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A traffic accident on Highway 98 between a motorcycle and a car is causing traffic delays on Wednesday morning. Panama City officials said eastbound traffic on Highway 98 is being diverted to Drummond Avenue. Emergency crews are working to clear the scene. No injuries have been reported at this time. We’ll provide more updates as they become available. Holding Negligent Parties Accountable After a Motorcycle CrashWhen a motorcycle accident is caused by negligence, victims deserve justice. Ovadia Law Group is

Photo: WSVN Police took the driver of a pickup truck into custody after, they said, the motorist slammed into a home in Lauderhill while driving under the influence. Lauderhill Police units responded to the scene of the crash along the 1100 block of Northwest 43rd Terrace, at around 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday. The impact destroyed the front of the house, but investigators said it was vacant at the time. No injuries were reported. Officers determined the driver was impaired and

A 68-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a rear-end crash in Marion County on Tuesday. Around 5:15 p.m., a 51-year-old Ocala woman was driving a sedan north on U.S. 41 while the 68-year-old man was on a motorcycle driving behind the sedan in the same lane, according to FHP. Troopers said that when the sedan slowed down to make a left turn onto SW 25th Place, the motorcyclist failed to stop and ran into the back of the vehicle. Both drivers

Photo: Staff Report The Villages Public Safety Department quickly contained a garage fire Sunday night, preventing the blaze from spreading to neighboring homes in The Villages. The fire broke out at a home in the 500 block of Gilson Loop in the Village of St. Catherine “Engine 47 arrived first on scene and encountered heavy fire and smoke coming from the front of the residence, with flames involving the attached garage and a vehicle parked in the driveway. Firefighters immediately

A Leesburg man was arrested for battery after allegedly pushing someone over a work-related matter. A deputy responded to a battery involving 33-year-old L near his home on Ironwood Avenue around 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, according to an arrest report from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. The male victim advised that he was near a dumpster talking to someone when his friend approached him. L then walked up and asked if the victim had a problem with him, because they had

On Monday, a vehicular crash at the 106-mile marker of Washington County left one person with serious injuries. According to the Bonifay Fire Rescue, first responders arrived at the scene to find a sedan crashed into the back of a commercial vehicle trailer. The driver of the sedan was entrapped with serious injuries. First responders treated and extricated the driver before turning them over to Washington County EMS. The driver of the sedan was airlifted to a local trauma center

Photo: Wesh2 A 53-year-old DeLand man’s sister was taken into custody after the man was stabbed in the chest early Tuesday, according to police. Officers responded to the scene around 5 a.m. in the Villa Villar neighborhood, the DeLand Police Department said in a statement. The victim suffered a single stab wound to the chest and made it to an area hospital by around 5:50 a.m., where he was in critical condition at last check, the statement reads. The suspect

Photo: WSVN Three people were rushed to the hospital following a multi-car crash in Fort Lauderdale. Florida Highway Patrol and Ft. Lauderdale Fire Rescue responded to the scene of the nine car pileup on the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 near Sunrise Boulevard on Tuesday afternoon. Paramedics transported three people to a local area hospital. Their condition is unclear. Officials said several other people were checked out on scene but did not require transport. The crash initially closed several lanes,

Two children were hospitalized after a vehicle struck two apartment buildings Tuesday morning. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue responded to 911 calls stating a vehicle had struck an apartment building on Palm Bay Drive around 9:38 a.m. Crews arrived and found a vehicle that had hit two apartment buildings. According to HCFR, preliminary investigation uncovered that the driver backed into one apartment building before pulling forward into a second apartment, causing structural damage. Firefighters secured the area, evacuated both buildings, and

Two crashes just two hours apart in Marion County left two pedestrians dead overnight, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash was reported just after 11 p.m. on State Road 326, just east of Northwest 40th Terrace. Troopers said a car, driven by a 28-year-old man, was headed east on State Road 326 when he hit a 76-year-old man who was walking in the road. FHP said it’s unclear why the man was walking in the inside lane of

A pregnant woman was attacked by her ex-boyfriend with a machete after he allegedly broke into her Miami apartment, police said. D, 43, was charged with armed battery and burglary with assault and aggravated battery of a pregnant victim. According to Miami Police, the victim and D had been seeing each other for four months before their relationship ended on July 18, which was the day of the attack. The victim said the two were arguing throughout the day, and