Florida officials investigating
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — A 37-year-old man from Lakeland was killed Friday night after Florida Highway Patrol troopers said he was hit by a car while changing his tire on the side of I-275 in Pinellas County.
A multi-vehicle crash killed two people and injured two others Thursday in McDavid, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The Florida Highway Patrol shot and killed a man at an Ocala hospital during an altercation with law enforcement, according to Ocala police.
One person is dead after being shot by a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) trooper Friday at an Ocala hospital. According to the Ocala Police Department, the incident happened just before 3 a.m. at HCA Hospital on SE 1st Avenue.
A father was killed, and his teenage daughter is recovering in the hospital after a fiery crash in Sumter County, Florida.
A Florida man has been arrested following a high-speed chase and crash in Sarasota around midnight on Wednesday.
The heaviest snowfall in the Sunshine State occurred around Pensacola, where spotters reported measuring amounts of 5-12 inches through Tuesday evening.
The National Weather Service said on Jan. 3, 2018, parts of north Florida, along with south Georgia, saw snow accumulate thanks to the first winter storm the Sunshine State had seen since 1989. Georgia of course saw the largest accumulations, up to 2 inches, but the snowfall in Florida was still measurable.
As rare winter weather conditions sweep through, the Florida Highway Patrol is working to ensure that roads remain safe.
Under the expanded law, drivers must move over to avoid any vehicle stopped on the side of the road, not just emergency vehicles used by police, Road Rangers, emergency crews or construction vehicles, according to the bill’s analysis. ▪ Disabled motor vehicles that are stopped and displaying warning lights or hazard lights.
A 25-year-old Clearwater man was arrested Jan. 23 on a DUI manslaughter charge in connection to a crash in Seminole that killed a Vermont woman last year.