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A heartbreaking drowning incident over Memorial Day weekend claimed the life of a 2-year-old child in Dunnellon, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities identified the child as Arturo Martinez, age 2. Deputies say emergency calls came in Saturday reporting that the toddler was not breathing after falling into a residential swimming pool on…

A 40-year-old motorcyclist suffered severe injuries Thursday morning following a collision with a passenger vehicle in Hialeah, according to the Hialeah Fire Department. The crash occurred at the intersection of East 2nd Avenue and 22nd Street and involved a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle. First responders arriving at the scene found the motorcyclist suffering from…

A multi-vehicle crash on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge caused significant traffic delays Thursday morning, backing up traffic for miles and impacting commuters traveling between Manatee County and Pinellas County. According to reports, the crash occurred on northbound Interstate 275 near the north end of the Skyway Bridge at the Manatee-Pinellas county line. Emergency crews responded…

A crash involving multiple semi-trucks caused significant traffic delays on Florida’s Turnpike in Leesburg early Thursday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say the collision occurred around 4:30 a.m. in the southbound lanes of the Turnpike just before the U.S. 27 exit in Lake County. According to investigators, a semi-truck that was stopped…

Several people were injured Tuesday morning after a crash involving a worker bus shut down a major intersection in Lee County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities say the crash occurred shortly after 6 a.m. near the intersection of Charleston Park Drive and Palm Beach Boulevard near Alva.…

A 68-year-old bicyclist was killed Tuesday morning after a collision involving a Brightline train in Martin County, according to Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek. Authorities say the crash occurred shortly after 11 a.m. near the intersection of Southeast Monterey Road and Southeast Dixie Highway, just east of U.S. 1. Few additional details have been publicly…

A 46-year-old man from Port Orange died Tuesday night after being struck by a pickup truck near DeLand, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say the crash occurred shortly after 11 p.m. at the intersection of International Speedway Boulevard and Kepler Road in Volusia County. Investigators reported a 20-year-old driver from Lake Helen was…

An 87-year-old man from Wesley Chapel died Tuesday night after a Tesla Model Y operating in autopilot mode crashed into a pond in Pasco County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say the crash occurred around 8:10 p.m. on Overpass Road east of Infinite Drive. Investigators reported the Tesla was traveling eastbound in autopilot…

A 15-year-old driver was hospitalized Tuesday night after crashing an SUV into a home in Clearwater, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say the crash occurred around 10 p.m. on South Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Pinellas County when the teen lost control of a Dodge Durango while traveling at a high rate…

A multi-vehicle crash shut down part of Interstate 75 in Sarasota on Wednesday afternoon, leaving three people injured and causing significant traffic backups, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers responded shortly after 2:30 p.m. to the southbound lanes of I-75 just past Fruitville Road. Authorities confirmed three vehicles were involved in the collision and…