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Daughter of Florida Turnpike crash victim files wrongful death suit, speaks out for first time

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By Kayla McDermott
| WFLX-TV (West Palm Beach, FL)
On August 12, 2025, Herby Dufresne, 30, Faniola Joseph, 37, and Rodrigue Dor, 54, were traveling for work in St. Lucie County. Faniola had been living in Indiana and had come south to purchase goods to resell in her shop. Riding in a minivan, the group's vehicle became wedged underneath a semi-truck when its driver allegedly attempted an illegal U-turn in a clearly marked “No U-turn” zone. All three people in the minivan were killed.
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Daughter of Florida Turnpike crash victim files wrongful death suit, speaks out for first time

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By Kayla McDermott
| WPTV-TV (West Palm Beach, FL)
On August 12, 2025, Herby Dufresne, 30, Faniola Joseph, 37, and Rodrigue Dor, 54, were traveling for work in St. Lucie County. Faniola had been living in Indiana and had come south to purchase goods to resell in her shop. Riding in a minivan, the group's vehicle became wedged underneath a semi-truck when its driver allegedly attempted an illegal U-turn in a clearly marked “No U-turn” zone. All three people in the minivan were killed.
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10 years after Pulse nightclub shooting, Orlando remembers 49 lives lost and a community changed

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By Emma Romano , Kayla McDermott, Joel Lopez 
| WFLX-TV (West Palm Beach, FL)
Pulse: The Night That Changed Us airs tonight at 7:00 p.m. On a warm summer night in June 2016, Pulse nightclub was exactly what it had always been for so many in Central Florida: a place of joy. The music was loud. Friends packed the dance floor. Laughter echoed through the building. It was Latin Night, one of the club's most popular events, and nearly 300 people had gathered to dance, celebrate and spend time with the people they loved. "It was the best time ever," survivor Patience Murray said.
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