A 34-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a 7-year-old child who was crossing a Fort Pierce roadway with another child, according to the Fort Pierce Police Department. Police said surveillance footage showed the driver get out of his vehicle and check on the children after the collision…
Continue reading ›A truck driver was killed Thursday after the semitrailer he was driving crashed into the rear of another semitrailer that had become disabled following an earlier collision with a deer on Interstate 95 near Ormond Beach, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The impact caused the moving semitrailer to catch fire. The driver was pronounced…
Continue reading ›A 5-year-old boy who was reported missing from his Hillsborough County apartment was found dead Friday morning in a retention pond just feet from his family’s home, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. More than 140 deputies and specialized search teams participated in the search before a bloodhound repeatedly alerted investigators to the nearby…
Continue reading ›A 3-year-old girl died four days after becoming trapped in a children’s toy kitchen at a babysitter’s home in Boynton Beach, Florida, according to police and news reports. The Palm Beach County Medical Examiner determined that the child, identified by her family’s GoFundMe as Briella Holmes, died from probable positional asphyxia. Her death has been…
Continue reading ›A man has been arrested in connection with a July crash in St. Augustine that killed a woman riding a scooter, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Authorities allege the driver of a Tesla was speeding when he struck the woman and then continued fleeing the scene before crashing his own vehicle. Investigators later determined…
Continue reading ›A 54-year-old man has been arrested after police say an ongoing road rage confrontation contributed to a violent four-vehicle crash in Port St. Lucie that left several people injured, including a motorcyclist who suffered serious injuries. The collision occurred Wednesday evening on U.S. Highway 1 and involved a motorcycle, two pickup trucks, and an SUV,…
Continue reading ›A 63-year-old Naples man died after a two-vehicle crash Wednesday morning on Davis Boulevard in Collier County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers are investigating whether the man may have experienced a medical episode before his vehicle struck another car that was stopped ahead of him. What We Know About the Davis Boulevard Crash…
Continue reading ›Three people were hospitalized Thursday morning after a crash involving a van and a semi-truck caused both vehicles to overturn along Interstate 75 in Sarasota County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The collision occurred in the southbound lanes near Mile Marker 174 and caused significant traffic disruptions while emergency crews responded to the scene.…
Continue reading ›A driver was killed early Thursday morning after a sedan collided with the rear of a parked semi-truck trailer on Interstate 10 in Madison County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The fatal crash temporarily caused road closures along westbound I-10 and U.S. 90 while troopers investigated the scene. What We Know About the I-10…
Continue reading ›A crash involving injuries temporarily shut down the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 near Hollywood Boulevard Thursday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The collision caused an early-morning roadblock while troopers and emergency crews responded to the scene. All lanes have since reopened. What We Know About the I-95 Crash According to the Florida…
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