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ACCIDENT SENDS TWO TO THE HOSPITAL

TWO ENGLEWOOD BROTHERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT IN VENICE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.  THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 20 YEAR OLD DMITRIJS POLISCUKS WAS NORTHBOUND ON US 41 APPROACHING SEMINOLE DRIVE JUST BEFORE 4:30PM.  48 YEAR OLD BIRNEY ODELL OF VENICE... Read More.

ROTONDA MAN DIES IN ACCIDENT

A ROTONDA WEST MAN WAS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT IN PUNTA GORDA SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 83 YEAR OLD PAUL ABLER WAS IN THE LEFT TURN LANE OF ACLINE ROAD AT US 41 AT AROUND 12:45PM.  HE WAS STOPPED AT THE... Read More.

BOY KILLED IN PORT CHARLOTTE BIKE ACCIDENT

A PORT CHARLOTTE BOY WAS KILLED AFTER BEING HIT BY A PICKUP TRUCK IN A PARKING LOT LAST NIGHT.  THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 10 YEAR OLD YOUNIQUE MILLER WAS RIDING SOUTH ALONG THE GRASS IN THE REAR OF 21075 QUESADA AVENUE JUST BEFORE... Read More.

TRUCK DRIVER CHARGED IN ACCIDENT

A MIAMI TRUCK DRIVER WAS CITED BY THE HIGHWAY PATROL IN AN ACCIDENT MONDAY AFTERNOON.  TROOPERS SAY 48 YEAR OLD OSCAR RAMIREZ WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON THE INTERSTATE SOUTH OF FRUITVILLE ROAD AT AROUND 2PM WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS FREIGHT LINER AND... Read More.

THREE KILLED IN ARCADIA ACCIDENT

THREE PEOPLE WERE KILLED, INCLUDING A CHILD, IN AN ACCIDENT IN ARCADIA TUESDAY AFTERNOON.  THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 33 YEAR OLD KAREN BARRETT OF ARCADIA WAS NORTHBOUND ON US 17 NEAR FUGATE STREET AT AROUND 4:30PM WHEN HER DODGE RAM TRUCK DRIFTED INTO... Read More.

MAN KILLED IN SARASOTA ACCIDENT

ONE MAN WAS KILLED, ANOTHER INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT IN SARASOTA TUESDAY AFTERNOON.  THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 42 YEAR OLD KEEFE FUGLEBERG OF SARASOTA WAS WESTBOUND ON BAHIA VISTA STREET IN THE OUTSIDE LANE JUST BEFORE 1:30PM WHEN HE RAN A RED LIGHT... Read More.

PUNTA GORDA COUNCILMAN’S CAR IN ACCIDENT

A PUNTA GORDA CITY COUNCILMAN COULD BE IN TROUBLE AFTER HIS CAR WAS FOUND BY POLICE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.  ACCORDING TO THE SUN, OFFICERS WERE FOLLOWING UP ON A REPORT THAT A CAR HAD KNOCKED DOWN A YIELD SIGN AND STRUCK A PALM TREE... Read More.

GARBAGE CANS CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT

ONE WOMAN WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AFTER THE VEHICLE SHE WAS A PASSENGER IN ROLLED OVER TRYING TO AVOID A GARBAGE CAN ON THE INTERSTATE.  THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 50 YEAR OLD RICHARD DELACY OF PORT CHARLOTTE WAS HEADING NORTH ON 75 AT AROUND... Read More.

MAN KILLED IN OVERNIGHT ACCIDENT

A VENICE MOTORCYCLIST WAS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE EARLY THIS MORNING.  THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 51 YEAR OLD CURTIS HALEY WAS SOUTHBOUND ON I-75 ABOUT A MILE SOUTH OF THE VENICE CONNECTOR JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT WHEN HE RAN HIS KAWASAKI... Read More.

WOMAN KILLED IN SARASOTA ACCIDENT ON SUNDAY

ONE PERSON WAS KILLED AND THREE OTHERS WERE INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT AT A VERY BUSY SARASOTA INTERSECTION ON SUNDAY.  THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 25 YEAR OLD DANIEL GARCIA OF RUSKIN WAS SOUTHBOUND ON US 301 APPROACHING UNIVERSITY PARKWAY AT A HIGH RATE... Read More.