash is listed as intermediate by Florida 511, but no further details are available at this time. Florida 511 says a Road Ranger is at the scene and

A crash has closed off a street in West Palm Beach on Friday afternoon. According to the West Palm Beach police spokesperson M J, Congress Ave. and 45th Street have been closed off by the West Palm Beach Police. At this time it’s unclear how many cars were involved in the crash and if anyone was injured. CBS12 was previously told the crash involved a sheriff’s deputy. However, J clarified that a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputy had driven by

A crash in the pick-up line at Oasis High School led Cape Coral police to a DUI investigation. Officers arrested 55-year-old K R. after, they say, she hit another car in the lot Wednesday afternoon. She had to be taken to the hospital for medical care. No children were injured. In an interview over the phone with WINK News reporter J E, R said she was tired and had just woken up and had to pick up her kids immediately. She and

Photo by: wsvn  A three-vehicle crash involving a Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue truck blocked the intersection of Pines Boulevard and Flamingo Road for hours and sent a firefighter and a driver to the hospital. According to Pembroke Pines Police, the fire truck was responding to a call Friday afternoon when it was struck by a car whose driver did not yield the right of way. A witness told 7News the white sedan was heading north on Flamingo Road when it

A Marion County teenager was arrested Thursday, accused of shooting another teen in the face and killing him while she and her friends livestreamed on social media with several guns. The shooting was reported on Oct. 23 at a home in the Ocala area. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said the 15-year-old, who was 14 at the time of the incident, told deputies that she and her friends were posing with several handguns and taking pictures. The girl, whom News

Photo by: wsvn A car crashed into a music store in Southwest Miami-Dade. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to the area of the 7100 block and Southwest 117 Avenue on Thursday. Officials said the driver lost control of the car and crashed into the place. The car ended up partially inside the store. No injuries were reported. Personalized Attention for Your Car Accident CaseNo two car accidents are the same, which is why Ovadia Law Group offers personalized legal services tailored

Photo by: wftv A man who was injured in a fire earlier this month has died, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said. M C, 25, and a woman were hurt on Nov. 11 after someone set their tent on fire, according to investigators. It happened in a wooded off John Young Parkway near Michigan Court. OCSO said Corbitt died on Monday. That’s also the day investigators announced the arrest of D M, 48, in connection to the incident. At the

Photo by: Winter Haven Police Department Six people in Winter Haven were rescued after a neighbor reported seeing flames in their home early Friday morning. Around 5:34 a.m., Winter Haven police responded to the home on 3rd Street Northeast and began rescuing the residents who were sleeping inside and unaware of the fire. Officials said the fire was confined to the back of the home. As Polk County Fire Rescue units arrived, they were able to keep the flames from

An Ocala man is dead after vehicle crash early Friday morning. According to Florida Highway Patrol troopers, an 82-year-old man was traveling northbound on Southwest 87th Avenue approaching Southwest 90th Place just before 6 a.m. Troopers believed the 82-year-old suffered a medical emergency and was unable to maintain control of the vehicle and drove off the roadway and hit a boulder. The man was pronounced dead at the hospital. Fighting Insurance Companies on Your BehalfDealing with insurance companies after a

 (Image courtesy of the Winter Haven Police Department)  A stretch of U.S. 17 in Winter Haven is shut down after an early Friday morning crash knocked down a power pole, sending power lines across the roadway, according to police. The crash took out multiple traffic signals in the area, police said. No significant injuries were reported. U.S. 17 is closed from Avenue M Northwest to Haven dale Boulevard. Crews are working to install generators to run traffic signals at Havendale and MLK