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Saturday, December 28, 2013An 8-year-old boy and 65-year-old woman were killed Sunday morning in a head-on crash in Oviedo, in the area of S.R. 434 and the 417.
Three children were involved in the crash, according to Seminole County Fire Rescue officials.
An 8-year-old boy died, two other children in the vehicle, Kyle Deuter and Courtney Deuter, ages 6 and 9, only suffered minor injuries, troopers said.
Danielle Deuter, 28, the woman driving the vehicle with the children, was listed in critical condition. The woman driving the other vehicle, Marie Radford, 65, died from her injuries, troopers said.
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Saturday, December 28, 2013Area:
Jacksonville, FLA 3-year-old died in a crash in Putnam County on Sunday morning.
It happened on U.S. 17 at Clifton Road near Crescent City around 9 a.m.
Troopers said Gerard Buchan, 74, was driving a 1999 Ford Explorer westbound on Clifton Rd. when he stopped at a stop sign. When he started moving again, he didn't yield to a Dodge Caravan, according to the Florida Highway Patrol report. The vehicles crashed in the intersection.
Ashley Thomas, 29, was driving the Caravan and sustained serious injuries.
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Wednesday, December 25, 2013A grandmother was killed and her two young grandchildren were hospitalized after they were struck by a car as she pushed them across the street in a stroller in Sunrise on Christmas night.
The incident happened as the woman was crossing Pine Island Road at Sunset Strip, a Sunrise Police spokesman said.
One of the children was taken to Broward Health Medical Center by air rescue and the grandmother and other child were taken by an ambulance, police said. The grandmother, later identified as 61-year-old Li Fang Dong, died at the hospital.
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013Area:
Jacksonville, FLA 5-year-old girl died and another woman is in serious condition after a crash early Thursday morning on the Southside.
According to reports by the Florida Highway Patrol, 28-year-old Crystle Heidrick was driving a 2008 Chevy Impala northbound on Interstate 295, two miles east of Philips Highway, in the left emergency lane.
FHP said around 12:45 a.m., Heidrick entered the center median when the left emergency lane ended, turned to the right and over-corrected.
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Sunday, December 15, 2013Area:
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FLManatee County emergency crews are at the scene of a crash involving two school buses.
The buses crashed around 3:30 p.m. at Cortez Road and 40th Street West in Bradenton.
12 students have been transported to Manatee Memorial Hospital and Blake Medical Center with minor injuries, according to the Manatee County Fire Rescue.
The buses were transporting students from H.S. Moody Elementary in Bradenton when one bus hit the other bus from behind, according to a Manatee County Schools spokesperson.
Seven ambulances responded to the crash.
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Sunday, November 17, 2013A 12-year-old girl who was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Hallandale Beach last week has died of her injuries, police said Monday.
Shania Jackson died Sunday as a result of the injuries she suffered in the Nov. 18 incident, Hallandale Beach Police said.
According to police, witnesses said Jackson was crossing the road in the 600 block of Forester Road when a car swerved toward her. Jackson was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
The driver hasn't been found. Police said they are pursuing leads in the case and are requesting assistance from the public.