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The driver of a golf cart was seriously injured Monday afternoon in a collision with a small SUV near a Palm Beach resort. According to the Palm Beach Police Department (PBPD), the crash happened around 1 p.m. at the intersection of S. County Road and Pine Walk, which is in front of The Breakers. Authorities did not indicate what happened to cause the wreck. The golf cart’s driver was taken to the hospital, the police department’s statement continued, adding that

Photo by: Local10 Medics took a dump truck driver to the hospital after a crash on Florida’s Turnpike in northwest Miami-Dade late Monday morning. The crash happened at around 11 a.m. in the Turnpike’s northbound lanes near Northwest 106th Street, west of Medley. Images from traffic cameras showed the truck flipped onto its side. According to county fire officials, rescuers extricated the driver from the dump truck. He or she was being taken to a local hospital, a Miami-Dade Fire

Photo by: WEAR News Traffic is blocked after a crash Monday morning on Lillian Highway in Escambia County. It happened around 10:20 a.m. near Little Creek Lane. A power pole is down in the area following the crash. No further details have been released. Check back here for updates Car accidents can happen in an instant, but their impact can last a lifetime. Ovadia Law Group is here to support you through the aftermath, providing expert legal representation to ensure

Latoya Johnson was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for murdering a man inside Patellini’s Restaurant in downtown Sarasota two years ago, according to officials. The State Attorney’s Office for the 12th Judicial District says a jury convicted Johnson of second degree murder with a firearm, tampering with evidence, and carrying a concealed firearm on July 12, 2024. Authorities say Johnson shot Alain Sierra around 1:45 a.m. at Patellini’s Pizza on Jan. 1, 2022. According to police officers, video

A 24-year-old Mississippi man was arrested after he battered, strangled, and held a firearm to a woman’s head in Destin on Saturday, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. OCSO was able to locate Gabriel Castillo after he fled the scene and charged him with domestic violence strangulation and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to deputies. The victim is on the road to recovery, according to the OCSO. Castillo is currently being held in Okaloosa County Jail with

Photo by: WPTV – Staff A jury in Palm Beach County awarded postal worker Christy Trimbath more than $5.5 million. She was struck by a city garbage truck while she was removing mail from her van and was thrown 15 feet. Trimbath’s lawyer said she became too disabled to work as a result of the wreck. WPTV broke the story of Trimbath’s crash and struggles in June. Video of ‘violent, graphic’ crash that injured postal worker to be shown in

A 69-year-old woman was killed in a Hernando County crash after she turned into the path of a 16-year-old driver on Friday, authorities said. The female driver, of Brooksville, was exiting a Hardee’s restaurant parking lot at 6292 Commercial Way at about 3:41 p.m. A Dodge Ram, driven by the 16-year-old male from Spring Hill, was traveling northbound in the outside lane of U.S. Highway 19, north of the intersection of State Road 50. According to a Florida Highway Patrol

There was a street takeover late Saturday night in northwestern Miami-Dade County. Fans set up a pit for the spinners. That’s when police officers said they identified a white Chevrolet Camaro with a covered license plate. Jake Ross was behind the wheel of the Camaro doing donuts at Northwest 183 Street and Second Court when he sped away from police officers and a police helicopter followed, according to a police arrest report. Ross, 22, of Sunrise, had a passenger when

The Florida Highway Patrol responded to a crash in Bay County on Sunday. The incident happened just after 9 p.m. Troopers said both east and westbound lanes of North Lagoon Drive, are currently blocked. According to FHP officials, there were injuries but the extent of the injuries has not been confirmed. Troopers are currently on the scene, and an investigation is underway. News 13 will provide updates as they become available. When you’re involved in a car accident, the road

A Dunnellon man was killed and a woman was seriously injured on Sunday after their car overturned and collided with a fence just west of the county line. The fatal accident took place near the intersection of CR 40 and SE 115th Avenue in Levy County at 3:50 p.m. on Sunday, August 18. County Road 40 (CR 40) is a western extension of State Road 40 (SR 40). According to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol, the man, 61,

Photo by: Hernando County Fire Rescue Hernando County deputies are investigating what caused a car to crash into a home early Monday, injuring the driver. Rescuers responded around 6:30 a.m. off Newhope Road in Spring Hill. No one inside the house was hurt, but the driver went to a nearby hospital, officials said. The county’s building department is evaluating the home’s structural stability before anyone will be allowed back inside. After a car accident, dealing with insurance companies and legal matters

An investigation is underway in a Florida City neighborhood after a man was shot and killed in what detectives believe was a drive-by shooting on Saturday night. Officers were called to the area of Northwest 7th Avenue and Northwest 13th Street just before midnight where they found the victim who had been shot dead. Police haven’t released the victim’s identity. A woman told NBC6 that it was her brother who was killed, and is asking anyone with information to come