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Two drivers killed in head-on collision on U.S. 90, road closed: FHP
The Florida Highway Patrol says two people are dead after a crash on U.S. 90 Friday evening. The collision happened near Log Road, near the Duval/Nassau County line. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] According to FHP, two vehicles hit each other head-on. Both drivers were pronounced dead on the scene, and no one else was inside the involved vehicles. U.S. 90 is shut down in the area as FHP investigates. Drivers are asked to find alternate routes to avoid the area. Action News Jax is working to learn the details of exactly when and how the crash happened, as well as who was killed. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter]
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Peachtree City police use ‘pursuit yeet technique' on fleeing car, caught on video
Police in Peachtree City said they used what they termed a 'pursuit yeet technique' on a car after a man fled a traffic stop on Thursday. Police said Paul Orndorff had a 'habitual violator' revocation of his license but was driving. He also has pending felony charges from a neighboring jurisdiction. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Orndorff fled when officers tried to stop him, police said, making the forcible stop necessary. Video shows the police vehicle colliding into the car. The car spins 360 degrees and slides against the concrete median. The police vehicle is shown hitting the car again, and it goes over the median and into the oncoming lanes. It eventually comes to a stop in a turning lane on an intersecting road. TRENDING STORIES: Braves starting pitcher likely out for rest of season A trip to a GA Burger King's drive-thru led to a high school graduate's dream he never saw coming 'The Wire' actor says his son was 'thrown 300 feet' from their home in Henry County tornado Police said they deployed K9 Draco when Orndorff refused to follow officers' orders. He was then arrested. Officers said they found a firearm, methamphetamine and mushrooms in the car. Peachtree City police said they have encountered this person before. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter] Orndorff fled from officers on Nov. 7, 2019, leading to a pursuit that ended with his vehicle crashing, police said. Authorities said he was caught by K9 Ejmyr, and officers found methamphetamine in the vehicle.
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‘God was working through us': Jacksonville family rescues man from water off Jax Beach
Kay Williams and his family were having an end of the school year siesta on Jax Beach when his oldest son heard a scream in the water. 'I turned and I heard this girl say, 'Help him! Help him!'' said Brandon Williams, Kay's oldest son. Brandon tells Action News Jax he didn't realize what she was talking about until a passing wave revealed the body of a man struggling to swim and breathing in water. 'He was calling for help, too, but he was, like, whispering it,' Brandon Williams said. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] When Brandon's brother, Zayden, who was also in the water, heard what was going on, he went to get his dad for help. 'You've got to help this person, he was drowning and I didn't want nobody to die,' said Zayden Williams. Kay's sons helped pull the man out of the water, and Kay says he helped bring him onto the sand. 'So I grabbed him, dragged him up, and then he just started throwing up all of this water onto the sand,' said Kay Williams. The Williams family shared cell phone video with Action News Jax taken by Kay's wife, showing Kay helping the man as he started to sit up. The video shows the man, later identified as Jeremiah, passing out not long before first responders arrived to take him to the hospital. Kay tells Action News Jax he had never taken his family to the beach that day hoping to be a hero, a reason he is crediting his two sons with rescuing Jeremiah from the water. 'My boys are the real heroes,' said Kay Williams, 'words can't explain it, man. God was here. That's the only thing that I can say. God was here and he worked through us, you know?' The Williams family shared messages between Kay and Jeremiah's mother after he had been taken to the hospital. The messages are from Jeremiah's mother to the family, expressing her thanks and telling them they hope to meet after Jeremiah makes a full recovery. [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter]
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4-year-old boy dies of gunshot wound in Statesboro
A 4-year-old boy died Thursday from a gunshot wound, police in Statesboro said. Police say preliminary investigation suggests the boy may have shot himself with a gun left unsecured. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Police and emergency medical personnel responded to an apartment in The Hamptons on Rucker Lane in Statesboro amid reports of a child with a gunshot wound. Emergency personnel immediately gave the boy medical help. The boy was then taken by Bulloch EMS to East Georgia Regional Medical Center, where he died of the gunshot wound. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation's Coastal Crime Lab is investigating and will conduct an autopsy on the boy. Detectives searched the apartment and interviewed the apartment's occupants and the boy's family members. The evidence suggests the boy was able to get an unsecured gun and shot himself. The case file will be turned over to the Ogeechee Judicial Circuit's District Attorney's Office for review after the investigation is over. Channel 2 has reached out to Statesboro PD for more information. TRENDING STORIES: 'The Wire' actor says his son was 'thrown 300 feet' from their home in Henry County tornado A trip to a GA Burger King's drive-thru led to a high school graduate's dream he never saw coming Grandfather dies saving twin granddaughters from falling tree limb in Dacula [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
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Braves starting pitcher likely out for rest of season
The Atlanta Braves' pitching rotation took a hit on Friday as the team gave an update on AJ Smith-Shawver's elbow injury. The Braves confirmed Smith-Shawver tore his ulnar collateral ligament and is exploring his surgical options. Advertisement That likely means the rookie pitcher is out for the rest of the season. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Smith-Shawver left early during the first game of the Braves' doubleheader against the Phillies. The pitcher took a 96.6 mph line drive to his right ankle, but when Brian Snitker and the trainers went to the mound, he said he felt a 'pop' in his elbow. The Braves placed him on the injured list before the second game. 'It doesn't look good,' Snitker said between games. Smith-Shawver is 3-2 with a 3.86 ERA in nine starts this season with a 42-21 strike-to-walk ratio. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
