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A carjacking in Duval County leads to a high-speed chase and ends with the driver dead.
The Florida Highway Patrol says the 30-year-old man from Orlando carjacked the car in north Jacksonville and sped south on I-95 with deputies following close behind.
As troopers joined the chase, the suspect crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer and was killed.
I-95 was shut down for hours while law enforcement investigated.
The name of the suspected carjacker has not been released.
An undercover operation in Polk County leads deputies to seize a record-amount of fentanyl.
Sheriff Grady Judd said multiple undercover purchases were made for fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine.
In all, he says 10 kilos of drugs were purchased leading to the arrest of three people.
“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 least two of the suspects are Mexican nationals who entered the country illegally.
The drugs had a street value of $2.5 million.
It’s a big day for dog lovers in Volusia County.
It’s a pilot program to see if the dog-friendly beach can be enjoyed — and certain rules followed.
A half-mile stretch of Ormond Beach between between Milsap Road and Rockefeller Drive is where dogs are now allowed for the next 18 months.
In July, the Volusia County Council approved the pilot program. They set rules that require owners to clean up after their dog, keep them on a leash, have proof of rabies vaccination and keep them from disturbing the dunes and wildlife.
Random Florida Fact
It’s called the worst plane crash in Central Florida History.
On March 31, 1972, an Air Force B-52 Bomber suffered multiple engine failures after taking off from nearby McCoy Air Force Base, which is now Orlando International Airport.
The crash killed all seven Air Force crewmen on board and injured several on the ground, including a child who died days later.
Thankfully the massive B-52 wasn’t carrying nuclear weapons. If it were, Orlando may have become a very different place.
A big thanks to Your Florida Daily listener, Jay, for sending along that Florida fact.
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