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News: 2 victims identified in collision between truck and motorcycle in Fort Lauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Authorities identified two victims of a fatal collision that occurred in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday morning, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. The two people killed were 22-year-old Carone L. Richardson Jr. of Fort Lauderdale and 60-year-old Germaine Jean Baptiste. The crash involving a truck and a motorcycle occurred at 1700…
Read MoreNews: Hit-and-run driver causes rollover accident in Miramar
MIRAMAR, FL – A driver left the scene after causing a car crash in Miramar on Thursday afternoon, reports WSVN. Two cars collided in the area of Red Road and Miramar Boulevard at about 2:30 p.m. The impact caused one of the vehicles, a blue Hyundai, to roll over onto its roof. The driver escaped…
Read MoreNews: Driver detained following deadly Hialeah Gardens collision
HIALEAH GARDENS, FL – A driver has been detained and is expected to face charges in connection with a deadly accident in Hialeah Gardens, WSVN reported. 38-year-old Lavarius Bethel was taken into custody after police said he drove a pickup truck that struck a pedestrian, then hit a school bus and three other cars. The…
Read MoreNews: Scooter rider killed in collision with car on State Road 7 in West Park
WEST PARK, FL – Authorities were at the scene of a collision in Broward County Thursday morning that killed a scooter rider, WPLG reports. The incident took place in the area of State Road 7 and Miramar Parkway in West Park. The motor scooter was involved in a crash with a white Jaguar shortly before…
Read MoreCar Crashes into Building in Lauderhill – Injuring 3
Three people were injured when a car crashed into a building in Lauderhill on Thursday. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred when a white Honda crashed into an apartment building at the intersection of Northwest 49th Street and Northwest 78th Avenue. A neighbor told the news outlet that she was watching TV when they heard a…
Read MoreNews: Deerfield Beach man killed when car slams into tree
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office reports it is investigating a fatal car accident in Deerfield Beach last week. Traffic homicide detectives say 34-year-old Carlos Guzman Castaneda of Deerfield Beach was driving a Hyundai Elantra on West Hillsboro Boulevard Friday morning when the accident occurred at about 8 a.m. A witness told…
Read MoreNews: Pedestrian dies following multi-vehicle collision in Hialeah Gardens
HIALEAH GARDENS, FL – A school bus was one of four vehicles involved in a fatal accident in Hialeah Gardens Tuesday afternoon. According to NBC Miami, the incident took place in the vicinity of Northwest 103rd Street and Northwest 77th Avenue sometime before 4:30 p.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said a pedestrian was struck by…
Read MorePro Wrestling Star Sues Biltmore Hotel Over Alleged Sexual Assault
A professional wrestler is accusing a masseuse at the Biltmore Hotel of sexually abusing her. Local10.com reports that Taryn Terrell, who goes by the stage name Tifanny, is joining several other women in a lawsuit against the Biltmore Hotel. The women allege that a masseuse inappropriately touch them while he was working there in 2020.…
Read MoreNews: Brightline train hits car carrying grandmother, toddler in Pompano Beach
POMPANO BEACH, FL – A 71-year-old woman and her 1-year-old grandson were in a car that was struck by a Brightline train in Pompano Beach Monday morning, reports WPEC. The incident took place in the area of Northeast Third Street and North Flagler Avenue at about 10 a.m. Officials said the woman was driving her…
Read MoreNews: Motorcycle rider struck by hit-and-run driver in Miami
MIAMI, FL – Police responded to the scene of a hit-and-run crash that injured a motorcycle rider in Miami Sunday, according to WSVN. The incident happened in the vicinity of Northeast Biscayne Boulevard and Northeast 16th Street, where the motorcyclist was struck by a car. The rider was hospitalized after sustaining head injuries in the collision. …
Read MoreNews: Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicles on I-95 near Atlantic Avenue
DELRAY BEACH, FL – A pedestrian was killed in an accident on Interstate 95 in Palm Beach County early Saturday morning, WPEC reports. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 20-year-old St. Cloud man was running across the interstate in the southbound lanes near Atlantic Avenue when he was struck by a truck at about…
Read MoreNews: 23-year-old woman killed in multi-vehicle wreck on Florida Turnpike
HOLLYWOOD, FL – A woman died after she was involved in a multi-vehicle crash on the Florida Turnpike Saturday morning, reports NBC Miami. The 23-year-old woman was driving an SUV in the turnpike’s northbound lanes near Griffin Road in Hollywood when the accident occurred shortly before 1 a.m. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, she…
Read MoreNews: Authorities identify 2 victims of crash involving fleeing driver in Miami-Dade County
MIAMI-DADE, FL – Authorities have disclosed the identities of two people killed in a collision in Miami-Dade County last Thursday, WPLG reports. Miami-Dade police say an officer tried to pull over a man driving a Lexus SUV on U.S. 1 near Southwest 172nd Street in Palmetto Bay, but the driver fled and took off heading north as police…
Read MoreNews: 3 motorcycle riders killed in multi-vehicle crash on I-595 in Fort Lauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – A multi-vehicle crash in Fort Lauderdale Wednesday night left three motorcycle riders dead, according to the Miami Herald. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the scene in the westbound lanes of I-595 about a half mile east of I-95, at about 10 p.m. Investigators determined that a Yamaha motorcycle and a Suzuki motorcycle…
Read MoreNews: Driver arrested for vehicular homicide in fatal 2020 car accident in Sunrise
SUNRISE, FL – A woman has been arrested in connection with a deadly car accident in Sunrise on Feb. 27, 2020, NBC Miami reports. 60-year-old Matilde Perez has been charged with vehicular homicide and reckless driving in the case. Authorities said Perez was speeding when he drove through a red light at the intersection of Northwest…
Read MoreNews: Pedestrian in Oakland Park struck, killed by pickup truck
OAKLAND PARK, FL – Authorities are investigating a crash in Oakland Park that killed a 69-year-old pedestrian Friday night. According to the Broward County Sheriff’s office, Fritzner Bristol of Oakland Park was walking across the eastbound lanes of Northeast 62nd Street shortly before 7:22 p.m. when he entered the path of an eastbound Ford F-150…
Read MoreWoman Loses Legs After SUV Crashes Into Her During Outdoor Dining
The extent of a Hollywood crash is now clearer after authorities updated the public as to the condition of the victims. Local10.com reports that on Tuesday night patrons of The Bang Shack were eating outside the restaurant when an SUV slammed into them. The crash severely injured at least one of the three victims, pinning her between…
Read MoreDriver Crashes Vehicle into Outdoor Dining Area – Injuring Four
A vehicle crashed into the outdoor dining area of a Hollywood restaurant on Tuesday, injuring four people. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred at about 8:45 pm Tuesday when the driver of the vehicle was heading east in an alleyway between Harrison Street and Hollywood Boulevard. Apparently, the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed…
Read MoreForced Arbitration Creates Terrifying New Travel Dangers
Hickey Law FirmAttorney John H. (Jack) Hickey and his team handle a wide range of cases, including but not limited to cruise ship accidents, admiralty and maritime accident cases, medical malpractice, wrongful death, premises liability, railroad accidents and car accidents. We represent victims from all over the nation, the world and the state of…
Read MoreNews: Alleged drunk driver charged in fatal accident on Sunny Isles Beach bridge
SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FL – A suspected drunk driver is facing charges in a crash on October 15th that killed another motorist in Sunny Isles Beach. According to NBC Miami, 33-year-old Irina Shadrina turned herself in on Monday in connection with the incident that occurred on the Sunny Isles Beach bridge near Collins Avenue. Authorities…
Read MoreNews: Driver crashes into restaurant’s outdoor dining area in Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD, FL – Four people were injured when a car crashed into a restaurant’s outdoor dining area in downtown Hollywood Tuesday night, reports WPLG. The accident happened in the vicinity of Harrison Street and South 20th Avenue at about 8:45 p.m. Police said a driver was speeding and lost control of a vehicle while turning…
Read MoreNews: Pembroke Pines woman fatally struck by sedan on I-75
PEMBROKE PINES, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a pedestrian was killed in an accident on Interstate 75 early Sunday morning. According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, the victim was a 33-year-old Pembroke Pines woman who was walking on the inside shoulder and a lane of I-75 just before 2 a.m. She was struck…
Read MoreNews: Pickup truck driver arrested on DUI charge after crashing into family’s Delray Beach home
DELRAY BEACH, FL – A driver was arrested after police say he drove his pickup truck into a home in Delray Beach on Sunday night. According to WPEC, 23-year-old Nelson Merida was sitting in his vehicle when a security guard for the Lucaya neighborhood asked him to leave. Merida took off and crashed into a…
Read MoreNews: Woman arrested for hit-and-run that killed pedestrian in Fort Lauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – A woman is facing charges for a crash that killed a pedestrian in Fort Lauderdale two years ago, WSVN reports. The suspect, 36-year-old Tarah Sol, allegedly left the scene after the incident that occurred Oct. 26, 2019. Authorities said she was driving a Hyundai Sonata at about 3 a.m. when she…
Read MoreNews: Bicyclist hospitalized after hit-and-run crash in NW Miami-Dade
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that injured a bicyclist in Northwest Miami-Dade County, reports WSVN. Investigators said a woman was riding a bicycle at Northwest 27th Avenue and Northwest 87th Street Sunday morning when she was hit by a vehicle shortly before 6:50 a.m. The woman was transported to a…
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