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Photo by: Florida Highway Patrol A Florida Highway Patrol trooper made a heroic stop overnight, after intercepting a wrong-way driver on I-275 in Tampa. At 3:50 a.m. on Sunday, the trooper was traveling in the southbound lanes of I-275 when he saw the headlights of a Kia Sportage coming toward him. That’s when the trooper hit the Kia, traveling northbound, at an angle on the rear driver’s side, according to an affidavit. However, the driver continued to travel north in

photo by: Florida Highway Patrol A motorcyclist died Saturday night after crashing into an SUV and being thrown off the Gandy Bridge into Tampa Bay. The Florida Highway Patrol said at around 10:35 p.m., a 23-year-old Pinellas Park man was speeding on a motorcycle westbound on the Gandy Bridge. At the same time, a 41-year-old Orlando man in a Hyundai Tucson was also traveling westbound on the bridge. Troopers said the motorcyclist struck the vehicle near the Pinellas County line.

Photo by: mypanhandle Walton County Fire Rescue was on the scene of a vehicle fire near mile marker 82 just a few miles west of DeFuniak Springs exit I-10 on Saturday. Crews were reportedly on the scene of the fire around 9 a.m. Fire officials said both eastbound lanes of I-10 were temporarily shut down for several hours. No injuries were reported during this incident. According to fire officials, traffic was diverted at the Mossy Head and DeFuniak Springs exits

A man was injured after crashing his SUV into the Pink Pussycat Lounge in Tampa on Friday. The Toyota SUV was turning into the parking lot of the Nebraska Avenue business when it was rear-ended by a Ford SUV, according to Tampa police. The crash propelled the Toyota into the building. The driver of the Toyota suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital. The driver of the Ford was cited in the crash. She was not injured.

A driver is dead after the Florida Highway Patrol said he got ejected from his vehicle after colliding with a tree overnight. At 2:08 a.m., a 41-year-old Homosassa man in a Chevy Corvette was traveling south on CR-491, just north of West Fennessy Lane in Lecanto. According to FHP, the collision resulted in the vehicle flipping, which caused him to be ejected from the driver’s seat. The man died at the scene of the crash. Car accidents often result in

A St. Petersburg Police Department arrest report reveals new details about the murder of a St. Pete man. Jha’qul Maynor, 19, was accused of murdering his mother’s boyfriend, Otis Moore, 54, on Monday. Maynor lived with his mother and Moore. About 90 minutes after Maynor and Moore got into an argument, Maynor left his bedroom, hit Moore in the head with a weight and stabbed him in the neck with a knife multiple times, according to the arrest report. Moore’s body

A man is facing DUI manslaughter charges following a deadly crash in Pinellas Park on Friday night, the Pinellas Park Police Department said. The driver of the Toyota Tacoma, identified as 56-year-old Enerildo Lopez Rojas, was traveling southbound on US Highway 19 North when he made a left turn into the path of the motorcycle. The crash caused Consuelo Serralde, the driver of the motorcycle, to slam into the side of the Tacoma. On Saturday, officials confirmed that Serralde died after

A 74-year-old Sebring man walking across U.S. 441 near Summerfield was struck by a car and killed Saturday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 6:45 a.m. along southbound U.S. 441 near SE 173rd Street, troopers said. According to an FHP crash report, the man was struck by a sedan after walking westward into the vehicle’s direct path in the outside southbound lane of U.S. 441. After the front left of the sedan struck the man,

Photo by: Marion County Fire Rescue Marion County firefighters rescued three dogs from a house fire late Friday near Ocala, according to the fire department. Crews responded just after 11 p.m. to Banyan Track, where a 911 caller had reported her backyard and porch were on fire, adding several dogs were trapped inside of the structure. Firefighters arrived to see smoke through the home’s roof, Marion County Fire Rescue said on social media. As help was on the way from at

An 18-year-old man was hospitalized after being stabbed early Saturday in Orange County, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies responded around 2:20 a.m. to a stabbing reported at the Circle K in the 9000 block of South Orange Avenue, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. The man who was stabbed was hospitalized in serious condition, the statement reads. An investigation is said to be ongoing. No further details were shared or confirmed at the time of this

Photo by: Angela Popple A Deputy was taken to the hospital after their vehicle overturned in floodwaters. According to the Pasco Sheriff’s Office (PSO), a deputy and a member of the Dade City Police Department were scouting floodwaters on Friday in the area of Dixie Avenue when the vehicle they were in overturned and became submerged. PSO said that the Dade City Police officer escaped the vehicle while the PSO deputy was trapped inside. The deputy was rescued from the

A dog was shot and killed after it attacked a police officer in a Lauderhill neighborhood, injuring him, prompting the officer to open fire, officials said. Lauderhill Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the 4800 block of Northwest 18th Court, just across from Lauderhill 6-12 School, at around 9:20 p.m. on Friday. According to detectives, officers pursuing an investigation arrived at a home, where they encountered the dog, Detectuives said the canine attacked one of the officers, who fired