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Thursday, March 20, 2014

The Okeechobee County Sheriff's office made a surprising discovery recently after deputies responded to a single vehicle accident.

The crash happened on March 21st in the 168th block of Highway 441 North.

Deputies found the driver of the car, Abey DiazPino, age 44, dead at the scene. The sheriff's office then turned the investigation over to Florida Highway Patrol.

FHP responded to 1185 NE 342 Trail in Okeechobee to notify the victim's family.

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Thursday, March 20, 2014
A Lutz man killed in a crash has been identified as the victim of a single-car crash on Interstate 75 early Friday. Nicholas P. Marsicano, 59, was driving a 2004 Chevy Venture northbound on the interstate through Sarasota County near Border Road when the accident occurred about 4:20 a.m., according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Marsicano lost control of the Chevy after experiencing a medical event near the Border Road overpass, a FHP news release stated.
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Thursday, March 20, 2014
A single-engine plane crash landed behind the Palatka Lowe's store on Friday morning and authorities try to figure out what cause the planed to go down about 1,500 feet short of the runway at Kay Larkin Field. Authorities say two men aboard the Cessna 400 were injured -- both flown by air ambulance to UF Health/Shands in Gainesville, where the passenger was reported to have life-threatening injuries.
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Thursday, March 20, 2014
A Polk County school bus accident sent 12 Crystal Lake Middle School students to the hospital Thursday morning with minor injuries. It happened around 8:10 a.m. at the intersection of South Crystal Lake Drive and US 98 in Lakeland. Alicia Delgado said it wasn't the collision that sent her running to the scene Thursday morning, but what she heard shortly after. Authorities say a Subaru was two cars behind a school bus carrying 30 Crystal Lake Middle School students.