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Thursday, December 12, 2013

At least two people have been injured in a crash involving two vehicles near New Smyrna Beach High School on Friday afternoon.

Volusia County deputies said one car was turning out of the parking lot of the school when it was struck by another vehicle.

One car flipped over onto its roof in the crash.

A 21-year-old and 20-year-old were hurt in the crash. One was airlifted to Halifax Hospital but their condition is unknown.

It's not clear if the crash involved students.

No other information was immediately available.

Date: 
Thursday, December 12, 2013

Police in Oviedo are investigating a deadly construction zone accident.

Two SUVs collided just before 11 p.m. Friday on E. Mitchell Hammock Road near Alafaya.

Two women were taken to the hospital, and one male was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officers say no construction workers were present at the time of the crash.

Police are not releasing the names of the people involved in the crash until family members have been notified.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

Date: 
Wednesday, December 11, 2013

A car chase has ended on Interstate 4 on Thursday afternoon, leading to an arrest of a man believed to be involved in a $1-million jewelry heist.

Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms officials were pursuing a vehicle with a felony robbery suspect inside on Interstate 4 near Kirkman Road.

Orlando police arrested Bryan Bobby Beaudoin, of Orlando, on charges stemming from a Nov. 22 robbery at the International Diamond Center in Tampa, in which ATF says Beaudoin and two other suspects stole $1 million worth of jewelry.

Date: 
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
A 23-year-old Kissimmee woman was killed Thursday morning in a crash on the Beachline in Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said Bianca Escobedo died in the crash, which occurred around 3 a.m. on S.R. 528 near State Road 520. According to the FHP, Escobedo was driving a 2010 four-door Nissan westbound on S.R. 528 when, for an unknown reason, she struck the rear of a 1997 GMC pickup truck driven by 38-year-old Jared Allison, of Cocoa.
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Wednesday, December 4, 2013
The Florida Highway Patrol says two pedestrians were killed Thursday night in Malabar, while trying to cross U.S. 1 on their way to a popular restaurant. The accident shut down the northbound lanes of U.S. 1 at Riverview Drive for about four hours while troopers investigated. Troopers said the couple -- a husband and wife in their 70s -- walked into the path of a Toyota sedan. The two were on their way to meet some relatives for dinner.
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Monday, December 2, 2013

A motorcyclist was killed when he rear-ended a truck on Interstate 95, fell onto the asphalt and was struck by a sport-utility vehicle Monday night in Palm Bay.

Edwin Sorto-Gonzales, 28, of Ranburne, Ala., died in the 9:05 p.m. crash, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. The wreck occurred near Mile Marker 178, midway between the U.S. 192 and Palm Bay Road exits.

Sorto-Gonzales was driving a 2004 Yamaha south on I-95 when he failed to slow down and struck the back of a 1998 Chevrolet pickup.

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Sunday, December 1, 2013

A 60-year-old man lost control of his car and crashed into a Winter Park home, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Peter Love, of Winter Park, crashed into a home near Raiders Run and Heritage Boulevard, not far from Aloma Avenue and Semoran Boulevard, the FHP said.

According to troopers, Love was driving a 2011 four-door Nissan eastbound on Raiders Run and lost control for an unknown reason. The car left the roadway, went through a yard and struck a house at 3141 Raiders Run.

Love suffered minor injuries and was taken to Winter Park Hospital.

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Friday, November 29, 2013

Orlando police shut down a stretch of Interstate 4 due to a deadly accident early Saturday morning.

Police said the accident involved five cars in the westbound lanes at Princeton Avenue.

Police said the accident killed two people and was the result of a wrong-way driver.

Westbound lanes of I-4 were shut down starting at Kennedy Boulevard and continuing to Princeton Boulevard.

Date: 
Friday, November 29, 2013

Northbound lanes of Interstate 95 were shut down due to a vehicle and brush fire in Volusia County Saturday.

Firefighters said one person died as a result of the accident.

Firefighters said the fire started around Mile Marker 258, just south of Daytona Beach in the northbound lanes of I-95.

Firefighters said a the vehicle ran off the road, hit a tree, caught on fire and the fire then spread into woods.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers said one other person was injured from the accident.

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Friday, November 29, 2013
Local police agencies and the Florida Highway Patrol were kept busy over the holiday weekend as they investigated a slew of fatal accidents. Florida Highway Patrol said four people died in three separate accidents in Volusia County Saturday, while two more died in an accident on Interstate 4 Saturday morning. The accidents varied from a wrong way driver that killed two people early Saturday morning on Interstate 4 at Princeton Avenue to a fatal RV accident that killed a driver Saturday afternoon on Interstate 95.