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PEMBROKE PINES, FL – Police in Pembroke Pines were at the scene of a multi-vehicle crash on Wednesday afternoon. Police tweeted that three vehicles were involved in the accident at University Drive and Pines Boulevard at about 2:30 p.m. Injuries were reported, but no details were immediately released on who was hurt. Southbound University Drive was…

DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – A driver has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a deadly car accident in Deerfield Beach, CBS Miami reports. The crash happened in March 2019 on Hillsboro Boulevard. Authorities said Andrea Schneider of Boca Raton was driving a Dodge Viper when she crossed the median and struck another vehicle head-on.  Two people in the other…

HOLLYWOOD, FL – One person was injured after a semi-truck crashed into an overpass along Florida’s Turnpike in Hollywood Monday afternoon, reports NBC Miami. Authorities said the truck was carrying an excavator that was too high for a concrete bridge at Sheridan Street. The equipment hit the bridge, causing concrete debris to fall off and hit…

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – New details emerged Monday on the victims of a fatal crash in northeast Miami-Dade County Friday night. This is an update to a previous story. WPLG reports one of those injured in the accident was Wesley Bissainthe, a freshman linebacker at the University of Miami who graduated from Miami Central High School. …

WEST BOCA, FL – Three people were injured in a car accident involving a suspected drunk driver in West Boca, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. Authorities responded to the scene Saturday in the area of Military Trail and Boca Delray Boulevard at about 4 p.m. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, Efrain Garcia…

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – A two-car collision in northeast Miami-Dade County Friday night left one of the drivers dead, according to WPLG. The accident happened in the area of Ives Dairy Road and Northeast 3rd Court. Police said 52-year-old man Saul Dauphin was making a turn at the intersection when he entered the path of…

A multivehicle crash left four people hospitalized, including a  juvenile, on Sunday. WSVN.com reports that the crash occurred at about 7:30 p.m. in the area of Northwest 47th Street and 17th Avenue. The chain reaction collision involved three vehicles and sent one of the automobiles crashing into a building. In all, three adults and one juvenile…

We previously blogged about a serious Broward County crash on Thursday in which six people were injured. Now, Local 10.com reports that the incident was recorded in the recording has been released to the public. Video shows Camaro crash into electrical box injuring 4 teens in Broward https://t.co/VASEBEOyxf — Louis Aguirre (@LouisWPLG) April 23, 2022…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – A man has been charged with vehicular homicide in connection with a fatal pedestrian accident in Fort Lauderdale last November, NBC Miami reports. 26-year-old Jeffrey Genner Dorval of Lauderdale Lakes was arrested on Tuesday and made his first court appearance in the case on Wednesday. Authorities said Dorval was speeding while driving…

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Detectives are intensifying their search for the driver responsible for a fatal hit-and-run crash in northwest Miami-Dade County earlier this month. NBC Miami reports Miami-Dade police joined with family members to ask for the public’s help in the investigation into the April 4 death of Carl Morris. He was fatally struck by a…

DELRAY BEACH, FL – An 18-year-old man is facing charges in connection with an accident in Delray Beach in January that left six people dead, WPEC reports. Noah Galle has been charged with six counts of vehicular homicide in the case, and could face up to 15 years in prison on each count if convicted. The…

Investigators looking into the theme park-related death of a 14-year-old boy in Orlando last month have found that sensors aboard the ride had been manually adjusted before the tragedy. Sensors on a Florida amusement ride had been adjusted manually to double the size of the opening for restraints on two seats before Tyre Sampson fell.…

TAMARAC, FL – Rescue crews were at the scene of a crash in Tamarac Sunday morning that left three people injured, according to WSVN. The incident, in the vicinity of West Commercial Boulevard and Woodlands Boulevard, was reported to have been a rollover accident. Three people were injured.  Two of them were extricated from their vehicle…

A Brightline train was involved in yet another collision over Easter Weekend when a train struck a teenage boy. Pedestrian hospitalized after crash involving Brightline train in Miami https://t.co/UTAORGKjZa — WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) April 18, 2022 WSVN.com reports that the victim is in the hospital after the train struck him in the area of…

DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – The Broward Sheriff’s Office says a driver left the scene after hitting and killing a pedestrian in Deerfield Beach Wednesday night. The incident happened in a parking lot at 1674 W. Hillsboro Boulevard shortly before 9:30 p.m.  Investigators said a woman was walking northbound in the parking lot.  When she turned…

Hands-free devices like talk-to-text and voice-activated infotainment systems have become standard features in passenger vehicles. Partly an attempt at improved safety, partly in response to nationwide bans on cellphone use while driving, these devices give the impression of reducing distraction. Unfortunately, study after study after study has found that hands-free devices simply do not live…