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The Lee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Cape Coral man accused of animal abuse that caused the dog to die. Deputies identified the owner as Jonathan Urquizo, 26, after responding to the Blue Pearl Animal Hospital on Thursday around 6:30 p.m. Once deputies arrived at the animal hospital they met with employees who said the 16-yer-old Golden Labrador named Molly was in for emergency treatment. The report states Molly was thin and weak with maggots crawling from her rectum. The

A 41-year-old man with several prior DUI convictions was arrested with an unopened case of Twisted Tea and a cold, empty can in his car’s cupholder after a deputy allegedly witnessed him swerve over the center line, use the wrong turn signal, and flee from a traffic stop.  On Sunday, August 18, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy observed a red Ford SUV that was drifting over the center line while traveling northbound on SE 170th Avenue. The driver, later

An Ocklawaha man was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after causing a traffic accident near a Burger King. An officer responded to a single vehicle accident with airbag deployment near Burger King, located at 1201 N. 14th Street, around 9:04 p.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department.  The officer arrived at the scene to see an orange two-door Ford Mustang and its registered owner, 31-year-old Jonathan James Petrone, getting out of it. He used the

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