TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) Executive Director Dave Kerner, Department of Children and Families (DCF) Secretary Taylor Hatch, State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Division of Emergency Management Meteorologist Caitlyn Gillespie, Florida Highway Patrol Colonel Gary Howze, and othe…

~ FHP K-9 teams patrol the interstate system and other highways to interdict drug couriers and other criminal activity ~ TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, four K-9 teams graduated from the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) K-9 Academy. The four FHP K-9 teams join 22 other FHP teams, known as the Criminal Interdiction Unit, that helps to protect Florida’s roa…

Language | Idioma English Español ~ If it takes your hands off the wheel, your eyes off the road or your mind off driving, it’s a distraction. ~ TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV), its division of the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), and its public safety partners remind d…

~One in three fatal crashes are the result of impairment~ TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV), our Division of the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), along with our public safety partners, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), the Florida Sheriff’s Association (FSA), and the Florida Polic…

Language | Idioma English Español ~ The suspect was located walking on Interstate 75 (Alligator Alley) ~ COLLIER COUNTY, Fla.- On February 20th just after 1:00 PM, a trooper patrolling Interstate 75 (Alligator Alley) located a pedestrian traveling northbound near mile marker 84 in Collier County, Florida. The pedestrian …