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A South Florida man is opening up and sharing his story days after, police said, he was struck while riding a scooter by a driver who kept on going. City of Miami Police and Fire Rescue responded to the scene of the hit-and-run near the intersection of Delaware Parkway and 20th Street, Sunday evening. Surveillance video captured startled neighbors rushing to the aid of Gilberis Lopez-Hernandez moments after, detectives said, he was hit by a red car that blew a

A 63-year-old man from Spring Hill died in a motorcycle accident on US-19 on Thursday afternoon. The crash occurred around 1:05 PM north of Briar Oaks Drive. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a Kawasaki motorcycle, operated by the 63-year-old man, was traveling southbound on US-19. The motorcycle crossed the median and collided with a northbound Ford Edge. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Ford Edge, a 34-year-old woman from Crystal River, and a

Photo by: WEAR A homicide investigation is underway after a man was shot and killed Wednesday night in Escambia County, according to the sheriff’s office. The family identified the victim as Walter Lee McQueen-Dukes. The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. in the 3400 block of John Street off of Old Fairfield Drive. McQueen-Dukes was taken to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries. The sheriff’s office says they have no suspect as of right now. An investigation is

A woman is dead after she was shot during a domestic disturbance in Edgewater on Thursday, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said the incident was reported at around 5:10 p.m. at a home off Liza Clinton Road. The man accused of shooting the victim to death received treatment at the scene for a minor injury, according to deputies. Detectives will be interviewing him for further information. Neighbors near the incident scene said the home is usually quiet.

A gay couple told police officers that they were expecting a new lover after connecting with a user on Grindr, a dating app mostly used by gay and bisexual men. A gunman showed up instead. Police officers responded to a report of a shooting shortly before 7:30 p.m., on Aug. 26, at the gay couple’s apartment in a two-story building in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood. The gay couple told police officers they had been the victims of catfishing, when a

Photo By Ted Noah A crash on I-75 southbound at University Parkway has travel lanes blocked and traffic passing on the left shoulder. Backups exceed four miles, with a 25 minute delay. Also, a crash off to the side of I-75 northbound near SR-64 is causing curiosity delays, mixed in with the PM rush. Delays are exceeding an extra 30 minutes between Clark Road and SR-64. US-41 southbound is delaying with a nearly two mile slow down approaching Central Sarasota Parkway

A severe traffic crash has closed a major road in Okeechobee on Thursday. The Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) said the severe crash was reported along Highway 70 West, near NE 122nd Drive. The sheriff’s office received several calls asking if the crash involved a school bus, OCSO emphasizes that it is not the case. The road is closed while emergency units are at the scene assessing the crash. The closure may last several hours, the sheriff’s office stated. This

Another woman has died after a brutal stabbing on Sept. 20 at a home along Montgomery Avenue in Tice. Two weeks after the stabbing, 56-year-old Traci Perry died at Gulf Coast Medical Center on Wednesday. Her death came after a long fight for her life, but even in her final moments, Traci chose to help others by becoming an organ donor. Traci’s daughter, Emily Perry, 27, died at the hospital on Sept. 21. Two men were arrested for the deadly

 Tampa police are investigating after they say a man was shot to death Wednesday night.   It happened shortly after 9 p.m. on the 2600 block of East Chelsea Street. Police responding to reports of shots fired said they found a man suffering from upper body trauma.  The victim died from his injuries despite life-saving measures, according to the Tampa Police Department.  As of Thursday morning, no arrests have been made.  Anyone with information on this shooting is asked to call

Photo by: Credit: Scott Snyder//@papapineapples An overturned trailer has traffic backed up for miles along a stretch of Interstate 75 in Marion County as of Thursday afternoon. According to FL511.com, the crash took place around 3:46 p.m. near mile marker 342 on southbound I-75. Although there are currently no details available regarding the accident, video on the website shows that traffic is backed up for several miles. According to FL511.com, the slowdown stretches back to at least mile marker 346 as

One man died in a car’s crash with a box truck early Wednesday in Hialeah, police said. At 1:43 a.m., police were dispatched to a crash at the intersection of East 49th Street and East Fourth Avenue. The man was declared dead at the scene. The driver of the truck wasn’t taken to a hospital. The accident is being investigated by Hialeah police. Fighting for Maximum Compensation in Car Accident Claims At Ovadia Law Group, we know that car accidents

A man who, according to friends, is a popular Cuban performer, is fighting for his life after he was shot in Miami. City of Miami Police units responded to reports of a shooting near Jackson Memorial Hospital, in the area of Ninth Avenue and Northwest 17th Street, at around 7 a.m. on Thursday. According to investigators, officers arrived to find the man in the back seat of a black Mercedes-Benz SUV, unconscious and suffering from a gunshot wound to the