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A Yulee man faces DUI and careless driving charges after his car rear-ended a Nassau County Sheriff's Office patrol car Thursday night on State Road 200.
The Florida Highway Patrol says 25-year-old Stephen Lee Coleman was heading west on S.R. 200 between Fernandina Beach and Yulee about 7:30 p.m. when his car struck a marked rear-ended the cruiser driven by 45-year-old William Wettstein.
A pedestrian was struck by two vehicles and killed late Thursday in east Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash happened around 11:45 p.m. on State Road 50 near Pebble Beach Drive.
According to the FHP, a Honda Civic was headed eastbound on S.R. 50 when a man walked into the vehicle's path. The man was not in a crosswalk, troopers said.
The Civic struck the man, who crashed into the vehicle's windshield, according to the FHP, which said a Toyota Camry then ran over the man's body.
Tavares police are investigating a plane crash on Thursday afternoon after the pilot miscalculated the distance to land on a lake.
Police said the pilot attempted to land a SeaRey plane on Lake Idamere but miscalculated the distance and landed in the shrubs in the shoreline of the lake.
The pilot complained of a back injury and was taken to a hospital, according to police.
A woman has died after she was struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing the street in Miami Thursday morning, police said.
The incident happened as the woman was crossing Southwest 8th Street at LeJenue Road around 2:30 a.m., Miami Police said.
The driver of the gold Hyundai Elantra fled the scene but was stopped by some witnesses and brought back to the scene, police said.
Police were questioning the driver, a young man in his 20s, who told police he was driving home from work when the incident happened.
Police said DUI is not a factor in the crash.