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A Jalopnik reader caught this Ferrari 599 crashed off the road near Jacksonville, Florida. Apparently 612 horsepower and rear-wheel-drive are a bit of a handful in the rain. Who knew? More »
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Last Sunday, two Hondas outside of Tampa, Florida sat side-by-side on the highway, about to start a street race when a drunk driver in a Nissan SUV smashed into one of the racers at speed. Unbelievably, no one was seriously injured. More »
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We don't support drunk driving or any attempts to get out of an arrest for doing so, but we have give one Florida woman credit for a creative on the spot excuse when she was pulled over last weekend for speeding and swerving through traffic. More »
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It's sometimes hard to see a bright side when something truly terrible happens, but for a bereaved Florida family the surprising return of their pet dog has helped ease the blow of a violent tragedy. More »
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Two dogs survived a high-speed collision after a fleeing robbery suspect in a Toyota Corolla plowed into traffic in an Orlando intersection. The ensuing multi-car pileup put five people in the hospital. The dogs, who bolted from their crumpled Jeep at the first opportunity, have been found. More »
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A police chase in Florida's Panhandle region has resulted in one of the more surreal eyewitness report interpretive dances recently caught on tape, complete with deadpan intro, male-model-grade stubble, and an honest-to-God coonskin cap. More »
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Paul Bennett's job as a mechanic at Miami International Airport clearly isn't enough to satisfy his tinkering instinct. Using a 1983 Nissan Maxima as a basis (canvas? unwitting volunteer?) he's created this rolling tribute to wrenching and insanity. More »
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A war is brewing in South Florida, but don't look to the police to protect you. They're the ones who are fighting. Members of the Miami-Dade Police Department aren't taking kindly to having one of their own arrested at gunpoint by a State Trooper and now the threats and insults are flying. More »
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Miami-Dade police officer Fausto López was arrested and charged with reckless driving after leading Florida Highway Patrol on a seven-minute chase at up to two miles a minute while commuting to an off-duty job... in his police car. More »
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Florida's Sun-Sentinel newspaper has done the public service of combing the 1,800 vanity plates rejected by the state's DMV and picking some real winners. It's like filthy, half-literate magnetic poetry: HASAGUN GOLF HOE / HO GETTA CAML TOW. More »
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From the great state of Florida comes this strange and surprisingly well executed mash up of a Jeep and an 80s Chevrolet S10 pickup. Why you would exert this much effort giving your Jeep the less than spectacular look of an out of proportion S10 is an impossible question to answer. All we know is that this is the bizarre result and it's currently for sale on craigslist for a mere $1500. More »
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Who hasn't been jammed like this before: You're babysitting for an 8-month-old, and you need to get someplace, but you have no car seats for the pickup truck. Hey, want to bet you could hold a stroller through the rear window? Problem, solved. More »
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Web entrepreneur Robert Himler decided before he took his mother on her inaugural ride in his 1,250-hp twin-turbo Lamborghini Gallardo, he'd hide a video camera to capture her reactions. He's going to need something special when Mother's Day rolls around. More »
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A shattered lens is a sure recipe for headlight failure, but the owner of this Ford Focus has managed to fail even more in their attempt to remedy the problem. More »
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Drivers in this morning's Bullrun Rally crash were racing according to a police report from the Florida Highway Patrol, which also identifies 30-year-old Greg Roselli as the driver of the Audi R8 that wrecked. More »
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Richard Heene gained infamy as the father who faked the story of his son being lifted away by a runaway balloon as a TV show pitch. Now Heene wants to lift you and your stuff with his $17,000 robot. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5813592&view=rss&microfeed=true The City of Coral Gables, Florida is set to restart its ban on overnight pickup truck parking after the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal over the law. The city claims it protects property values. They also hate America. More »
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Rapper Flo Rida opened himself up for a litany of puns about being "low" when he failed a sobriety test while driving his $1.6 million Bugatti Veyron in Miami. He blew a .185, which is twice the legal limit. More »
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I don't care how many advertisements you see bolstering the Porsche Cayenne's off-road abilities — the big VW won't float, as this man in Hamburg learned yesterday during the city's flood event. This rule also applies to Mercedes. Hat tip RentalCarGuy! More »
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So yeah, it's just some skater kids hanging out in an orange Lamborghini Gallardo. Who's the owner? It must be this gentleman who decides to demonstrate his Irish dancing skills on the back hatch. Oh Florida, you are full of stars. More »
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Crystal Leija likes her drinks like she likes her bad decisions: doubled. After drunkenly driving through John Rauchbauer's home she was ballsy/intoxicated enough to ask John Rauchbauer for $1,000 to help him find the kids she just mowed down with her Honda Accord. Only in Florida. More »
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Thanks to a Florida attorney's love of Justin Timberlake, a state's appeals court overtuned a law allowing police to stop and ticket drivers with loud car stereos. For now, Sunshine State residents should feel free to howl along with "SexyBack." More »
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Tampa's carjackers probably eye the local Sonic drive-ins with the same hungry eyes that tigers lay on old wildebeests lagging around an oasis. But this carjacker was lucky to escape with a cherry-limeade flavored boot to the head. More »
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How this alligator's audition for the role of McGruff the crime dog started isn't known, but once again the value of the Ford Crown Victoria's cheap 'n' easily replaceable bumpers shines through. Now that the gator has a taste for cop car, his next bite could be far more expensive. More »
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Meinhardt Raabe, who died last year at age 94, played the Munchkinland coroner, and certified that the Wicked Witch was ‘really dead.' It's not inconceivable to imagine the flamboyantly dressed character buying today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe custom Escort wagon to cart away the witch pancake, but is it priced so high that he might come up short? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5797476&view=rss&microfeed=true A company calling itself Advocate Auto Consultants says they're afraid this week's Endeavour space shuttle launch will cause drivers to look away from the road and crash. First, you're morons. Second, Floridians never need an excuse to crash. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5796200&view=rss&microfeed=true During a ride-along with a Miami Beach police officer, parking meter keeper Ramon Soler decided to swipe a DUI suspect's credit cards, then buy $10,000 in upgrades for his 2000 Mustang GT. Drag race to jail, anyone? More »
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What starts as yet another video of someone calmly driving down the highway suddenly turns interesting when you notice the white sedan heading right at the camera. Or is it? More »
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Stripping down to your underwear to avoid the trained snout of a police dog isn't an effective means of escape. Just ask 25-year-old Angela C. Ferranti, who was found by a K-9 hiding in the Florida woods wearing only bra and panties after crashing her car following a night of drinking. More »
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Motocross champion-turned-reality star James "Bubba" Stewart was arrested in Orlando, Florida last night after he pulled over a car with his truck. The problem is Stewart isn't a police officer, but the two men in the car he stopped were. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5786721&view=rss&microfeed=true Jigme K. Norbu, nephew of the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, was killed when he was struck by an SUV while participating in a "Walk for TIbet" along Florida's State Road A1A near Palm Coast. Foul play isn't suspected. More »
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A Ford truck achieved revenge for the Italians naming their new F1 car the Ferrari F150. Sadly, this 458 Italia only traversed 500 miles and therefore never had the chance to burn to the ground before being violently struck. More »
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These two women in — wait for it — Florida were arrested earlier this week for dragging a 78-year-old woman across a Dollar General parking lot after stealing her purse. They're also accused of stealing from a wheelchair-bound woman. More »
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Tourists and residents of Big Coppitt Keys, Fla., had their early Sunday morning activities interrupted by a naked man running in traffic chanting "I'm king of the world!" Would you be surprised to learn his coronation involved LSD? More »
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It took deputies in Northeast Florida three attempts to nab 74-year-old Elizabeth Millonig for speeding, but not before she tried to stab one of them with her keys and kick another in the groin. Don't mess with this old lady. More »
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After a 59-year-old man died in a collision between his scooter and a motorized wheelchair, police in St. Petersburg, Fla., have to decide whether the wheelchair's operator was a pedestrian or a driver; if he's driving, he could face charges. More »
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A Florida scooter store has started hawking low-speed electric scooters to people who've been caught drunk driving, since such models don't require a Florida license to drive. They're selling about 10 a month, absent cupholders. More »
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A 22-year-old from Silver Springs, Florida was riding his motorcycle so fast he planted it between the captain's chairs of a minivan. He's in critical condition, the couple sitting in the chairs are just freaked out. (H/T Parabellum2000) [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala.com] More »
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This is 20-year-old Floridian Kristin Ashley Butcher. She allegedly crashed her Nissan into the front of a house, backed out, drove home, called the cops and claimed the car had been stolen, then returned damaged. They didn't believe her either. More »
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OK, so that's some exhaust tubing, maybe an '80s Nissan shift lever, and then there's a couple of... and some... and then no floors or a dash, and the filter box near the window, and... wait, what? More »
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