{"id":113809,"date":"2026-01-11T04:22:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T04:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/113809\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T04:22:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T04:22:07","slug":"crash-in-apopka-blocks-traffic-in-both-directions-police-on-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/113809\/","title":{"rendered":"Crash in Apopka blocks traffic in both directions, police on site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Crash in Apopka blocks traffic in both directions, police on site<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBREAKING NEWS. WE BEGIN WITH THAT BREAKING NEWS NOW AT TEN. A LARGE POLICE PRESENCE AND A ROAD BLOCKED OFF IN APOPKA. NOW, THIS IS ON LESTER ROAD, NEAR HOMER MEAGHAN ROAD. WESH TWO\u2019S DAVID JONES IS THE FIRST REPORTER AT THE SCENE. DAVID, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? LUANA I CAN TELL YOU. I\u2019VE BEEN TALKING WITH SOME NEIGHBORS OUT HERE ALONG LESTER ROAD WHO TELL ME THAT POLICE HAVE BEEN ON SITE HERE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO. WE\u2019VE BEEN WATCHING POLICE SINCE WE ARRIVED, ABOUT 20 OR 25 MINUTES AGO. YOU CAN STILL SEE HIM DOWN HERE. YOU\u2019RE LOOKING TOWARD HOME AGAIN. ROAD. NOW, WE WERE DOWN THERE WHERE THE POLICE ACTUALLY ARE AT THIS MOMENT. THEY\u2019RE CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION, A VERY ACTIVE INVESTIGATION. WE WERE ACTUALLY ASKED TO BACK UP BY SOME OF THE OFFICERS WHO SAID THAT THEY WERE CONDUCTING SOME EXERCISES WITH A DRIVER WHO\u2019S DOWN THERE. WE DO KNOW THAT A CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATIONS VAN IS DOWN THERE AS WELL. AND POLICE HAVE THAT ROAD AGAIN, LESTER ROAD HERE IN NORTHWEST APOPKA, COMPLETELY TAPED OFF IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. NOW, WHEN WE WERE DOWN THERE, WE DID SEE I COUNTED ABOUT THREE VEHICLES OR SO, ONE OF WHICH THAT GRAY ACURA SEDAN HAD SOME PRETTY SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO IT. BUT AGAIN, WE\u2019VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONFIRM EXACTLY THE NATURE OF THIS CRASH. BUT JUST JUDGING BY THE FACT THAT THERE IS A CRIME SCENE, INVESTIGATIONS VAN HERE, WE\u2019VE SEEN SOME DIFFERENT DETECTIVES AND OFFICERS DOING INVESTIGATION, AS WELL AS THE CRIME SCENE TAPE. WE DO ANTICIPATE THIS TO BE A SERIOUS IN NATURE SORT OF EVENT. BUT AGAIN, WE ARE STILL WORKING TO CONFIRM EXACTLY WHAT TOOK PLACE HERE. BUT AGAIN, POLICE ON SCENE HERE AT LEICESTER ROAD FOR ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO. IT\u2019S ACCORDING TO NEIGHBORS. SO AS SOON AS WE ARE ABLE TO CONFIRM ANY MORE INFORMATION, WE\u2019LL BE SURE TO BRING IT TO YOU ON AIR AND ONLINE@WESH.COM FOR NOW. COVERING ORANGE COUNTY LIVE IN\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Crash in Apopka blocks traffic in both directions, police on site<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768105327_215_wesh.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"WESH logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 10:15 PM EST Jan 10, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesh.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA large police presence has been spotted in Apopka on Saturday night.  WESH 2 is on the scene where a crash on Home Again Road and Lester Road is blocking traffic in both directions.At this time, no injuries or casualties have been reported.&gt;&gt; This is a developing story and will be updated as more information is released.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tAPOPKA, Fla. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>A large police presence has been spotted in Apopka on Saturday night.  <\/p>\n<p>WESH 2 is on the scene where a crash on Home Again Road and Lester Road is blocking traffic in both directions.<\/p>\n<p>At this time, no injuries or casualties have been reported.<\/p>\n<p>&gt;&gt; This is a developing story and will be updated as more information is released.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Crash in Apopka blocks traffic in both directions, police on site BREAKING NEWS. 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