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Woman hurt in Brownsville crash; witness says people involved fled scene

A woman had to be extricated from her vehicle after she was hurt in a crash early Saturday in Brownsville, video of the scene shows. It happened on NW 41st Street and 32nd Avenue. The victim’s vehicle sustained heavy damage to the left side; the windows were broken and the doors crushed into the car, according to images from the scene. Another car at the scene sustained heavy damage to its front end, and the airbags had deployed. Miami-Dade Fire

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5 hospitalized after multi-vehicle crash in Miami

MIAMI (WSVN) – Five people were rushed to the hospital, one in critical condition, following a three-car crash in Miami, officials said. City of Miami Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the crash at Northwest 12th Avenue and 62nd Street, Friday afternoon. According to police, the crash left five people injured, with one of them trapped inside a car. Aerial footage shows a light pole knocked down and the vehicles with extensive damage. The Miami Technical

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Unidentified driver dies after crashing vehicle off I-75, bursting into flames

An unknown driver is dead after troopers said he crashed off of I-75, causing his vehicle to burst into flames overnight. The Florida Highway Patrol said a driver in a Lexus NX300 was traveling northbound on I-75, north of the interchange with US-301 at 2:38 a.m. on Friday. As he lost control of the car and entered the grassy area separating the mainline from the US-301 ramp, he struck a dual post roadside sign and the concrete footing of an

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69-year-old Crestview man killed in crash on I-10 east in Milton

Picture by: Weartv MILTON, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol says a69-year-old Crestview man died in a fatal crashinvolving six vehicles Friday afternoon in Milton. It took place around 4:10 p.m. on I-10 east near mile marker 23. FHP says a sedan and sport utility vehicle were driving eastbound on I-10 in the outside lane. The driver of the sport utility vehicle — a 72-year-old Milton woman — was ahead of a sedan when she began to slow down with the

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Suspected drunk driver tased after swerving into oncoming traffic

A Yalaha man was arrested after swerving into oncoming traffic and resisting when officers detained him for a suspected DUI. An officer observed 60-year-old William Victor Rodman driving south on Beecher Street around 12:32 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. He crossed into the other lane of traffic, forcing a vehicle traveling north to swerve off the road to avoid being struck.  A traffic stop was conducted on Rodman’s vehicle, a silver

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Truck crashes into Cape Coral condominium Friday morning

Picture by: Fox4Now The owners of that condo say they were just starting their day at the time of the crash. CAPE CORAL, Fla — The Cape Coral Police Department says two cars collided, and the drivers of a truck lost control – crashing into a condominium. The accident happened Friday morning near Del Prado Blvd S and SE 28th Terrace. The owners of that condo say they were just starting their day at the time of the crash. “I’m still

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Teen ejected, killed after vehicle goes airborne twice

ZOLFO SPRINGS, Fla. (WFLA) — A 19-year-old man is dead after troopers said he was ejected from his vehicle after it went airborne twice on Thursday night. At about 10:10 p.m., the teen was driving eastbound on SR-64, approaching Merle Langford Road when he traveled into the grass shoulder, coming out of a left-hand curve in the road, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The teen traveled into a ditch and struck a concrete culvert. The collision sent his vehicle

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Man found shot near Tampa elementary school, police investigating

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa police are investigating a shooting that left a man injured on Friday. A man was found with a single gunshot wound at the scene, located on North 11th Street near East Seward Street. He suffered non-life-threating injuries. Police said Sulphur Springs Elementary School was on lock-in status in an abundance of caution. Officers are actively working to locate the suspect and determine what events led up to the shooting. Skilled Representation in Shooting CasesShooting incidents

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14-year-old critically injured in crash on I-10 in Escambia County; Man arrested for DUI

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — A 14-year-old Cantonment boy was critically injured in a rollover crash Wednesday night on Interstate 10 in Escambia County, resulting in a DUI arrest. Shawn Wilber, 49, of Daphne, is charged with DUI resulting in serious injuries to another person. The crash happened around 9 p.m. on I-10 west near mile marker 9. It involved a pickup truck that Wilber was driving and a van. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the van — driven by a

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Child dies in fiery crash in Lakeland, PCSO says

Picture by: abcactionnews LAKELAND, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said a child died after fiery car crash in Lakeland Thursday evening. PCSO said around 5 p.m., a Winter Haven man was driving a Kia sedan with his two children. The car was headed west on Broadway Street when he drove through the intersection at Lake Parker Drive E. and into a grassy, wooded area and collided with a tree. Authorities said the car caught fire and Polk County

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Flagler County school employee arrested for striking student with disabilities

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. — 69-year-old Cheryl Andrews of Palm Coast was arrested for child abuse with out great bodily harm following a more than minth-long investigation according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. FCSO was notified by the Department of Children and Families that Andrews had struck a student in the school’s cafeteria. Camera footage from the school does show Andrews walking behind a student and then striking him. The student is seen rubbing his head and pointing at Andrews,

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Sarasota Police: Four teens arrested for assaulting elderly man with rock, tree branch

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – Sarasota Police have arrested three juveniles and one adult and charged them in the brutal beating of a 67-year-old man. On Oct. 13 around 2 a.m., officers were called out to South Orange Avenue for reports of a battery. A 67-year-old man told police he had been beaten by four young men, who allegedly punched him and hit him with a tree branch. The suspects also reportedly threw a rock at the victim, causing a visible

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