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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

A man arrested Wednesday faces DUI charges several months after a crash that left a woman dead in Ormond Beach, according to police. Wyatt Dickerson, 26, was arrested via warrant to face charges of vehicular homicide, DUI causing serious bodily injury, DUI with damage to persons or property and DUI causing death, records show. Charges had been pending against Dickerson since the fatal crash, which occurred the morning of May 1 along northbound State Road A1A at Harvard Drive, police said.

Photo by: Ocala Fire Rescue A person suffering a medical emergency in Ocala was rescued Thursday after driving an SUV through a subdivision’s entry gate, then into a pond, according to officials. Firefighters responded around 9:21 p.m. to the Fore Ranch subdivision, arriving at the pond behind SW 54th Circle to find Ocala police officers breaking the windows of the partially-submerged SUV, Ocala Fire Rescue said in a statement. The driver and sole occupant of the SUV was hospitalized as

Photo by: wsvn A woman’s body was found on the roadway in Davie, Friday morning, prompting a police investigation and hours long traffic congestion in the area. Shortly after 6.a.m., Davie police received reports of a person lying in the roadway. By the time policed arrived, they said the woman was dead. According to police, the woman is a victim of a hit-and-run. Delays stretched back for miles in the area of South Flamingo Road and Southwest 26th Street after

Photo by: wsvn Miami-Dade Fire Rescue raced to free a driver that was pinned in their car after being involved in a rollover crash in Miami Gardens. It was all hands on deck Friday morning, as crews ran back and forth to their firetrucks to grab the tools and equipment they needed to safely remove the person from the vehicle. The incident happened westbound of Miami Gardens Drive approaching Northeast 6th Avenue. The vehicle was found on it’s side with

A Columbia County school bus carrying 20 children crashed after a pickup truck struck the side of the bus, according to Florida Highway Patrol. On Thursday afternoon, the school bus was driving north on State Road 47 and was preparing to make a right turn when the pickup truck driver crashed into the right side of the bus. Only one child was reported with minor injuries from the crash along with the driver of the pickup truck. Navigating the Complexities

Photo by: (WJXT) Two people were killed and two others were injured in a Thursday night crash on Beach Boulevard, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened at the intersection of San Pablo Road around 7:25 p.m. According to FHP, a 44-year-old man was driving a pickup truck eastbound on Beach Blvd, approaching Washburn Road. At the same time, two motorcycles were traveling westbound approaching Washburn. Troopers said the pickup truck then tried to turn left in the

Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash in Wesley Chapel that occurred early Friday morning. The intersection of Bruce B Downs Boulevard and Aronwood Boulevard is blocked at this time. This is a developing story.  Understanding Your Rights as a Car Accident Victim If you’ve been a victim of a car accident, understanding your rights is crucial for navigating the aftermath. The Ovadia Law Group specializes in personal injury law and is here to provide the guidance you need.

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