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2 Killed After Charter Bus Travelling from Orlando to New York Overturns

Two people died after a charter bus that departed from from Orlando overturned on Interstate 95 in Virginia. The Tao’s Travel Inc. bus traveling from Florida to New York had 57 people aboard when it rolled and ran off the left side of an Interstate 95 exit ramp in Prince…

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Syracuse Basketball Coach Jim Boeheim Involved in Fatal Car Crash

Longtime Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim struck and killed a man along an interstate highway late Wednesday night as he tried to avoid hitting the man’s disabled vehicle, according to police. Syracuse believe the 51-year-old deceased man was an occupant in a black Dodge Charger with three others when they…

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Nurses Facing Manslaughter Charges after Patient Rots to Death

Seven former employees, including a nurse practitioner, have been indicted after prosecutors say conditions at an Ohio nursing home got so bad that one patient “rotted to death.” The contracted nurse practitioner and two workers are being charged with involuntary manslaughter for allegedly neglecting two patients, according to reports, which…

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Construction Worker on Highway Job in Winter Park Killed in Accident

Officials say a worker doing construction on central Florida’s massive highway expansion project was killed after being struck by a drainage pipe. According to the Orange County Fire Rescue, the worker was struck by a 20-foot iron pipe on Monday. Workers were moving the pipe when it fell and hit…

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Florida Family Awarded $500M in Wrongful Death Suit

A Florida jury has awarded nearly $500 million to the family of a woman fatally shot during an argument in a car in 2011. The family of the 20-year-old Jacksonville woman filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the man who shot her and two other men who helped dump her…

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Woman, Baby Killed in Crash at Florida Intersection

A woman and baby were killed and a man and another infant were seriously injured in a crash at a Florida intersection Sunday afternoon. Florida Highway Patrol says a man lost control of his pickup truck and crashed into the victims’ car, as well as other vehicles. Officials say a…

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Nursing Home where 12 Died after Hurricane Irma has License Revoked

Florida has revoked the license of a nursing home where 12 elderly patients died in the heat after it lost power during a 2017 hurricane. The Agency for Health Care Administration issued its order Friday, saying an administrative law judge correctly concluded the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills “created an…

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Woman Killed in Wrong-Way Crash in Summerfield

A head-on collision killed a woman and seriously injured a man on South U.S. 301 in Summerfield Thursday night. According to a witness, a 2011 BMW 5 series driven by a 34-year-old was in the wrong lane on U.S. 301 at Southeast 132nd Street Road and collided with a 47-year-old…

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Florida Casino Shuttle Boat Fire Blamed on Poor Maintenance

Investigators believe a casino shuttle boat fire that killed one woman and injured 14 other people off Florida’s Gulf Coast was caused by poor maintenance and the captain’s failure to shut down the engine sooner. The National Transportation Safety Board released a report this month outlining the factors that led…

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State Lawmakers Push to Tighten Texting-While-Driving Laws

A deadly Sunday crash that killed a cyclist and injured six others in South Florida is sadly the latest reminder about the dangers of distracted driving. Investigators are still working to piece together what happened, and state lawmakers are continuing their push to strengthen Florida’s traffic laws in the hopes…

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