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21-year-old killed after crashing into ditch in Orlando, troopers say
ORLANDO, Fla. - A 21-year-old man was killed in a crash in Orlando on Thursday morning, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened just after 7:40 a.m. on Americana Boulevard and John Young Parkway. The man, in a Kia Optima, veered off the road and into the shoulder where he crashed into a ditch, according to a report from FHP. The driver was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, the report said.
2 police cars crash into each other at Orange County intersection
ORLANDO, Fla. – A marked Apopka police cruiser and an unmarked Orlando police car crashed into each other Thursday night in an Orange County intersection, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The crash happened at Orange Blossom Trail and Clarcona Ocoee Road. The FHP said the Apopka cruiser was northbound...
Former Orlando police officer dies after jumping into Lake Minneola
ORLANDO, Fla. - A former Orlando police officer, David Arenas, passed away earlier this week after jumping into Lake Minneola in Clermont. Arenas served with the department from 1992 until his retirement as a lieutenant in 2020. The tragic incident occurred on Monday, May 13, while Arenas was enjoying the...
‘My brother was everything to me:’ Farmworker remembers sibling killed in Florida bus crash
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Dozens of farmworkers remain in the hospital after they were injured in a deadly bus crash in Marion County on Tuesday. Eight people died and 38 others were injured when troopers say another driver caused the bus to veer off State Road 40 and overturn. The community...
Orlando man sentenced to life in prison in fatal 2021 shooting
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – An Orlando man was sentenced to life in prison Friday, convicted of first-degree murder while on trial for a fatal shooting from 2021. Mykenry Francois, 28, was found guilty by an Orange County jury of fatally shooting 22-year-old Bryan Strov Felix, according to the Orange-Osceola State Attorney’s Office.
Car crashes into charter bus carrying 11 at Walt Disney World, troopers say
ORLANDO, Fla. - A car crashed into a charter bus carrying 11 people on Walt Disney World Resort property on Wednesday afternoon, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened just after 12:30 p.m. on World Drive approaching the exit ramp to Epcot Center Drive, troopers said. A Nissan Altima...
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