Serious legal concerns have been raised over a new Florida law after a driver was mistakenly arrested earlier this week, according to News 6 partner WPLG-TV.
Florida’s yellow license plate registration decals may soon be a thing of the past with the advent of new legislation calling for an electronic renewal process.
In July, Ian Rivera-Marrero was initially charged under Florida’s Super Speeder law after troopers caught him “aggressively weaving through traffic” going 135 mph in Longwood, more than twice the speed limit.
Florida Statutes now upgrade the penalty for anyone covering or interfering with the visibility of a license plate’s primary features to a second-degree misdemeanor. The big question now is, what’s being done to clarify the law?
A group of neighbors in Lake County is raising concerns about safety, growth, and historic preservation along Number Two Road between Howey-in-the-Hills and Leesburg.
Law enforcement officers in Flagler County broke car windows to rescue an unconscious driver who was later arrested on drug charges after fentanyl was found in his vehicle.
A 30-year-old man was killed after running off of the road and crashing his vehicle into a pole along State Road 429 on Monday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The sheriff’s office noted the minibike was unregistered, had no lights, and was not street legal.
Unlike specialty plates, the America 250 plate serves as an alternative to the standard Florida license plate, with all regular fees applying.
The FHP says a 35-year-old Orlando man was killed and his passenger was seriously injured in a single-vehicle rollover crash on State Road 429 in Orange County.
A SUV driver suffered critical injuries upon striking a Winter Haven fire truck that was turning at an intersection, according to police.
A Palm Bay man died after a single-vehicle SUV crash along U.S. 1 in Grant-Valkaria late Saturday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
A 35-year-old man fleeing from police in Titusville died after crashing into a tree, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
A 35-year-old man fleeing from police in Titusville died after crashing into a tree, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Viewers have been reaching out to News 6, raising concerns over worsening traffic on Boggy Creek Road along the Orange–Osceola county line, where major growth and ongoing construction are converging.
A 56-year-old man was killed along State Road 528 in Cape Canaveral on Friday when a vehicle veered off the road and struck him, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The Florida Department of Transportation says several safety projects are in the works for Pine Hills.
The Central Florida Expressway Authority has approved the Southport Connector Project, a controversial 15-mile highway designed to ease traffic from Poinciana Parkway to the Turnpike.
The I-4 corridor in Orlando recently underwent a significant makeover, and the Central Florida Expressway Authority is investing millions to expand the 408 expressway. Yet, many drivers say the improvements have not solved the growing traffic problems.
On Thursday, the Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) is set to approve a $218 million construction project to add an extra eastbound lane on the 408 in Orlando.
AAA projects that 122.4 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from Dec. 20 through Jan. 1.
A bill bringing a special day of observation for slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk just passed its first hurdle in the Florida Legislature on Tuesday.
A man who crashed a BMW in Volusia County says he did not steal the car but instead was teleported into it, according to sheriff’s officials.
A man who ran into the woods after a two-vehicle wreck was located by Florida officers who used drone technology to track him, according to officials.
Florida troopers say a driver who was assisting a pedestrian whom he struck in Orange County was also injured when another vehicle hit him and fled the scene.
A motorist was injured after a small plane crash-landed on Interstate 95 on Monday evening, according to Brevard County Fire Rescue
A crash involving a jackknifed tractor-trailer and another vehicle is causing headaches for motorists on Interstate 4 in Osceola County on Sunday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
A 29-year-old Orlando man died after being hit by an SUV while he ran across a road in Orange County, according to the Florida highway Patrol.
One official in Florida is urging state leaders to eliminate the state’s physical yellow registration decal, calling the move a “common-sense step forward” that would save residents millions and modernize the system.
Police in St. Cloud are looking to identify the driver of a vehicle they say struck and killed a person on an electric scooter before leaving the scene.
A woman who was walking across Interstate 4 in Polk County was fatally struck by two vehicles, the second of which didn’t stay behind, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
A Kissimmee woman was seriously injured in an Ocoee crash during which she rear-ended an Orange County deputy’s marked patrol car, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
A motorcycle rider was hospitalized in critical condition after a crash in Osceola County that led to the death of his passenger, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
A multivehicle crash shut down southbound lanes of Florida’s Turnpike for several hours in Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
An 86-year-old Indialantic man struck and killed an elderly pedestrian while driving along State Road A1A on Thursday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Electric transportation has been popping up everywhere on our roads, in our neighborhoods and, yes, even in a few heated local government meetings.
E-bikes and other micromobility devices are popular, but Orange County commissioners say more residents are complaining about safety issues with the people using the bikes. Now the county is trying to figure out what it can do about it.
According to an FHP crash report, Petrone admitted to driving the vehicle involved in the crash but claimed he was unsure what he had hit.
A crosswalk outside the former Pulse nightclub continues to sit at the center of a months-long, statewide controversy.
The FHP says an 18-year-old Georgia woman was killed and five others were injured when their SUV was struck by another vehicle in a DUI crash in Osceola County.
AAA reports that nearly 82 million Americans are expected to travel this Thanksgiving season, with most choosing to drive following recent flight cancellations.
According to an FHP crash report, a driver of a 2015 Jeep Wrangler, a 72-year-old man from Winter Haven, was traveling southbound on U.S. 27 when he “may have suffered a medical episode”.
AAA says more 4.3 million Floridians will travel at least 50 miles from home between Nov. 25 and Dec. 1, a 2.6% increase from last year. How to find live road conditions, help if your car breaks down, and more.
Video circulating on social media shows the moment Rodney Davis was pulled from his car and slammed to the ground by Orlando Police officers near Central Street and Orange Avenue Sunday night during Florida Classic Weekend.
A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison following his involvement in a 2021 crash that killed five people in Orange County, three of them children, court records show.
For days, Trooper Steve has been preaching the same message on-air and across social media: slow down, pay attention, and be patient.
The Lake County Tax Collector’s Office in Clemont has been evacuated after a vehicle struck the building, according to a news release.
As we enter the busy holiday travel season, Trooper Steve on Patrol breaks down what drivers can expect on the roads, from heavy congestion to common mistakes that can quickly turn into dangerous situations.
An “overturned vehicle” along Interstate 4 caused lanes to shut down on Monday, blocking traffic near Orange Blossom Trail, according to the FL511.
With more drivers on the road during a holiday travel week, stress levels naturally climb, and that’s where some of our unsung heroes come in: Road Rangers.
U.S. Highway 441 in Leesburg may look calm on Saturday morning, but Matthew Capistran, who lives near the road, says weekday traffic is a different story. pistran, who lives near the road, says weekday traffic is a different story.
A motorcyclist was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Brevard County on Saturday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Law enforcement is doubling fines, blocking roads, and increasing patrols in a “special event zone” at the Florida Classic in Orlando, where vehicles can be impounded for traffic violations.
Thousands more are set to roll into Orlando for the Florida Classic weekend — and for residents living in Parramore, it’s their third weekend in a row dealing with road closures, delays, and busy streets.
Osceola County’s school zone speed cameras are not issuing tickets, for now, after concerns about their potential placement outside school zone boundaries.
A six-year-old Lakeland boy may never walk again after sustaining severe spinal injuries when a vehicle driven by two teenagers collided with the sport utility vehicle he was riding in with his uncle, his father told News 6.
A driver died after suffering a possible medical episode and crashing into a tree in Pine Hills, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
