The driver ran a stop sign at the end of Card Sound Road at 62 miles per hour, well above the 45-mph speed limit, while reaching down to the car’s floor in search of his dropped cellphone.

On Wednesday, the miniseason saw its first death as Clarence Shawver, an 82-year-old from Palm City, was found responsive in Gulf waters about five miles off Grassy Key, the Monroe County Sheriff’s ...

The unidentified mariner found more than 20 large, brick-shaped, black packages in the waters near Islamorada, deputies said.