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A Jacksonville woman driving in the wrong direction on Interstate 95 early Sunday crashed with another car killing her and a 3-year-old girl and critically injuring three other child passengers 1 to 5 years old, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. It happened about 2:20 a.m. near Pecan Park Road and also seriously injured the 42-year-old Jacksonville man driving the other car in the right direction, according to the crash report. The report did not say if the woman was the children’s

Internet personality Jack Doherty crashed his $200,000 McLaren during a livestream this weekend after appearing to look at his phone while driving in the rain. A YouTuber with nearly 15 million subscribers, Doherty, 20, is known online for his controversial prank videos and wealth flaunting. He streamed the crash on Kick, where his channel was banned following the incident. A clip of the stream that circulated online appeared to show Doherty seemingly speeding on a wet highway while glancing down at the

Photo by: wsvn One person was taken to the hospital after, authorities said, shots were fired during a football game at a Pompano Beach high school. Broward Sheriff’s Office Pompano Beach District deputies, while working the football game at Blanche Ely High School, responded to a shots fired report in the area, shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Just outside the venue, deputies located one person suffering from a gunshot wound. They immediately provided life-saving measures before the victim was

Florida Highway Patrol are still investigating a hit and run on U.S. 41 that left one man dead. This crash took place on the Northbound lanes of U.S. 41 in Manatee County. It occurred around 4 A.M. on Sept, 11 2024. Police say the vehicle collided with a pedestrian who was possibly “laying on the U.S. 41 travel lane.” The vehicle failed to wait for emergency services and has yet to be located. The vehicle is reportedly a dark-colored Sedan.

Photo by: cbsnews Two Florida  Highway Patrol troopers were seriously injured in back-to-back crashes on Florida’s Turnpike in Doral late Thursday. The unnamed troopers were taken to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. The incidents occurred on the northbound lanes near 74th Street at mile marker 31. A trooper was investigating a traffic crash involving a disabled vehicle, which was partially occupying the left shoulder and left travel lane, according to FHP Lt. Alex Camacho. The trooper’s vehicle

Photo by: Treasure Island Fire Rescue Hazardous materials due to Hurricane Helene’s impact in the area resulted in a hazmat incident and sparked a fire in Treasure Island on Thursday. At 10:30 a.m., crews received reports on an e-bike submerged in water in the basement of the Bilmar Beach Resort, located at 10650 Gulf Boulevard. Joint forces of Treasure Island Fire Rescue, hazmat teams and several fire department strike teams responded to the scene, finding a hazardous mix of materials

A 59-year-old Milton man is dead after suffering a medical emergency prior to a crash Thursday night in Santa Rosa County, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 10:10 p.m.on Welcome Church Road near Carl Booker Road. “[The man] was believed to have suffered a medical emergency which resulted in [his pickup truck] leaving the roadway to the right,” FHP says in a release. The pickup truck continued east through the grass ditch colliding with several small bushes

Photo by: Alachua County firefighters Alachua County firefighters say two people were sent to the hospital following a crash this afternoon. Fire rescue crews say two vehicles were involved in a head-on collision on West Newberry Road around 5 p.m. First responders had to use the jaws of life to rescue one of the occupants from inside their vehicle. One of the vehicles’ driver and passenger were taken to UF Shands for treatment. Protecting Your Rights After a Car AccidentAfter

Photo by: NorthEscambia.com A driver crashed on Highway 29 Friday morning after swerving to avoid a skeleton decoration that fell out the back of a truck, according to NorthEscambia.com. It happened around 7 a.m. near Success Drive. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a 21-year-old Century woman was traveling south in her car when a vehicle in front of her swerved to avoid the skeleton in the roadway. The 21-year-old swerved to avoid colliding with the car in front of her, lost

A violent altercation between passengers on an American Airlines flight from Miami to Charlotte, North Carolina, was caught on cellphone video, showing a man in a heated dispute with a 53-year-old woman sitting next to him, airline officials confirmed Friday. Authorities said the incident occurred Wednesday and ended with the involvement of other passengers and local law enforcement. The confrontation reportedly began when a man accused the woman of slapping him during an argument mid-flight, according to investigators. In the

A man was arrested in connection with the murder of a woman in Northwest Jacksonville Thursday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Police said officers responded to Bulls Bay Highway around 4:30 a.m. in reference to an unresponsive person. When they arrived, police found a dead woman with a head injury. According to police, the Medical Examiner’s autopsy revealed the woman’s cause of death was a homicide by blunt force trauma. Police did not identify the woman. Based on the

 Aiden Bowles was stubborn, so even as Florida officials told residents of the barrier island north of St. Petersburg that Hurricane Helene’s storm surge could be deadly, the retired restaurant owner stayed put. Caregiver Amanda Normand begged the 71-year-old widower to stay with her inland, but there had been many evacuation warnings over the years as hurricanes neared his Indian Rocks Beach home — the storm surge never got more than knee-high. As Helene and its strong winds pushed north in the Gulf of