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Vehicular homicide charges have been filed against the man who last month slammed into the car of a pregnant Boynton Beach woman and her mother, killing both. That driver, Neoni Copeland, 23, was being chased by three West Palm Beach Police vehicles following an attempted traffic stop. A supplemental probable cause affidavit by the Boynton Beach Police Dept. said Copeland was going 108 mph five seconds before the crash on Congress Ave. The report said surveillance video showed Copeland being

Photo by: nbc-2 The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating after a vehicle caught fire on I-75 in Bonita Springs Friday morning. The Porsche caught fire between the Bonita Beach Road and Corkscrew Road exits. FHP is investigating the cause of the fire. NBC2 has reached out for more details. You can count on NBC2 to provide updates as they are received. Experiencing a fire car accident can be both terrifying and devastating, leaving you with severe injuries, property damage, and

A man has died following an incident at an apartment complex in Orange County overnight, according to deputies. Shortly before 1 a.m. on Friday, deputies were called to the 1600 block of Americana Boulevard regarding a man found unresponsive in an apartment complex courtyard. Deputies discovered the man with “obvious trauma” to his body, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. He was taken to a local hospital, where he later died. His identity has not been released, but officials

Photo by: msn Northbound lanes of I-95 North have reopened after a deadly wreck in Riviera Beach that caused a traffic jam that extended for more than 10 miles into Lake Worth Beach. The crash involved multiple vehicles and happened near the SR-708/Blue Heron Boulevard interchange (exit 76), according to the Florida Department of Transportation. With most lanes closed down following the wreck, which happened around 3:30 p.m., traffic soon backed up across all of them. FL511 cameras showed drivers at a

Marion County Fire Rescue crews saved a worker after he fell from a ladder into a wastewater tank being built. MCFR officials say around noon on Tuesday a construction worker fell at the new wastewater facility under construction at Southwest 80th Street Road. When rescue crews arrived, they found the worker at the bottom of an empty tank. Paramedics went into the tank to tend to the man while firefighters rigged a basket for a hoist mission. Crews successfully lifted

The Brief A Florida woman has been arrested in connection with the death of her boyfriend’s young daughter, according to deputies. Tyshael Elise Martin, 34, was taken into custody near her Montverde home Wednesday evening and faces charges of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, and child neglect, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation began on June 17, when 9-year-old Jamaria Sessions was found unresponsive at the Harbor Oaks Drive home she shared with Martin. Emergency personnel discovered the girl with

A Lakes Wales man is charged with attempted first-degree murder in the shooting of another man. Around 11:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Lake Wales police officers responded to the 100 block of W. Park Avenue for reports of a shooting. When they arrived, they found a man laying in an alleyway with a gunshot wound to the chest. The man was taken to a hospital where he is in critical condition. Officers established a perimeter and began looking for the shooter. With the

Photo by: wfla A crash in Tampa blocked multiple lanes of I-275 southbound on Thursday. All southbound lanes were closed, and traffic is being diverted to exit at MLK Jr. Blvd. Traffic also backed up on I-275 northbound. The crash appears to have involved a rock hauler or concrete truck. There is no word yet on what caused the crash or if anyone was hurt. The lanes have since reopened. This is a developing story.  Car accidents can leave you

Two men were arrested Wednesday after police say one of them knowingly tried to kill two Lakeland police officers. Lakeland Police Chief Sammy Taylor, Jr. announced the arrests in a press conference Wednesday afternoon. According to Taylor, the incident started at approximately 5 p.m. Tuesday evening as the two Lakeland police officers were conducting surveillance from an unmarked police vehicle in the 1800 block of Plateau Drive. Chief Taylor said the two officers were parked in the area when 18-year-old

A 46-year-old man’s approach to selling methamphetamines at a Florida Keys strip mall landed him in jail Wednesday, according to sheriff’s deputies. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were sent to the Tavernier Towne Center, located at 91200 Overseas Highway, at around 6:20 p.m. after receiving reports that a man, later identified as Steven Dexter Bennett, was “yelling at shoppers and trying to sell meth to them.” Bennett, of Key West, also “threw a beer bottle at one

A 22-year-old Ocala woman was arrested on a felony battery charge after she allegedly stabbed her boyfriend with a steak knife during an argument that turned physical. On Tuesday, August 27, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy was dispatched to a local residence after receiving reports of a domestic altercation. Upon arrival, the deputy made contact with the male victim who advised that his girlfriend, Leila Maria Musante, had attempted to stab him with a steak knife, according to the

 A federal suspect was hospitalized following an officer-involved shooting in Pasco County on Thursday afternoon. The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office with the United States Marshals Task Force said that they were trying to locate a man for federal warrants after receiving a tip Wednesday night that the man was in New Port Richey. Detectives attempted to pull over the suspect, identified as 40-year-old Tom Rose when they were led on a brief pursuit. “He knew law enforcement was chasing him,”