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A Leesburg teen was arrested for driving without a license after colliding with a hydrant and causing a minor flood. Kasey Hailie Clark, 19, crashed a Ford F-150 into a fire hydrant in front of Dollar Tree, located at 21761 U.S. Hwy. 441, around 6:55 p.m. Thursday, according to an arrest report from the Mount Dora Police Department. A passerby later told law enforcement about how the vehicle struck the hydrant, causing it to burst and create a minor flood

PALM SPRINGS, Fla. (CBS12) — A Palm Springs man was stabbed late Tuesday evening in a domestic disturbance, according to the Palm Springs Police Department. PSPD responded to a call at 10:43 p.m. on Greenbrier Drive, where they located a 62-year-old man suffering from stab wounds on the side of his stomach. The victim was rushed to the nearest hospital with non-life threatening injuries, says PSPD. Responding officers were able to apprehend the suspect, identified as 78-year-old J M and he

MIAMI — A woman riding a motorcycle was critically injured late Wednesday night in a hit-and-run crash in Miami, police confirmed. According to police, the crash was reported at 11:37 p.m. in the area of Northwest 37th Avenue and West Flagler Street. Police said officers arrived at the scene and found a woman in her mid-30s unresponsive in the roadway. A tourniquet was applied to the victim before Miami Fire Rescue transported her to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in

MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. (WSVN) – A driver was killed following a collision with a Miami-Dade County transit bus in Miami Gardens that also sent a passenger to the hospital, police said. Miami Gardens Police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the deadly wreck at the intersection of Northwest 199th Street and Seventh Avenue, just after 5 a.m. on Thursday. Investigators said a 22-year-old woman and traveling eastbound in a gray Hyundai Sonata when she ran a

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — A 33-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a collision in Escambia County on Wednesday evening. Florida Highway Patrol says the Pensacola man was fatally struck while traveling westbound on Interstate 10 at around 5 p.m. He was driving a blue Suzuki GSXR motorcycle. It was at mile marker 10 where a Hyundai Tucson traveling beside the motorcyclist left its lane, according to FHP. The vehicle then hit the motorcycle, causing the rider to crash into a guardrail.

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — A sailboat crashed into a power line in San Carlos Bay, causing a power surge Wednesday evening. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, a 42-foot sailboat with two occupants hit a power line in San Carlos Bay. The boat sustained minor damage, and the occupants were uninjured. The Lee County Electric Cooperative said the boat struck the power line at 5:49 p.m., which caused the line to be de-energized. Once the boat safely cleared

NORTH NAPLES, Fla. — One person was injured in a crash following an attempted traffic stop on a truck in North Naples early Thursday morning. According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, at around 3:08 a.m., deputies attempted a traffic stop on a truck that was speeding. The truck fled the stop and then crashed into another vehicle at US-41 and Immokalee Road. One person sustained injuries and was transported to the hospital, CCSO said. The driver of the truck

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — Two people were injured in a shooting in the 4500 block of 21st Street Southwest in Lehigh Acres Wednesday night. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to reports of a shooting on 21st Street Southwest at around 10:30 p.m. At the scene, deputies found two victims who had sustained gunshot wounds during the incident. The victims are receiving treatment at a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, LCSO said. The scene remains active as the Violent

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — An 82-year-old man was arrested after he was accused of fatally beating his wife with a hammer, according to an arrest affidavit. Groveland Police Department officers received a call around 9 p.m. April 19 regarding a well-being check at a home on Way Point Drive, which quickly escalated into a gruesome discovery. Upon arriving at the home, officers located V D seated on a couch covered with what appeared to be blood. Police said he had

The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said a Tampa motorcyclist died after a crash on County Line Road on Tuesday night. FHP said a Kawasaki motorcycle, driven by a 24-year-old Tampa man, was traveling eastbound on County Line Road at a high rate of speed just after 9:15 p.m. on April 21. A Hyundai van, driven by a 41-year-old Land O’ Lakes man, was traveling northbound on Maximilian Drive at the same time, per FHP. At the intersection of the two

A 12-year-old boy has succumbed to fatal injuries suffered during a Tuesday afternoon crash in Wesley Chapel. Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said the incident happened just before 5 p.m. on April 21, when a Ford F250, driven by a 45-year-old Wesley Chapel man, was heading northbound on Windstar Circle within the Crosswinds Subdivision.  FHP said the truck turned west onto Moonrise Way, when the 12-year-old boy, who was riding a V6 Pro Electric Skateboard was heading eastbound.  According to the

Officers say a teen boy was hospitalized after being hit by a vehicle on Tuesday while apparently attempting a stunt. Gainesville Police Department officers say they responded to reports of a pedestrian versus vehicle crash on Southwest 14th Street, south of 21st Avenue, around 6:15 p.m. Investigators say a 17-year-old attempted to jump over a moving Chevrolet Camaro and was struck. He suffered a serious head injury and was taken to the hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU). Many people were