Florida Highway Patrol troopers stopped and searched Black drivers more often than White drivers, and were less likely to find contraband, according to a TCPalm data analysis of over 1 million FHP traffic stops from 2024–25.
FHP officials said the SUV’s engine compartment caught fire, though the driver was not burned ... It has been a deadly week for FHP, which has responded to four fatalities, including the April 24 crash.
FHP did not respond to TCPalm's request for comment.ACLU and LatinoJustice report matches TCPalm investigation ... FHP repeatedly recorded Hispanic drivers as “white” or “other,” obscuring useful data on traffic stop disparities.
FHP stops and searches Black drivers more than white drivers, and troopers are less likely to find contraband on Black drivers than white drivers, according to a TCPalm analysis of over 1 million FHP traffic stops from 2024-25.
In an update from FHP, law enforcement said they identified the driver of a 2022 Ford Mustang who caused a semi tractor-trailer to overturn when the Mustang collided with an SUV, pushing the car into the semi-truck's pathway.
on Monday on I-75 in the southbound lanes at mile marker 220 near the junction for State Road 64, according to an FHP news release ... the FHP via cell phone at *347 (*FHP) or through Crime Stoppers.
An 18-year-old Immokalee rider died when his gas-powered minibike collided with an SUV, authorities say. The wreck happened about 5.10 p.m ... The front of the SUV hit the minibike.
In Florida, 0.08 is the legal limit. "He is thankful for the first responders and other FHPTroopers that immediately responded to his aide and is appreciative of the public support for his wellbeing," Lt ... Bueno said the trooper joined FHP in 2020.