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Stop Sticks help put the brakes on escaping criminals
It was a 2 a.m. traffic stop on Interstate 95 and the suspect pulled out a gun, backed off Boynton Beach cops and then sped away. After a few miles of careening down the highway, the bandit headed for the Linton Boulevard exit. Waiting there was a...
Tags: Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Crime, Law and Justice, Highway Transportation, Palm Beach County
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FHP planes to help catch speeders this holiday weekend
It's a traffic enforcement technique that's a half-century old, but until you're nabbed by a "bear in the air," you may never know it exists. The Florida Highway Patrol planes that coordinate with troopers on the ground will be flying this Memorial...
Tags: Memorial Day, Holidays, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Friday Traffic
Sun SentinelCrashes and other incidents being reported on area roadways Friday morning by the Florida Highway Patrol and Florida Department of Transportation include:Tags: Florida Department of Transportation
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FHP: Man who died in pond crash suffered 'medical episode'
A Kissimmee man who died early Friday after driving his sedan into an Osceola County retention pond suffered from a medical problem before the crash. Jose Soto Maisonet, 39, was driving a 1994 Honda Accord north on John Young Parkway, approaching Osceola...
Tags: Cell Phones, Kissimmee, Television Industry
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School nurse showed up for work drunk, cops say
FloriDUHNoreen Patricia Freeman, a school nurse at a pre-K school, is accused of driving to work drunk on Tuesday morning, reports WBBH NBC News-2 in Fort Myers. Punta Gorda cops said Freeman, 57, had slurred speech, struggled to stand up and blew three times...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Health and Medical Professionals, Prosecution
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FHP: Orlando police car involved in minor crash with school bus
An Orlando police patrol car was involved in a minor crash with a school bus on State Road 408 this afternoon, the Florida Highway Patrol is reporting. FHP Sgt. Kim Montes said the police officer was trying to pass the school bus and sideswiped it about...Tags: State Road 408, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Orlando
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Osceola couple identified by FHP as crash deaths
An Osceola County couple was identified Thursday as the victims of a fiery weekend crash near Poinciana, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Ramon Martinez, 67, and his wife, Awilda Martinez, 65, of Kissmimee died about 3:40 p.m. Sunday after their...
Tags: Osceola County, Poinciana
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Wednesday Traffic
Sun SentinelCrashes and other incidents being reported on area roadways Wednesday morning by the Florida Highway Patrol and Florida Department of Transportation include:Tags: Florida Department of Transportation
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The heat is on: Wear a seat belt or face a fine
The Memorial Day weekend is coming up and state troopers are cracking down. Their target: those who refuse to wear seat belts. Last year, there were 205,633 of you. And that doesn't sit well with the Florida Highway Patrol, which is participating...
Tags: Memorial Day, Crime, Law and Justice, Highway Transportation, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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Thursday traffic
Sun SentinelCrashes and other incidents being reported on area roadways Thursday morning by the Florida Highway Patrol and Florida Department of Transportation include:Tags: Florida Department of Transportation
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Man walking from crash killed in second crash
A 64-year-old Orlando man was struck and killed by a car while crossing State Road 50 in east Orange County shortly after he was in an earlier crash as a motorist, troopers say. After Richard Johnson's car collided with another vehicle at Vermont Street...
Tags: Orange County (Florida), Dwayne Johnson, Bithlo
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State reminds drivers to buckle up
TALLAHASSEE — Central Florida drivers, beware. The Florida Highway Patrol is on the lookout for you this holiday weekend. So, buckle up. Troopers are cracking down on motorists cruising the highways without a seat belt as part of a national...
Tags: Memorial Day, Crime, Law and Justice, Highway Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Laws
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