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2022-08-21 22:53:59 -

Burning Budweiser blocks Florida highway
A Florida highway was completely shut down for a truck fire that destroyed a load of beer on Thursday evening. The incident occurred on August 18th north of Lawtey, Florida. According to 20 ABC News, the semi truck hauling Budweiser caught fire on Northwest 251st Street. Bradford County Sheriff’s Office deputies say that a fuel spill fed the fire and caused it...

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2021-08-17 15:20:21 -

City ordinance does little to deter truckers from parking in this south Florida neighborhood
A recent ordinance has done little to prevent semi trucks from parking along a neighborhood street in Cape Coral, Florida, and residents of the neighborhood say they want police to do something about it. Ordinance 30-21, an ordinance prohibiting tractor trailers from parking on certain streets between 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., was passed back in April in response to an influx of truck parking...

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2025-03-28 22:16:09 -

Dashcam Captures Fiery Tractor-Trailer Rollover Crash on Florida’s Turnpike
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — Wild dashcam footage has surfaced showing the moment a tractor-trailer erupted into flames during a violent rollover crash on Florida’s Turnpike near Sunrise Boulevard. The crash occurred Wednesday afternoon and brought rush-hour traffic to a standstill as the truck slammed into the median, overturned onto the opposite side of the highway, and burst into...

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2022-07-11 21:29:10 -

Feds to investigate Tesla crash with parked semi that left two dead at Florida rest area
A federal automotive safety agency has opened an investigation into a fatal crash involving a Tesla that left two people dead in Florida last week. On Friday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) confirmed that a Special Crash Investigations team was deployed in the wake of a crash that occurred around 2 p.m. on July 6 near Gainesville, Florida. According to...

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2022-05-29 12:32:44 -

Fiery crash leaves semi hanging off overpass in Florida
A truck crashed partially off of an overpass and caught fire in Florida on Friday morning. The crash occurred around 8:30 a.m. on Friday, May 27, near Fort Myers, Florida. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said that deputies responded to an “overturned” semi truck on northbound I-75 at exit 128 Alico Road. In images shared by police, you can see the semi truck...

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2022-07-01 21:36:37 -

Florida law restricting loud music in vehicles goes into effect
Starting in July, drivers who blast loud music in the state of Florida could be fined by law enforcement. Effective July 1, 2022, Florida Statute 316.3045 goes into effect, forbidding drivers from playing excessively loud music in their vehicles. The new law specifically forbids playing music or other sounds from a vehicle that are “plainly audible at a distance...

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2025-03-27 00:01:48 -

Florida Man Arrested for Attempted Murder After Road Rage Shooting at Semi-Truck in Lake Wales
LAKE WALES, FL — A road rage incident on State Road 60 has resulted in the arrest of a 43-year-old man from Fellsmere, who now faces multiple felony charges, including attempted second-degree murder. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO), Mitchell Gens turned himself in on March 23, 2025, after detectives identified him as the individual who fired multiple shots at a...

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2021-08-18 23:25:19 -

Florida man faces up to 40 years for serial robberies targeting truck drivers
A Fort Lauderdale resident is facing decades behind bars for allegedly using “force and fear” to rob truck drivers as they attempted to deliver products. On August 16, a federal magistrate judge denied bond for 39 year old Denorio Humes, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice. Humes is accused of acting as part of a crew that targeted truck drivers...

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2021-07-26 23:58:53 -

Man accused of ramming semis with his car while drivers slept at Florida rest stop
A man is facing multiple assault charges after allegedly ramming his vehicle into parked semi trucks at a rest area on Friday. The incident occurred early on Friday, July 23, at a rest area off of I-75 in Collier County, Florida, according to local outlet NBC2. Truckers on the scene later reported that they were asleep in their vehicles when they were awakened by a car driver pulling...

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2024-03-25 15:26:03 -

Masked suspect entered parked big rig, beat trucker with crowbar during robbery, Florida cops say
The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office (SJSO) is asking for public help in finding a suspect who beat a trucker with a crowbar during a recent armed robbery. The robbery occurred at 10:15 p.m. on March 21 at CR 204 and US1 South in St. Johns County, Florida. “The victim, a semi-truck driver, had pulled his rig off the side of the road near a vacant lot to rest....

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2024-04-07 16:18:49 -

New Florida law to protect drivers from predatory tow companies
Florida lawmakers passed a landmark bill to protect drivers from predatory tow companies. On March 22, 2024, HB179 was signed into law by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. The bill was sponsored by Representative Melony Bell. A companion version of the bill was sponsored by Senator Keith Perry. The new law makes more than a dozen changes to...

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2021-04-22 13:22:24 -

Newly signed Florida law cracks down on highway protesters, protects drivers acting in self-defense
On Monday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into a law a bill to increase penalties against highway protesters and to strengthen protections for drivers who injure or kill a person participating in a protest on a roadway. DeSantis signed the “Combatting Public Disorder Bill,” or HB1, into law during a Monday press conference in Polk County. The bill went into effect immediately...

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2022-07-02 16:26:17 -

Nude Florida man disrupts traffic, climbs on semi trailer
Drivers in Sarasota, Florida, got an eyeful after a naked man on foot ran into traffic on the interstate and interacted with a semi truck. The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon on I-75 in Sarasota, according to Patch. A man naked expect for a pair of shoes was spotted walking in the southbound lanes of the interstate near the Fruitville Road exit. At some...

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