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Photo by: WPTV A crash involving an overturned tractor trailer has blocked three southbound lanes of Interstate 95 in Palm Beach Gardens on Wednesday morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the wreck happened at approximately 5:30 a.m., one mile south of the Donald Ross Road exit. The FHP said a Freightliner semi truck , driven by a 33-year-old man from Columbia, Missouri, rear-ended a Mitsubishi Fuso tractor trailer, driven by a 31-year-old Belle Glade man, causing the Fuso to

A man was killed and three people were injured in a crash along I-75 in Marion County Tuesday afternoon. Florida Highway Patrol troopers say a van and a semi-truck crashed into each other around 3:30 p.m. near the State Road 326 exit on I-75. They say the driver of the van swerved in front of the semi-truck and crashed. One of three passengers in the van was killed in the crash. Two other passengers and the driver were taken to

Photo by: (WPLG) Authorities in Miami-Dade County are investigating a shooting. It happened Tuesday evening in the area of Southwest 7th Street and 6th Avenue in Florida City. According to police, officers responded to found a man who had been shot in the face. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue airlifted the victim to Jackson South Medical Center in stable condition. Police said late in the evening that they did not have any leads on a suspect. Holding Negligent Parties Accountable in Shooting

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that happened on West Sand Lake Road on Tuesday evening. Around 5:35 p.m., deputies responded to a shooting call on the 2400 block of West Sand Lake Road. When deputies arrived, they found a man in 20s that had been shot. The victim was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Deputies have not released any information on the suspect or a motive behind the shooting. This is an ongoing investigation.

 Bradenton Police Department is investigating shots fired in the area of the 2100 block of 15th Ave E. The call came in around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. One person was transported to an area hospital. The extent of the injuries is unknown at this time. ABC7 will keep you updated as more information is confirmed. Comprehensive Legal Support After a Shooting IncidentAt Ovadia Law Group, we provide compassionate and comprehensive legal support to individuals affected by shooting incidents. Our team is

Photo by: wokv Police are searching for a suspect after a man walking down the street was shot by someone in a car on Tuesday morning. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said officers responded around 10:30 a.m. near Brannon Avenue and Susie Street, which is just north of 103rd Street. JSO found a man in his mid-20s with at least one gunshot wound to his lower body. He was taken to a local hospital and has non-life-threatening injuries, JSO said. The

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office told is investigating a shooting that left one person injured. It happened at Tulsa Welding School on Southside Boulevard. According to police, 10 to 12 students were involved in an argument which escalated to a fight. That’s when guns were drawn. Two witnesses told Action News Jax Annette Gutierrez that they heard around eight gunshots. A man in his twenties was shot once in the stomach. He is currently at the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. It

A behavioral analyst technician has been arrested after she was accused of abusing a disabled patient at a facility in Miami-Dade. Nancy Petit Frere, 56, was arrested Monday on a charge of abuse of a disabled adult following an investigation by the Florida Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, an arrest affidavit said. According to the affidavit, the victim is a resident of MacTown, a residential facility on Northeast 1st Place in Miami-Dade that treats adults diagnosed with developmental and

Photo by: Hendry County Sheriff’s Office Two teens accused of shooting and killing a Clewiston teen had bail set at more than $1 million after a court appearance on Thursday. Jayden Lawson and Roosevelt Adderly III, both 15 years old, were initially facing charges as juveniles and have now been charged as adults. The Hendry County Sheriff’s Office said the two teens are known gang members and are accused of killing 16-year-old Ja’Yhanna Johnson while they were waiting for a

A violent felon who went on a criminal rampage before opening fire on police officers and federal agents has learned his fate. Back on Jan. 19, 2022, a week-long crime spree ended in Lakeland when Francisco Cabrera was captured after taking officers on a chase and shootout. “We all work very hard to take folks that are evil off the street,” Lakeland Police Chief Sam Taylor said. “Make no mistake about it, there are evil people in this world and

According to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office, a traffic crash shut down U.S. 90 near Laird Road in Mossy Head on Tuesday around 12:00 p.m. A 58-year-old male from Crestview was driving on U.S. 90 in the westbound lane when he drove off the road and onto the westbound shoulder. Officials said he overcorrected and went into the eastbound lane, rolling over multiple times. This resulted in his vehicle colliding with three others initially driving in the eastbound lanes, FHP

photo by: wsvn A driver is OK after a work van was struck by a Brightline train in Pompano Beach. Pompano Beach Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the crash in the area of North Dixie Highway and Northeast 33rd Street, Tuesday morning. Pictures shared by a passenger on the train showed considerable damage that the van sustained in the back. The driver was transported to the hospital as a precaution. Comprehensive Legal Support for Train Accident VictimsTrain