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1 dead and 6 teens injured in crash of stolen car, Florida authorities say

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Palm Coast man is dead, and six teenagers driving a stolen car are in the hospital after an early Sunday crash on Dean Road and State Road 408, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

Orlando Sentinel

Dozens of Florida Highway Patrol troopers deployed to Miami Beach to stem spring break violence, officials say

MIAMI — Gov. Ron DeSantis is sending dozens of Florida Highway Patrol troopers to Miami Beach to re-enforce local officers patrolling spring break crowds.

Miami Herald

Pedestrian struck and killed by state trooper car on US 1 in Florida Keys, FHP says

MIAMI — A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper’s car on U.S. 1 in the Florida Keys on Monday afternoon, the agency said.

Miami Herald

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Former Pro Bowl CB Vontae Davis Arrested for DUI

The star defensive back reportedly hit a parked car and injured a pedestrian on the Florida Turnpike Saturday.

Sports Illustrated

Former NFL player Vontae Davis arrested on DUI charge, found lying on road asleep after crash

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Vontae Davis, a former NFL player famous for quitting during halftime at a Buffalo Bills game, was arrested on a DUI charge Saturday by the Florida Highway Patrol.

Tribune News Service

Florida state police in Keys for migrant landings as Coast Guard ships Cubans back home

KEY LARGO, Fla. — The six state troopers greeting a boat with 28 Cubans aboard in Key Largo on Sunday hinted at a stepped-up Florida response to a long-running influx of migrants into the southern island chain that Gov. Ron DeSantis recently declared a state emergency.

Miami Herald

Florida troopers at scene of migrant landing on Key Largo following governor's emergency declaration

KEY LARGO, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ state response to the latest influx of Cuban, and sometimes Haitian, migrant landings in the Florida Keys appears to have begun.

Miami Herald

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3 killed in wrong-way crash involving 4 cars in Florida, FHP says

A wrong-way driver crash involving four cars left three people dead early Sunday on State Road 44, east of Interstate 4 in Volusia County, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

Orlando Sentinel

5 hurt, 3 critically, after fuel tanker overturns and explodes on I-95 in South Florida

Three people are in critical condition after multiple vehicles caught on fire near the Atlantic Avenue exit of Interstate 95 when a fuel tanker truck exploded Tuesday afternoon.

Tribune News Service

Family: Man killed in crash never got air bag recall notice

Florida Highway Patrol troopers who arrived at a crash scene in Pensacola this summer found a 23-year-old Navy officer dead at the wheel with neck wounds that initially looked like a possible shooting

The Independent UK

A truck collision turns a Florida highway into a silver sea of beer cans

A highway north of Tampa, Fla., had to close temporarily Wednesday morning after a semitrailer carrying cases of Coors Light beer crashed. Minor injuries were reported.

WEKU

Watch: Foursome at a Florida golf course helps get trooper’s car unstuck, back into wild police chase

It began as an attempted traffic stop and led onto a golf course, where befuddled players watched the episode unfold.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Five friends killed in wrong-way car crash on Florida highway: ‘They didn’t deserve such a short life’

Suspect accused of causing fatal crash is in police custody

The Independent UK

Driver arrested in wrong-way crash that killed 5 young friends on Palmetto Expressway in Florida

MIAMI — A man who troopers say was behind the wheel in a wrong-way crash that killed five young friends on the Palmetto Expressway has been arrested, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

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Driver arrested in wrong-way crash that killed 5 young adults on Palmetto Expressway in Florida

MIAMI — A man who troopers say was behind the wheel in a wrong-way crash that killed five young adults on the Palmetto Expressway has been arrested, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Miami Herald

Wrong way crash in South Florida kills 5 people. ‘Potential criminal investigation,’ FHP says

MIAMI — Four women and one man are dead after a wrong way crash on the Palmetto early Saturday morning in the Hialeah area.

The Independent UK

Takata air bag claims another driver's life, 19th US death

The death toll from exploding air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. has risen to 19 in the U.S. and 28 worldwide

The Independent UK

Video shows herd of escaped cows causing huge traffic jam on Florida turnpike

Traffic on the turnpike was blocked for hours after the herd of cattle were let out of a burning truck-trailer

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Why suicides have dropped dramatically on Tampa Bay’s Skyway Bridge in the past year

For decades, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge has been one of Tampa Bay’s most iconic landmarks. But the 190 foot-high peak has also drawn hundreds of people wanting to take their own life.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bears WR Byron Pringle arrested for reckless driving in Florida

Pringle, 28, who signed a one-year, $4.125 million contract with the Bears as a free agent, also was charged with driving with a suspended license after a Florida Highway Patrol officer observed him squealing tires, burning rubber and doing a donut in his high-performance sports car.

The Independent UK

Panicked 911 call from Dwayne Haskins’ wife reveals he was looking for gas before fatal crash

‘I just want somebody to go in the area and see if his car’s there, if he’s OK, if anything happened to him,’ NFL player’s wife told police

Sports Illustrated

911 Call Indicates Haskins Was Walking to Get Gas Before Death

Recordings from Haskins’s wife, Kalabrya, and a witness to the incident were released on Twitter Wednesday morning.

The Independent UK

Florida husband says wife killed in hit-and-run was rescuing turtle from busy road

‘She was doing something that she had done numerous times before, rescuing a turtle,’ said Virginia Celli-Olivo’s husband

The Independent UK

Driver believes he saw NFL quarterback Dwayne Haskins minutes before his death

‘I was already concerned that somebody was going to strike him right there at that moment’

Tribune News Service

Dwayne Haskins: What we know about NFL quarterback who was killed on South Florida interstate

While questions remain surrounding the death of NFL star Dwayne Haskins, who was struck and killed by a dump truck Saturday on I-595 near Fort Lauderdale airport, one thing is clear: a young life cut short is a loss that runs deep.

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