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A car driven by a 15-year-old plowed into a Pinellas County home Tuesday night. The homeowners were inside the residence when the collision happened and say they are thankful no one was seriously injured. “We heard squealing, screeching, just chaos, and all of a sudden, I put my arm around her back. I was like, run, run, run! We went to the north part of the house, and that’s when all the collisions happened,” P, the owner of the house

UPDATE: Walton County Sheriff’s Office says lanes have reopened. A crash on Highway 98 near North Orange Street in Inlet Beach has shut down the westbound lanes. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is on scene; multiple vehicles are involved. Drivers should use extreme caution and expect heavy delays. Understanding Your Rights After a Car CrashBeing involved in a car accident can be overwhelming, especially when injuries are involved. Ovadia Law Group helps victims understand their legal rights and options. Our

Two men and a woman were found fatally stabbed early Thursday morning in a neighborhood in the Normandy Estates area of Jacksonville’s Westside, police said. Lt. S with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit said officers responded just before 4 a.m. to Exodus Way after reports that someone had been stabbed. S said the officers found a man suffering from a potential stab wound, and paramedics rushed him to a hospital, where he died. S said officers kept looking around

Photo: Gulf Coast News A car crashed into a tree in the median on Three Oaks Parkway in Estero on Thursday morning. A Gulf Coast News crew on the scene saw the car had crashed into a tree just south of Williams Road. A deputy on the scene was not able to disclose if anyone was injured in the crash at this time. A tow truck is on scene to remove the car. Count on Gulf Coast News to keep

Photo: FL511 A multi-vehicle crash with injuries on I-295 between mile marker 38 and Pulaski Road had all northbound lanes blocked on Tuesday. A nearby traffic camera showed what appeared to be a dump truck and a damaged pickup truck in the right lane. According to FL511, all lanes were blocked around 3:18 p.m. They have since reopened. Your Legal Resource After a Car AccidentIf you’ve been injured in a car accident, Ovadia Law Group is your trusted legal resource.

A 63-year-old Ocala landlord was arrested after he allegedly kicked his roommate, leaving her with a broken rib and punctured lung. On Thursday, May 21, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a home located on NE 57th Street in reference to a disturbance. Upon arrival, the deputy made contact with a female victim at a neighbor’s house who claimed that her landlord, identified as F, had battered her. The report noted that while F was her landlord, the

A golf course maintenance worker was traumatically injured in a crash in The Villages. The 58-year-old Inverness man who works for ASG Solutions was at the wheel of Club Car utility style golf cart at 1 p.m. Tuesday when he was traveling on the golf cart path from the Jacaranda Golf Course onto St. Charles Place near the Village of Pennecamp, according to information from the Florida Highway Patrol. The golf course maintenance worker did not stop at a stop

The brief A daycare teacher in Daytona Beach has been fired and charged with child abuse. The arrest follows an investigation into an alleged incident involving a child at The Chiles Academy, police said. The backstory: Daytona Beach police arrested 21-year-old G on Sunday after officers responded to the campus last week to investigate the allegation. Authorities have not released details about the incident or the age of the child involved. School officials confirmed G’s termination and said families directly

A violent multi-vehicle crash in a Deerfield Beach neighborhood left one person dead and sent three others to the hospital, authorities said, leading to an hours-long road closure. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, deputies and Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue units responded to reports of a crash involving three vehicles near the 4400 block of Northeast Third Avenue, at approximately 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday. “We have one vehicle on its hood. Looks like two more vehicles involved,” a dispatcher said

A woman and her dog were rescued after a fire tore through a mobile home along Cherry Tree Lane in Collier County. The Greater Naples Fire Rescue District said the blaze started near a grill before it jumped over to the mobile home next to it and did some heavy damage. Neighbors told Gulf Coast News that the woman inside the home was sleeping when it happened, but they were able to wake her up to get her out. Neighbors

A person was extricated from a pickup truck after a single-vehicle rollover crash on US-41 Business in North Fort Myers on Tuesday. Gulf Coast News was at the scene and saw firefighters get the person out of the flipped truck. Traffic was impacted by the crash as some northbound lanes were closed, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. Legal Help After a Car Accident InjuryCar accidents can cause serious injuries and unexpected financial burdens. At Ovadia Law Group, we

A 68-year-old bicyclist was hit and killed Tuesday morning by a Brightline train in Martin County, according to the sheriff’s office. The collision occurred near the intersection of Southeast Dixie Highway and Southeast Monterey Road. Sheriff John Budensiek said the man who was killed weaved through traffic and crossed the tracks from a side that didn’t have crossing arms. A detective at the scene tried to get the bicyclist’s attention, but deputies said the man looked the wrong way and