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According to some national law enforcement agencies and policing experts, a PIT maneuver performed that night — such as the one that lead to the deaths of four teenagers in Alachua County, is anything but proper.

A travel advisory from the Florida Highway Patrol shortly before 6 p.m. Monday alerted drivers that Interstate 75 had been closed down temporarily in both directions due to a brush fire.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a crash happens every 44 seconds in the state. With April being Distracted Driving Awareness month, Southwest Florida is becoming more aware of its crash and accident fatality problem. The area has already had 94 deaths between Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Sarasota, Glades, and Hendry counties since Jan. 1.

Two people have been confirmed dead after a small jet airplane crash-landed on Interstate 75 in Collier County Friday afternoon, hitting a vehicle in the process and shutting down the southbound lanes at Mile Marker 107.Three of the five people on the jet reportedly survived.Florida Highway Patrol units were on the scene of the crash near the Golden Gate overpass and exit in Collier County. The FHP issued an alert about the crash shortly after 3:30 p.m.

A 21-year-old allegedly impaired Windemere woman spotted driving 145 mph along I-75 in Lee County by the FHP, took troopers on a chase Thursday morning that ended when she exited on Colonial Boulevard and was stopped after speeding along surface streets at 120 mph.

An investigation began in February 2023, when the Liberty County Tax Collector's Office contacted the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles after learning that a large number of disabled parking placards were applied for and issued to one individual within their county on behalf of multiple persons residing in South Florida.

Another one bites the dust: Florida Huighway Patrol's black and tan cruisers chomp the competition and take first place in the 2023 American Association of State Troopers Best Looking Cruiser Competition.

The Florida Highway Patrol, the Florida Department of Transportation, and other Southwest Florida law enforcement agencies, talked about their involvement Monday in “Operation Southern Slow Down,” a week-long speed enforcement awareness campaign with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the southeastern states of Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

The Florida Highway Patrol closed a 58-plus mile portion of 41, from Krome Avenue in Dade to State Road 29 in Collier on Friday and Saturday to ensure the safety of travelers as well as for the firefighters working along the roadside.Friday's closure ran several hours and the FHP on Saturday said it anticipated another multi-hour closure.

The National Interagency Fire Center reported the Big Cypress National Preserve reported Thursday that the fire had grown by more than 50 percent.