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A South Florida hospital patient is facing charges after allegedly assaulting two healthcare workers. The incident occurred around 2:50 p.m. on Sunday at Memorial Regional Hospital, located at 3501 Johnson Street in Hollywood. According to authorities, one of the victims said that he brought the suspect, AS, his lunch after S woke up. The victim told police that S, 18, dropped some of the chips he was eating on the floor before stating “that if someone drops something on the

A crash temporarily shut down all of the lanes of SR-429 in Winter Garden on Wednesday morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened just after 6:30 on Wednesday morning in the southbound lanes near Avalon Road. FHP’s incident page says people were injured in the crash. All of the lanes have since reopened. Drivers no longer need to take a detour. Insurance companies often try to rush car accident victims into accepting low settlements, hoping they’ll agree

A major crash near the Palm Beach International Airport at the intersection of Australian and Belvedere shut down all westbound lanes. According to FL511, Australian Ave. also has two northbound lanes blocked, and one left eastbound lane on Belvedere is also closed. Motorists are advised to avoid the area and seek other routes. The details of the crash and the condition of the motorists are unknown at this time. Car accidents often lead to injuries that can take weeks, months, or

Photo by:(WPEC) A Riviera Beach police officer is in the hospital after he crashed into a utility pole and then a tree on Tuesday. The Riviera Beach Police Department spokesperson Mike Jachles said the officer was on patrol when the single-vehicle crash occurred around 8:30 p.m. near the intersection of 13th Street and Australian Avenue. The crash prompted a response from Riviera Beach Fire Rescue. He was transported to St. Mary’s Medical Center, where he is conscious, police say. At

Photo by: clickorlando A fire broke out early Tuesday at a Pine Hills home. Firefighters responded to Magee Court, where flames were coming from the roof of the home, according to Orange County Fire Rescue. The fire was knocked down and no one was injured. The state fire marshal is investigating. No other information was released. Fire accidents can cause life‑changing injuries, emotional trauma, and extensive property damage in just moments. When you’re dealing with the aftermath of a fire,

Photo by: villages-news A teen driver struck and killed a pedestrian Monday afternoon on Rolling Acres Road in rural Lake County. The 18-year-old Lady Lake woman was driving a 2008 Ford Edge at 12:40 p.m. southbound on Rolling Acres Road near Abele Road near the Village Pet Spa, according to an accident report from the Florida Highway Patrol. Her vehicle struck a 25-year-old Lady Lake man who was walking south on the roadway. The right front portion of her vehicle

A 35-year-old Ocala man was killed in an incident involving a steamroller Monday just after 11:30 a.m. in Lake County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. A construction streamroller was being operated on private property in the area of County Road 455 and Hancock Road, FHP said. The operator became stuck underneath the steamroller after it overturned. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers said this happened when he attempted to traverse up an embankment. The crash remains under

The Brief A Sarasota man was killed, and two other people were seriously injured after a crash on Sunday afternoon in Bradenton, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. According to investigators, a 19-year-old Bradenton man was driving a Ford Mustang westbound on 53rd Avenue West.  What we know: As he approached the 20th Street West intersection, he allegedly drove through a red light and slammed into a Ford F-150 that was turning left from 20th Street West onto 53rd Avenue on a green

Florida Highway Patrol was on the scene of a rollover crash this evening, involving multiple vehicles. An FHP Trooper on the scene told News13 that a vehicle was traveling northbound on Highway 231 near the Cedar Woods Estate Neighborhood when it ran off the road and crashed into an electrical pole. It then proceeded to roll over, hit the tree line, and then catch on fire.  Then, as a result of the downed power lines, two vehicles heading southbound also

A woman is dead after a crash near the 8400 block of Pritchard Road on Monday afternoon, says the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO). According to JSO, the woman who died was traveling East in the 8400 block of Pritchard Rd in a blue pickup truck. A blue sedan with two front passengers was also traveling East, in the inside lane, next to the pickup truck. JSO says the pickup truck appeared to veer off to the right and hit the

Four people were hospitalized after a crash involving multiple vehicles on Interstate 95 in Miami-Dade Tuesday morning, officials said. The crash happened around 5:45 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-95 in the area of Northwest 62nd Street/Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Florida Highway Patrol officials said four vehicles were involved and four people were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital from the scene. Their identities and conditions weren’t released. Multiple lanes of the highway were closed but later reopened.

A crash on Monday afternoon along I-75 in Collier County shut down all of the southbound lanes near mile marker 88. Shortly after 6 p.m., crews could be seen with multiple tow trucks trying to pull the vehicle out of the trees after it went through a guardrail. One southbound lane has reopened as crews remain at the scene. Gulf Coast News has reached out to the Florida Highway Patrol to confirm if anyone was injured and what led up