Florida Accidents

Authorities say the incident in which two pedestrians were hit by a truck at a Pride parade near Miami Saturday -- leaving one dead and the other injured -- was a "tragic accident" and not an intentional act.

A Florida Pride Parade turned tragic on Saturday after one pedestrian was killed and another seriously injured when they were struck by a vehicle whose driver accidentally accelerated into the crowd, police said. Both victims and the 77-year-old driver of the car were members of the Fort Lauderdale Gay Men's...

CLEARWATER, Fla. (WSVN) — Reading is fundamental, and in one case, not reading led to a person’s car getting partially submerged. Clearwater Police posted photos showing a sedan that had been engulfed by tide waters. Police said the car’s owner parked Saturday morning in a restricted area along the Courtney...

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) successfully completed the first scheduled explosive event as part of Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST) off the east coast of Florida on Friday. The explosive event also registered 3.9 magnitude explosion on the United States Geological Survey (USGS) about...

A family of 10 from Florida vacationing in White County had their trip ruined when fire broke out at the cabin where they were staying. White County Public Safety Director David Murphy said White County Fire Station 6 was dispatched Saturday morning around 10:30 to investigate a report of smoke in the area of Little Bear Court and Gold Flume Way.

One man was killed and another injured when a pickup truck crashed into a pride parade in Florida on Saturday. Police say the deadly incident was a tragic accident. Mola Lenghi reports.

PORT ST JOHN, Fla. — Three California children are in trouble after catching an alligator by its neck and dragging it to shore while vacationing near a Florida lake. Authorities say the children hooked a noose around the gator at Fay Lake Wilderness Park in Port St. John and dragged it to shore Thursday night.

One person has died and one other was hospitalized after the driver of a truck ran into the crowd at a pride parade in Wilton Manors, Florida, on Saturday, according to the Broward County Sheriff's office. Local police said that due to the "tragic event," the parade intended to commemorate the Stonewall Riots was canceled, but said that "there is no danger to the public."

A Florida man is coping with some visible wounds after a shark bit him when he swam near a fishing line this week. The man—whose name was not released—reportedly went for a dip 40 yards from the shore right near a fishing line, ABC News reports. With wounds on his...

Police are calling it a 'tragic accident' after a man attending the parade hit two people who were also attending the parade with his truck. One was killed and the other is in the hospital. A vigil was held for the victims over the weekend.

A vehicle accelerated into the crowd at a pride parade in South Florida, killing one person and injuring another. The early investigation shows it was an accident.