A 23-year-old man died after losing control of his motorcycle at about 7:05 p.m. Sunday night at County Road 42 and Rea Way in Altoona. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the St. Augustine man was traveling westbound on CR-42 at a high rate of speed on his 2015 Yamaha.…
One person was taken to the hospital after a crash involving a car and a Seminole County fire truck Wednesday morning. The crash occurred around 10:40 a.m. on Red Bug Lake Road near Tuskawilla Road, near the entrance to the Willa Springs Shopping Plaza. Seminole County fire officials believe the…
September 14 kicks off the first day of Child Passenger Safety week and experts are once again reminding parents to make sure their child car seat is installed correctly. Experts believe some parents are letting their children use a regular safety belt too soon. According to the National Highway Traffic…
A new report on bicyclist deaths by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that Florida has the highest rate of bicycling deaths of any state in the nation — 0.57 per 100,000 people, more than double the nationwide rate of 0.23 per 100,000. While other states have found…
An 82-year-old Hawthorne man was killed last week when he was crushed while his tractor towed another tractor in a pasture in Putnam County. Just before 1 p.m., the man was using a Masse tractor to tow a Ford tractor from a field at 125 McMeekin Lake Lane for repair.…
One person is dead after an Amtrak train struck a vehicle in Auburndale Monday evening. A 44-year-old man died in the accident that occurred on Stadium Road near Bennett Street. According to witnesses, the arms were down and the lights were flashing at the tracks. Cars were apparently stopped on…
Prosecutors have decided not to file any charges in the May 13 death of a 16-month-old girl who was found unresponsive after spending most of the day locked in her father’s car. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office reported that the father forgot to take the child to daycare Tuesday morning…
A motorcyclist was flown to a hospital Friday evening after he crashed into a tree in Weston, according to Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue. According to police, the crash occurred around 6:30 p.m. near the intersection of Royal Palm Boulevard and Town Center Boulevard. Broward Sheriff’s Office Air Rescue landed on…
A Carnival Cruise Lines employee was arrested in Florida on Saturday for allegedly sexually abusing a male teenage passenger. According to the Brevard County police, the 46-year-old steward on the Carnival Valor, was arrested when the ship docked at Port Canaveral, east of Orlando. He has been charged with sexual…
A man fell about three stories at a construction site on International Drive Thursday afternoon. According to an Orange County spokeswoman, the man was conscious when firefighters reached him. The man, in his 40s, was taken by helicopter to Orlando Regional Medical Center, according to reports. The construction site is…