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| MAN KILLED IN ACCIDENT…ANOTHER ARRESTED |
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WENGNews writes, "ONE MAN WAS KILLED AND A WOMAN WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A FIREY ACCIDENT ON SOUTH MCCALL ROAD AT IBIS DRIVE MONDAY AFTERNOON. TROOPERS SAY 43 YEAR OLD WILLIAM SOLOMON OF ENGLEWOOD WAS WESTBOUND ON STATE ROAD 776 JUST AFTER 1PM WHEN HE CHANGED LANES AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND COLLIDED WITH A CAR TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ONTO 776 FROM THE PAVED MEDIAN THAT WAS DRIVEN BY 77 YEAR OLD WILLIAM TYSON OF ENGLEWOOD. SOLOMON SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES, LEAVING LENGTHY SKID MARKS, BUT THE COLISION SENT TYSON’S CAR INTO A SPIN AND CAUGHT IT ON FIRE. ACCORDING TO THE SUN, TWO MEN PULLED TYSON FROM THE CAR ONCE THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY EXTINGUISHERS FROM SEVERAL LOCAL BUSINESSES. HE WAS REPORTEDLY UNCONSCIOUS AND TAKEN TO ENGLEWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, WHERE HE DIED A SHORT TIME LATER. A PASSANGER IN SOLOMON’S CAR, 47 YEAR OLD MONICA BROWN OF NORTH PORT, WHO WAS IN THE BACK SEAT, WAS THROWN INTO THE WINDSHIELD. SHE WAS TAKEN BY HELICOPTER TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN SERIOUS CONDITION. TROOPERS SAY SOLOMON FLED THE CRASH SCENE, BUT WAS FOLLOWED BY WITNESSES INTO OSCAR’S PIZZA, WHERE HE WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH D U I MANSLAUGHTER, LEAVING THE SCENE OF A CRASH WITH DEATH, D U I WITH SERIOUS BODILY INJURY, AND NUMEROUS OTHER CHARGES. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY JAIL, WITH BOND SET AT $33,000. "
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Posted on Apr 01, 2008 04:48am.
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| PLANE CRASH AT CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT |
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WENGNews writes, "FOR THE SECOND TIME IN TWO WEEKS, A SMALL PLANE CRASHED AT THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT IN PUNTA GORDA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ACCORDING TO THE SUN, THE CRASH OCCURRED AT AROUND 3PM, WHEN THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO PILOT ERROR. NO FUEL OR OTHER FLUIDS WERE REPORTED TO HAVE LEAKED, AND THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE ONLY ONE REPORTEDLY ON BOARD, WAS NOT INJURED"
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Posted on Mar 31, 2008 06:30am.
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| GAMBLING MACHINES CONFISCATED IN P C |
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WENGNews writes, "THE DIVISION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO REPORTS THAT THEY BUSTED THREE PORT CHARLOTTE BARS SATURDAY NIGHT FOR HOUSING ILLEGAL GAMBLING MACHINES AFTER A JOINT INVESTIGATION WITH THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE THAT WAS TWO MONTHS IN THE WORKS. THE SUN REPORTS THAT FOUR PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED DURING THE RAIDS, INCLUDING 54 YEAR OLD JOHN LUCAS OF PORT CHARLOTTE, WHO WAS BUSTED FOR POSSESSION OF COCAINE AND DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, AS WELL AS ESTABLISHING A GAMBLING PLACE AND POSSESSION OF A COIN OPERATED SLOT MACHINE. ALSO ARRESTED WERE 45 YEAR OLD BLAKE ZINN, 45 YEAR OLD DANIEL LUTINSKI AND HIS 42 YEAR OLD BROTHER DONALD LUTINSKI, ALL OF PORT CHARLOTTE. THEY WERE ALL CHARGED WITH KEEPING A GAMBLING HOUSE AND POSSESSION OF COIN-OPERATING DEVICES. THE THREE BUSINESSES THAT WERE RAIDED WERE THE LOONEY BIN EATERY AND PUB, CHUBBY’S TWO TAVERN, AND COYOTE’S BAR AND GRILL, ALL IN PORT CHARLOTTE. THE ABT SAID IN A PRESS RELEASE THAT EACH BUSINESS COULD FACE ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES, AND PUNISHMENTS COULD RANGE FROM FINES TO SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSES TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND/OR TOBACCO PRODUCTS. "
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Posted on Mar 31, 2008 06:00am.
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| FIRE IN PORT CHARLOTTE ON FRIDAY |
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WENGNews writes, "CHARLOTTE FIRE AND EMS RESPONDED TO A STRUCTURE FIRE JUST BEFORE 3PM FRIDAY AT A HOME AT 20145 MIDWAY BOULEVARD IN PORT CHARLOTTE. WHEN CREWS ARRIVED ON SCENE, THEY FOUND THE GARAGE FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. SEARCHES FOUND NO ONE INSIDE, AND CREWS WERE ABLE TO CONTAIN THE FIRE WITHIN FIFTEEN MINUTES. HOWEVER, THE GARAGE SUSTAINED MAJOR FIRE AND SMOKE DAMAGE, WHILE THE REST OF THE HOME SUSTAINED HEAVY SMOKE DAMAGE. THE OWNER ARRIVED ON SCENE AS CREWS WERE MOPPING UP, AND THE RED CROSS PROVIDED ASSISTANCE AND A PLACE TO LIVE FOR THEM. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME, WITH THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL INVESTIGATING. "
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Posted on Mar 31, 2008 05:30am.
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| CONE ZONE FOR WEEK OF MARCH 31ST |
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WENGNews writes, "HERE’S WHERE YOU MIGHT BE SLOWED DOWN THIS WEEK FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN THE AREA. IN VENICE, TEMPORARY LANE CLOSURES WILL OCCUR THIS WEEK ON CENTER ROAD FROM RIVER ROAD TO FIELDSTONE DRIVE WHILE WORK IS UNDER WAY IN THE MEDIANS. ALSO, THERE WILL BE ONE-LANE CLOSURES, ALTERNATING BETWEEN THE EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND LANES, ON JACARANDA BOULEVARD FOR THE SAME REASON. WORK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN BOTH AREAS THRU APRIL. IN ENGLEWOOD, CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY ON REPLACEMENT OF THE OVERBROOK ROAD BRIDGE. THE BRIDGE IS CLOSED TO ALL VEHICLE AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC UNTIL APRIL 11TH, WITH TRAFFIC BEING DETOURED TO MANASOTA BEACH ROAD. THERE IS ACCESS TO OVERBROOK ROAD EAST OF THE BRIDGE. ALSO, THE DEARBORN STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ROLLS ON, WITH LANE CLOSURES EXPECTED THIS WEEK WHILE BRICK PAVERS ARE INSTALLED. THEY ARE ALSO CONTINUING THE INSTALLATION OF THE TRAFFIC RAILING ON THE DEARBORN STREET BRIDGE AND THE ROADWAY ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDES OF THE BRIDGE. WORK SHOULD BE COMPLETED THERE BY JULY. FINALLY IN CHALROTTE COUNTY, THERE WILL BE SLOW-MOVING TRAFFIC WHILE CREWS RESTRIPE THE ROADWAY FROM TUCKERS GRADE TO NORTH OF AQUI ESTA DRIVE IN PUNTA GORDA. CREWS WILL WORK IN THE NORTHBOUND RIGHT LANE TODAY AND SHIFT TO THE NORTHBOUND LEFT LANE TOMORROW. THE SOUTHBOUND RIGHT LANE WILL BE RESTRIPED ON THURSDAY, WHILE THE SOUTHBOUND LEFT LANE WILL BE DONE ON FRIDAY. THE WORK WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 9AM TO 4PM, WEATHER PERMITTING. "
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Posted on Mar 31, 2008 05:22am.
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| MAN CHEWS UP MARIJUANA AND MONEY |
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WENGNews writes, "TWO PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED THURSDAY BY CHARLOTTE COUNTY NARCOTICS DETECTIVES AFTER THEY SOLD DRUGS TO UNDERCOVER AGENTS. DEPUTIES SAY 22 YEAR OLD GREGORY PASCAL AND 24 YEAR OLD TALESHA KINSEY, BOTH OF NORTH PORT, MET WITH UNDERCOVER DETECTIVES IN PORT CHARLOTTE AND EXCHANGED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR CRACK COCAINE. AS THEY DROVE AWAY, DEPUTIES STOPPED THEIR VEHICLE AT US 41 AND MIDWAY BOULEVARD. A SEARCH REVEALED THAT PASCAL TRIED TO GET RID OF THE EVIDENCE BY…EATING IT. DEPUTIES FOUND CHEWED PAPER OF THE ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS MIXED WITH MARIJUANA IN PASCAL’S MOUTH. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE PEACE RIVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, WHERE HE WAS MEDICALLY CLEARED TO BE TAKEN TO JAIL. PASCAL WAS ARRESTED ON MULITPLE CHARGES, INCLUDING TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE, WHILE KINSEY WAS CHARGED AS BEING PRINCIPLE IN THE FIRST DEGREE SALE & DELIVERY OF CRACK COCAINE. KINSEY MADE BOND AND WAS RELEASED, WHILE PASCAL REMAINS IN JAIL ON $12,000 BOND. "
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Posted on Mar 31, 2008 04:51am.
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| OVERBROOK ROAD BRIDGE TO CLOSE |
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WENGNews writes, "THE OVERBROOK ROAD BRIDGE IN ENGLEWOOD WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC STARTING TOMORROW THRU APRIL 10TH SO THE ENGLEWOOD WATER DISTRICT CAN REPLACE THEIR UTILITY CONNECTIONS. A SECOND PLANNED CLOSURE THAT WILL LAST MOST OF THE SUMMER WILL TAKE PLACE STARTING JUNE 1ST TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BRIDGE. DURING THE CLOSURES, TRAFFIC WILL BE DETOURED VIA ALAMANDER AVENUE TO MANASOTA BEACH ROAD. ELECTRONIC MESSAGE BOARDS ARE IN PLACE NOTIFYING MOTORIST OF THE CLOSURES. PRELIMINARY WORK ON THE BRIDGE HAS BEGUN, AND THERE MAY BE INTERMITTENT LANE CLOSURES WHEN THE BRIDGE IS OPEN DURING CONSTRUCTION. FLAGMEN WILL BE PRESENT TO DIRECT TRAFFIC DURING CLOSURES. "
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Posted on Mar 28, 2008 06:09am.
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