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It’s a full-blown crisis on Florida’s roads with dangerously low numbers of state troopers, reckless drivers running wild, and a highway patrol agency that critics say is barely hanging on.
Gov Ron DeSantis announced Monday Florida Highway Patrol troopers will be enforcing immigration law just like federal agents.
Investigators said Latoya Hayes was speeding while driving drunk without a license on Interstate 95 when she killed a 28-year-old man working as a road ranger.
Volusia County Sheriff’s Office deputies released a dashcam video describing it as a Florida Highway Patrol trooper’s “split second away from tragedy.”
A Local 10 News investigation that sparked a criminal probe into a South Florida license plate customization business has now reached a turning point: the Broward County state attorney has declined to file charges.
Troopers say a Plantation man was driving an Audi S5 at 155 mph on State Road 84 in Davie when he refused a passenger's plea to slow down moments before a deadly crash.
A man riding an electric scooter died Sunday evening after colliding with a pickup truck in Key Largo, the Florida Highway Patrol confirmed Monday.
New cell phone video and witness who didn’t want to be identified offer a new window into a deadly crash related to a police pursuit.
A man accused of speeding at more than 120 mph on the Palmetto Expressway crashed his car, resisted arrest and later attempted to bribe a trooper, an arrest report from the Florida Highway Patrol confirmed Tuesday.
A man accused of driving more than 100 mph before causing a crash that left a couple dead in southwest Miami-Dade last month has been arrested, authorities confirmed Tuesday.
A cry for help came from Florida's Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Director last week, who told lawmakers that Florida Highway Patrol is losing more troopers than it can hire, spent $10 million in overtime just to cover the gaps and now dealing with added responsibilities of aiding ICE.
A driver died Thursday morning after their car caught fire on the exit ramp to Bird Road from the northbound Palmetto Expressway in Miami-Dade County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
A man told a state trooper that he was traveling southbound on the Turnpike’s Homestead Extension in Miami-Dade County when a speeding car passed him while swerving in and out of lanes, records show.
A 58-year-old Villages resident faced a DUI manslaughter charge Monday after a 60-year-old woman fell off a golf cart and died.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers reported arresting a Texas man wanted in Orlando after he swallowed four stolen diamonds valued at nearly $770,000.
The Florida Highway Patrol reported that a trooper was injured after several collisions set up a domino effect on Tuesday in Miami-Dade County.
New dashcam video obtained by Local 10 News on Friday captures the moments a Florida Highway Patrol trooper acted quickly after spotting a wrong-way driver in a stolen vehicle on the Palmetto Expressway last week.
A 30-year-old North Miami Beach man was killed early Tuesday morning in a crash on Florida’s Turnpike in Coconut Creek, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Trooper, the Florida dog abandoned during Hurricane Milton evacuations and rescued by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper, is the inspiration behind a Senate Bill making its way through the Florida Legislature.
A Florida Highway Patrol trooper used a precision immobilization technique (PIT) maneuver to stop a wrong-way driver in a stolen SUV on the Palmetto Expressway in northwest Miami-Dade Thursday night, leading to the arrest of a 39-year-old man, authorities said.
A 50-year-old man died after a crash early Thursday morning forcing troopers and deputies to close a section of Interstate 95 in Broward County for about six hours.
An attempted afternoon traffic stop on Interstate 95 led to a high-speed, wrong-way chase down Ives Dairy Road in northeast Miami-Dade Monday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. A Miami Gardens man is now facing a felony charge.
Miami-Dade deputies and Florida Highway Patrol troopers are chasing a suspect in an attempted burglary on Monday along Interstate 95.
A man died early Wednesday morning after the Honda he was driving collided with an excavator in the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 in Miami-Dade County, the Florida Highway Patrol confirmed.
Last week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis deputized Florida Highway Patrol to make immigration arrests, an order he does not need the state legislature to approve.
The dog dubbed "Trooper" after being found by Florida Highway Patrol troopers during Hurricane Milton evacuations in October had surgery in Fort Lauderdale this week to remove "material" from his stomach.
Authorities are searching for the people who fled from law enforcement Thursday night, leading to a chase that ended in North Miami, the Florida Highway Patrol confirmed to Local 10 News.
Local 10 News Reporter Roy Ramos witnessed a crash and didn’t hesitate to help the driver on Thursday afternoon in Broward County.
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A road ranger was killed early New Year’s Day in a multi-vehicle crash on southbound Interstate 95 at Hollywood Boulevard, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Southbound lanes of Interstate 95 were shut down for nearly three hours Wednesday morning just before Pembroke Road, leading to significant delays for commuters in the southern Broward County area.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrested a southwest Miami-Dade woman Friday in connection with a fatal crash on Florida’s Turnpike over the summer just north of Cutler Bay.
Dashcam footage released by the Florida Highway Patrol on Tuesday shows the dramatic conclusion of a high-speed chase in northwest Miami-Dade.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers closed a ramp along Interstate 95 northbound lanes on Saturday in northern Miami-Dade County.
ew dashcam video from the Florida Highway Patrol shows a man jumping off the Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys as troopers chased him along U.S. 1 late last month.
“Trooper” the dog found by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper during Hurricane Milton evacuations in October finds his "fur-ever" home.
Several state and local law enforcement agencies responded to chaotic group fights — that allegedly involved hundreds, including armed minors — on Saturday night in a shopping and entertainment area with tree-lined streets and fountains in Broward County.
Illegal customized license plates are catching the eye of Florida law enforcement, leading to a statewide crackdown by the Florida Highway Patrol.
Millienne Jean Charles said Wednesday that although she was puzzled, she wasn’t surprised that her 25-year-old daughter, the youngest of six, died while trying to help others.
As “Trooper” the dog found by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper during Hurricane Milton evacuations earlier this month adjusts to his foster home, fundraising efforts to help him and dogs like him are in the works.
All northbound lanes on Interstate 95 near Northwest 119th Street in Miami-Dade County were shut down Friday morning following a fatal crash, authorities confirmed.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that occurred Monday morning on Interstate 95 in Miami-Dade County, involving a school bus and a black Mercedes-Benz SUV.
Emergency crews shut down Florida’s Turnpike Tuesday afternoon following a crash between a van and a tractor-trailer that sent multiple victims to local hospitals and left one person dead.
The dog found by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper during Hurricane Milton evacuations earlier this week in Tampa has been renamed “Trooper” and is now in foster care.
As evacuations related to Hurricane Milton continued Wednesday in Tampa, a Florida Highway Patrol trooper found a dog tied to a barbed wire fence pole in a grassy flooded area.
A Miami man was arrested Tuesday by the Florida Highway Patrol after he and another person stole a refrigerated semi-trailer that contained $100,000 worth of assorted frozen poultry, authorities said.
Four people were injured, including two toddlers who were ejected from a vehicle, following a two-vehicle collision on Krome Avenue in southwest Miami-Dade on Monday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
State troopers arrested Cuban rapper Ovi Tuesday following a road rage incident in which he brandished a gun the day prior, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Two 16-year-olds were arrested early Monday morning after they burglarized and stole a Range Rover in Palm Beach County, authorities said.
The Florida Highway Patrol released dashcam videos showing a trooper who crashed in Miami-Dade County after he joined a pursuit that had started in Broward County.
A high-speed chase on the Dolphin Expressway early Sunday morning ended with a PIT maneuver and a large drug bust, the Florida Highway Patrol confirmed Tuesday.
Police released new information Tuesday morning on a death investigation on the Palmetto Expressway in Hialeah the day prior.
An “active criminal investigation” was underway Monday afternoon after state troopers found a man dead in a truck parked along the Palmetto Expressway in Hialeah, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
A Florida Highway Patrol trooper and the driver of a Toyota Camry were injured during a crash early Saturday morning in Miami-Dade County’s Golden Glades area.
Police released dashcam video Thursday showing officers responding to the theft and destruction of a woman’s SUV following a police chase on Interstate 195 in Miami Beach on Sunday.
An Arizona woman who flipped a Dodge Durango on Interstate 95 while driving drunk early Friday morning took a state trooper’s Taser and tried to use it, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
A 25-year-old man was arrested Wednesday night after Florida Highway Patrol troopers said he led them on a chase on Florida’s Turnpike in Miami-Dade County.
A woman died Monday morning after she crashed her Hyundai sedan into the back of a cement truck in the northbound lanes of Florida’s Turnpike in Miami-Dade County, authorities confirmed.
The Florida Highway Patrol released videos on Friday showing the arrest of a police officer with the Doral Police Department for allegedly driving under the influence on May 20 in Monroe County.
Dash camera video obtained by Local 10 News shows the brief pursuit of a driver in a stolen Dodge Challenger in northwest Miami-Dade.
Two fatal crashes prompted southbound closures on the Florida Turnpike on Saturday night and early Sunday morning in Miami-Dade County. Florida Highway Patrol troopers and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel responded.
A dramatic pursuit on Interstate 75 last month led to the arrest of a teen and two other individuals from Fort Myers to unincorporated Broward County — and it was all caught on camera.
The Florida Highway Patrol shut down part of Interstate 95 in Broward County Wednesday afternoon as a heavy downpour brought flooding to the freeway, an agency spokesperson said.
A 22-year-old South Florida woman was killed and two others injured, including an infant, in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon in Brevard County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
More details were released Friday after a motorcyclist was arrested earlier this week for allegedly leading Florida Highway Patrol troopers on a chase in Miami-Dade County.
