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photo by: (WPLG) A major crash shut down all northbound lanes of Florida’s Turnpike near the Red Road in Miramar exit Thursday morning and left one man dead and a woman injured. Sky 10 was above the scene just after 6 a.m. as one of the vehicles involved was rolled over on its roof. Fire Rescue crews could be seen appearing to work to get someone out of another vehicle that had significant damage to its front end and driver’s

 A South Florida senior was picking up his family at the airport on Thanksgiving Day when he was knocked out during a rough arrest by a Broward County deputy. R M, 73, of Pompano Beach, had just been given a ticket when things suddenly got out of control, and he ended up in the hospital and under arrest. What should have been a simple traffic citation for M, who was waiting for his son and pregnant daughter-in-law on Thanksgiving Day

Flames broke out at a local self-storage facility Thursday evening, sending one person in the hospital, according to Orange County Fire Rescue. Fire officials said the fire happened just before 8 p.m. in the 4200 block of Orange Blossom Trail near Lee Road. News 6 reporter Troy Campbell later responded to the scene, finding crews in action and traffic being detoured. “We watched (the fire crews) gather their fire hoses after they connected to the nearby hydrants to knock out

After a man was shot to death outside a Sanford Best Buy store last month, police have now announced three suspects in the investigation. In a release on Thursday, police said they had taken two of the suspects — K H, 22; and S D, 21 —into custody on charges of robbery with a firearm and first-degree murder. Meanwhile, police added that they’d secured an arrest warrant for the third suspect — identified as J N, 22 — who is wanted on

photo by: (Florida511) UPDATE: The Florida Highway Patrol tells TV20 a 39-year-old man from High Springs died in the crash. FHP says the driver veered into the right shoulder and off the road, hitting an information sign before colliding with a tree. FHP says it’s unknown why the driver left the roadway. FHP says the driver was the only person involved in the crash. ORIGINAL STORY: Alachua Police Department (APD) officers said at least one person is dead following a crash on

photo by: jarell whitehead Two people were taken to the hospital after a vehicle crashed into the front of the Quality Inn Hotel near the intersection of Tower Road and Newberry Road in Gainesville. Alachua County firefighters say it happened just after 7 p.m. on January, 9. involving two vehicles. First responders say both drivers are in stable condition.  Comprehensive Legal Services for Car Accident Victims At Ovadia Law Group, we offer comprehensive legal services to address all aspects of

A woman’s arm was almost completely severed after being struck by a Brightline train along the Treasure Coast on Thursday evening. The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office (IRCSO) said the pedestrian was severely injured after being struck by a Brightline train at the 12th Street railroad crossing in Vero Beach at around 6:04 p.m. IRCSO said deputies quickly responded to the scene — between U.S. Highway 1 and Old Dixie Highway — and applied a tourniquet to the woman’s nearly

A man was arrested after Tampa police said evidence revealed that he was traveling at over 100 mph just before a deadly crash. G M, 67, was charged with one count of felony vehicular homicide in connection with the Jan. 3 crash, the Tampa Police Department said Thursday. The three-car crash happened around 9:44 a.m. at the intersection of McKinley Drive and Bougainvillea Avenue. Police said M was speeding through a changing light in a Ram 2500 when he struck

(Credit: Hillsborough County Fire Rescue) The northbound and southbound lanes of Highway 41 were temporarily shut down Thursday after a semi-truck became engulfed in flames in Hillsborough County. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office sent out an alert about the incident around 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9. Officials said the highway was shut down near 12th Avenue South due to the fire. The highway was reopened by 4:30 p.m., according to the sheriff’s office. Authorities said there were no injuries

A suspect who fled in a stolen vehicle before colliding with two other cars has been arrested in Lakeland, according to Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the driver of the stolen vehicle was fleeing from Auburndale PD when it collided with two other vehicles on Kathleen Road and George Jenkin Boulevard. D LF and his son 9-year-old son Luke were in one of the other cars that was hit. “I just felt a boom, boom,” D said. “He came in

A stretch of North Congress Avenue is shut down in Riviera Beach following a crash involving a motorcycle and another vehicle. Southbound lanes of the road were blocked off around 12:15 p.m. near the Canopy Road intersection, between Silver Beach Road and West Blue Heron Boulevard, a Riviera Beach Police Department spokesperson explained. It remained closed more than two hours later. Few details about the wreck have been released. In addition to confirming the crash involved the motorcycle and vehicle,

(Credit: Lyssa Vargas) All westbound lanes on I-4 in the Kissimmee area are blocked due to a vehicle fire, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.  Reports show troopers were dispatched to the scene around 10:59 a.m. near mile marker 60. Troopers say preliminary details show a 2021 Chevy Silverado hauling a travel trailer was traveling westbound on I-4, west of State Road 429 (mile marker 60), when the fire started. Reports show the driver was able to pull over onto