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A North Fort Myers man died in a crash on I-75 near Corkscrew Road Friday.
According to Florida Highway Patrol, the single-vehicle crash involving a Ford van happened around on I-75 north of Corkscrew Road at 9:38 a.m.
Troopers say the van was traveling south on the outside lane when for an unknown reason the van went into the grassy shoulder.
The van then hit a metal fence and a wooden retaining wall. The van continued and crashed into a tree before finally stopping in the wooded area.
The driver, identified as 62-year-old Daniel Lee, was pronounced dead.
A woman was taken to the hospital with injuries Wednesday evening after police say she was hit by a vehicle while crossing Kernan Boulevard.
Police said around 6 p.m. Wednesday they received a call that the woman was hit.
The woman, whose identity was not immediately released, was taken to UF Health Jacksonville.
Her condition was not released.
Three people were taken to southern Palm Beach County hospitals after being injured in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday night in suburban Boca Raton, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said.
The crash happened at about 6 p.m. near Glades Road and State Road 7, said a Fire & Rescue spokesman. Several people were found trapped in the vehicles, and firefighters had to use extrication tools to get them out
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One person suffered severe injures and was taken as a trauma alert to Delray Medical Center. The other two people were taken to West Boca Medical Center.
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.
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.