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One person was killed in a crash Monday morning in Vero Beach, according to local police.
Officials said the wreck occurred just before 6 a.m. at the intersection of State Route 60 & 82nd Avenue.
At 6:30 a.m., only one lane was open in the area.
The name of the victim has not been released.
A motorcyclist was killed early Monday in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 4 in Orlando, prompting officials to close the roadway.
All eastbound lanes of I-4 were closed from Kirkman Road to the Florida Turnpike because of the wreck, which occurred around 2:30 a.m. The interstate reopened about five hours later.
The motorcyclist, whose name has not been released, was pronounced dead at the scene. At least one other person was injured in the three-vehicle crash.
The cause of the crash is not known, and Orlando police continue to investigate.
A Jefferson County man has been arrested on a charge of manslaughter in the death of his 6-year-old daughter, who was run over by a truck Monday afternoon in his yard.
David Russell Courson, 38, was a passenger in the truck, which was driven by a 13-year-old girl, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Investigators say alcohol and drugs were involved and that Courson was the only adult present when his daughter, Rebecca Courson, was killed.
Osvaldo Andarcio-Valdes didn’t stop when he allegedly caused a crash with injuries on Sunday afternoon in West Palm Beach, according to a probable cause affidavit.
The Palm Springs man also didn’t stop when he allegedly caused a second crash a few blocks away.
Andarcio-Valdes wasn’t done yet. While being questioned regarding the crashes, the 37-year-old man allegedly offered deputies $1,090 to “make this go way,” according to the affidavit.
A 20-year-old West Palm Beach man is facing criminal charges after police say he lost control of the car he was driving and crashed into a parked car, injuring his child who was in the front unrestrained. Amonzo Shelton was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail on Sunday and released under supervision Monday, jail records show. He faces charges of driving with a suspended license, reckless driving causing serious bodily injury, and child neglect. Riviera Beach police were called around 12:15 p.m. Sunday to the 700 block of West First Street in response to a traffic crash.
Pembroke Pines Police are investigating a single-car crash that left one man dead early Saturday morning.
Alexander Aguilar, 63, was driving south on the 1800 block of Douglas Road when his car crossed the median and struck the barrier wall on the east side of the roadway, police said.
The car bounced off the wall and crossed back over the median, striking a tree on the west side of the street just north of Taft Street, according to officials.