A judge on Friday sentenced the driver in a hit-and-run that killed a University of Florida student to six years in prison with 15 years of felony probation and took away his driver’s license for the next decade.
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Alachua County Circuit Judge Phillip Pena was confused about the development and scheduled a new hearing Friday to learn specific details about the hospitalization of Joshua Alexander Figueroa, 32, of Gainesville. He said he did not want to draw out the criminal case any longer for either party.
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Joshua Figueroa, 32, of Gainesville is expected to be sentenced to prison Wednesday on a felony charge of leaving an accident scene involving a death.
Read More »The cuts included funding for a few proposed projects around north central Florida.
Read More »The goal is now to address both property insurance and prevent future Surfside-level tragedies.
Read More »Edible Arrangements has stopped offering deliveries to most customers outside of Gainesville.
Read More »The payments stem from the June 2021 collapse of a condo building.
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The crash on Oct. 12, 2021, resulted in Munir Shrouf’s death.
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A judge on Monday rejected a plea deal in the criminal case stemming from a University of Florida student's 2020 hit-and-run death in Gainesville.
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Six days after University of Florida student Margaret “Maggie” Paxton was killed in a high-profile hit-and-run accident, Gainesville police traced the ownership of the car suspected of striking her to a man who worked at a local auto repair shop.
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