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Kayaker finds swimming dog that fled fatal crash
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A man kayaking in the Gulf of Mexico rescued an injured dog that was swimming offshore after fleeing when his owner was struck and killed by a car. The bizarre and sad tale unfolded Saturday on Siesta Key, about 40 miles...Tags: St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), Disasters and Accidents, Accidental Death
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Troopers: At least 9 dead in wrecks on I-75 in Fla
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say at least nine people died in a series of crashes apparently caused by heavy smoke and fog overnight on Interstate 75 in north Florida. Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Patrick Riordan says the pileups happened...Tags: Highway Transportation, Gainesville
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Late for work, officer accused of going 120 mph
MIAMI (AP) — A Miami police officer is accused of driving 120 mph on a turnpike because he was late for his off-duty job working security at a school. The Florida Highway Patrol says officer Fausto Lopez was arrested at gunpoint after leading...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Partridge Family star pleads no contest to DUI
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — Former teen idol David Cassidy will serve a year of probation and have his driving privileges suspended for six months after pleading no contest to driving under the influence on Florida's Turnpike. The attorney for the...Tags: Drunk Driving, Trials, St. Lucie County (Florida), Florida's Turnpike, David Cassidy
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Tuesday Traffic
Sun SentinelCrashes and other incidents being reported on area roadways Tuesday morning by the Florida Highway Patrol and Florida Department of Transportation include:Tags: Florida Department of Transportation
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Miramar woman killed in fiery Turnpike crash named
The woman killed in a fiery crash on Florida's Turnpike has been identified as Nathalie Vazquez, a 28-year-old Miramar resident, the Florida Highway Patrol said Monday. Vazquez was a passenger in a 2004 Hyundai XG 350 that was stopped in the left lane...Tags: Miramar, Florida's Turnpike, Accidental Death, Hospitals and Clinics
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Traffic: S.R. 417 in Seminole slow because of crash
The right lane of the Central Florida GreeneWay is blocked before Exit 52 in Seminole County because of a crash. The trouble spot is just before the Exit, which leads to County Road 46A.
Tags: Orange Blossom Trail, Seminole County, Deltona, Interstate 4, Oviedo
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Head-on collision injures three in Seminole County
Three people were injured — two seriously — following a head-on collision on a Seminole County road early Monday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said James Johnstone, 23, of Orlando was headed east on County Road 419...Tags: Seminole County, Orlando
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Crash victim saves driver, unable to rescue passenger in fiery fatal crash
A driver who crashed into a car that burst into flames saved the other driver, but couldn't rescue a passenger who was killed during the Saturday collision on Florida's Turnpike in Miramar, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The fiery accident occurred on...Tags: Homestead, Miramar, Florida's Turnpike, Accidental Death
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2 die in car crash, blaze in Osceola County
Two people died Sunday afternoon after their SUV struck a tree in Poinciana and caught fire, the Florida Highway Patrol said. A 2010 Ford SUV was traveling east on Cypress Parkway when the driver lost control, went off the roadway onto the shoulder and...
Tags: Poinciana, Osceola County
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FHP: Orlando man struck, killed by car in Hernando County
An Orlando man was hit by a car and killed early Sunday in Hernando County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Oswaldo Davila, 50, was standing in a traffic lane on Northcliffe Boulevard in Spring Hill just before 3:30 a.m. when he was struck by a...
Tags: Hernando County (Florida), Orlando, Spring Hill (Hernando, Florida)
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Woman killed in one-car crash on I-95
A 24-year-old Lantana woman was killed early Saturday when the car she was driving spun out on the southbound exit ramp of Interstate 95 north of Boynton Beach Boulevard and struck a pole, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Rose Manie Corvil was...Tags: Boynton Beach, Lantana, Accidental Death
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