A carjacking in Duval County results in a high-speed chase and ends with the motive force useless.
The Florida Highway Patrol says the 30-year-old man from Orlando carjacked the automobile in north Jacksonville and sped south on I-95 with deputies following shut behind.
As troopers joined the chase, the suspect crashed into the again of a tractor-trailer and was killed.
I-95 was shut down for hours whereas legislation enforcement investigated.
The identify of the suspected carjacker has not been launched.
An undercover operation in Polk County leads deputies to grab a record-amount of fentanyl.
Sheriff Grady Judd stated a number of undercover purchases have been made for fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine.
In all, he says 10 kilos of medicine have been bought resulting in the arrest of three folks.
“That 10 kilos can overdose and kill five million people,” Judd said during a news conference. “You see cause it takes two milligrams —two milligrams to overdose and kill someone.”
The sheriff says at the very least two of the suspects are Mexican nationals who entered the nation illegally.
The medication had a road worth of $2.5 million.
It’s an enormous day for canine lovers in Volusia County.
For the primary time in over 30 years, a brand new stretch of shoreline might be open to folks and their canine companions.
It’s a pilot program to see if the dog-friendly seashore might be loved — and sure guidelines adopted.
A half-mile stretch of Ormond Beach between between Milsap Road and Rockefeller Drive is the place dogs are actually allowed for the following 18 months.
In July, the Volusia County Council accredited the pilot program. They set guidelines that require homeowners to wash up after their canine, maintain them on a leash, have proof of rabies vaccination and maintain them from disturbing the dunes and wildlife.
Random Florida Fact
It’s known as the worst airplane crash in Central Florida History.
On March 31, 1972, an Air Force B-52 Bomber suffered a number of engine failures after taking off from close by McCoy Air Force Base, which is now Orlando International Airport.
The crash killed all seven Air Force crewmen on board and injured a number of on the bottom, together with a toddler who died days later.
Thankfully the huge B-52 wasn’t carrying nuclear weapons. If it have been, Orlando could have change into a really completely different place.
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