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A crash involving injuries temporarily disrupted traffic Friday afternoon on Interstate 75 near Micanopy, prompting lane closures and a response from the Florida Highway Patrol and local first responders. Although traffic has since returned to normal, the incident serves as another reminder of how quickly crashes on one of Florida’s busiest interstate corridors can create…

A 71-year-old man lost his life Friday night after his pickup truck left the roadway, struck a tree, and became engulfed in flames in Columbia County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The fatal single-vehicle crash occurred on County Road 236 and remains under investigation. Authorities are working to determine what caused the driver to…

A heartbreaking tragedy unfolded Friday evening in southwest Miami-Dade County when a 5-year-old boy was struck and killed by a pickup truck while riding his bicycle, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office. The fatal crash occurred near Miami Motocross Park, where investigators say the young child rode into the roadway between parked vehicles. Authorities are…

A Hillsborough County man is facing multiple felony charges after investigators say he intentionally rammed an ambulance transporting a patient, forcing it off the roadway and into utility equipment in Ruskin. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the violent incident endangered paramedics, a patient receiving emergency medical care, and other motorists. Authorities allege the…

Two people lost their lives in a tragic head-on collision Saturday morning on Allapattah Road in Martin County, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office. The fatal crash occurred near the S-curve south of Martin Highway and prompted a lengthy road closure while the Florida Highway Patrol conducted a traffic homicide investigation. Authorities are continuing…

A crash involving two commercial trucks—including a Walmart semi-truck and another tractor-trailer hauling an oversized load—brought traffic to a standstill on Interstate 75 in Pasco County Saturday morning. The collision blocked all northbound lanes near Wesley Chapel for hours, causing significant backups in both directions as emergency crews worked to clear the scene. Authorities have…

A wrong-way crash on Interstate 295 in Jacksonville claimed the life of one driver and seriously injured another passenger early Saturday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The collision occurred on the southbound lanes of I-295 just north of Baymeadows Road after a vehicle traveling in the wrong direction collided head-on with another sedan.…

A devastating head-on collision claimed the lives of two people early Saturday morning in Martin County, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office. The fatal crash occurred on Allapattah Road near Indiantown and prompted a lengthy road closure while Florida Highway Patrol troopers investigated the scene. Authorities described the collision as “horrific,” and images from…

A multi-vehicle crash at a busy Stuart intersection caused traffic delays Friday afternoon as police officers and fire rescue crews responded to the scene. According to the Stuart Police Department, the collision occurred at the intersection of NW Federal Highway and NW Wright Boulevard. Fortunately, authorities reported that no serious injuries resulted from the crash,…

An 18-year-old Ocala man has been arrested months after a high-speed crash in Marion County that claimed the life of a 48-year-old woman and seriously injured another driver, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Investigators allege the teenager was traveling three times the posted speed limit before crashing into another vehicle at an intersection near…