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News: Motorcyclist dies from injuries suffered in West Park collision
WEST PARK, FL – The Broward Sheriff’s Office said a motorcyclist died from injuries suffered in a collision six years ago in West Park. According to a BSO news release, the victim was 42-year-old Sherman Hall Copeland. The accident took place on June 25, 2016 on Southwest 19th Street. Copeland was driving a Honda CBR…
Read MoreNews: Pedestrian struck, killed by Brightline train in Delray Beach
DELRAY BEACH, FL – Police in Delray Beach were at the scene of a fatal railroad accident on Tuesday morning. WPTV reports a man was struck by a Brightline train at about 9 a.m. He had been trying to cross the railroad tracks from west to east in the area of Southeast Eighth Street and Southeast…
Read MoreNews: Driver charged with DUI in fatal accident in Palm Beach County
LAKE WORTH, FL – A suspected drunk driver was arrested in connection with a fatal crash in Palm Beach County earlier this year. According to WPEC, 52-year-old Victor Lopez Rios of Lake Worth was charged with DUI manslaughter and negligent manslaughter. The accident took place February 8 in the area of Lantana Road and Seminole Drive…
Read MoreMan Dies Following Boat Crash in Charlotte County
A man died in a boat crash in Charlotte County on Monday. NBC 2 reports that the crash occurred at about 4:00 p.m. when two people were riding in a vessel near Stump Pass. The report does not indicate how the crash occurred but does say that an adult man suffered fatal injuries during the…
Read MoreNews: 1 pedestrian dead, 1 injured in Hallandale Beach hit-and-run
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Authorities said one pedestrian died and another was injured Sunday morning after being struck by a hit-and-run driver. According to WPLG, the incident took place on Interstate 95 south near Hallandale Beach Boulevard at about 3 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said a box truck ran out of gas in the…
Read MoreNews: Driver charged with DUI after crashing into home in Pembroke Pines
PEMBROKE PINES, FL – An alleged drunk driver was arrested after crashing into a home in Pembroke Pines Sunday night, reports WSVN. Police said 38-year-old Analia Schwindt-Berrios was driving a Kia SUV when she struck the home in the area of Southwest 71st Avenue and Southwest 5th Street at about 10 p.m. The incident, which was…
Read MoreNews: Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash with large truck in Davie
DAVIE, FL – A motorcyclist was sent to the hospital after a collision involving a large truck in the Davie area on Sunday. According to NBC Miami, the crash took place in the 19600 block of Griffin Road, near the I-75 entrance ramp. The cause of the crash is unclear at this time. However, the…
Read MoreNews: Car slams into house west of Boca Raton, leaving 2 injured
BOCA RATON, FL – Palm Beach County Fire Rescue was at the scene of a car accident west of Boca Raton Thursday. According to WPBF, the driver of a car went off the road and crashed into a house on Clear Creek Place at about 5:35 p.m. One person in the vehicle and one person who…
Read MoreNews: Scooter rider killed in collision with car in Dania Beach
DANIA BEACH, FL – The Broward Sheriff’s Office says it is investigating an accident that killed a motor scooter rider in Dania Beach on Sunday morning. The incident occurred on Southwest Fourth Avenue at about 3:16 a.m., the sheriff’s office said in a news release. According to investigators, the driver of a Toyota Camry sedan was…
Read MoreNews: 2 injured after car’s roof torn off in Boynton Beach crash
BOYNTON BEACH, FL – Rescue crews were at the scene of a serious car crash in Boynton Beach Thursday that sent two people to the hospital. Palm Beach Fire Rescue tweeted that the incident took place on Seacrest Boulevard, and it was reported at about 3 p.m. Photos from the scene showed a car that…
Read MoreNews: Man sentenced to prison for deadly DUI accident in Deerfield Beach
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – A man has been sentenced to prison for a fatal car accident in Deerfield Beach in 2019, reports NBC Miami. Raphael Candido Vilela of Boca Raton will spend 15 years behind bars and serve another 15 years probation under the sentence handed down Tuesday by a judge in Broward County. Vilela…
Read MoreNews: Police make arrest in crash that killed 2 teens in NW Miami-Dade
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Police said they have made an arrest in connection with a fatal accident in northwest Miami-Dade County on Feb. 13, 2021. According to WPLG, 36-year-old Stanley Dedieu of Hialeah was charged Tuesday with two counts of vehicular homicide. Police said Dedieu was speeding in a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck on the…
Read MoreMiami-Dade School Bus Involved In Collision in Opa-Locka
A Miami-Dade school bus was involved in a collision with another vehicle in Opa-Locka on Monday. WSVN.com reports that the crash occurred just before 7:00 p.m. near Northwest 27th Avenue and Burlington Street when a blue sedan apparently rear ended the bus. A Miami-Dade Public Schools bus and another vehicle were involved in an apparent fender…
Read MoreNews: 2 hospitalized, including police officer, following Miami collision
MIAMI, FL – A collision in Miami Tuesday afternoon left a police officer and one other person hospitalized, reports WSVN. Miami police said undercover detectives attempted to stop a car in the area of Northwest 13th Avenue and Northwest 61st Street when the driver took off and collided with a marked police vehicle a few blocks away. …
Read MoreNews: Bicyclist struck by car near airport in Fort Lauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Authorities said a bicyclist was hit by a car early Wednesday morning near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. NBC Miami reports the adult cyclist was riding near the 3800 block of West Perimeter Road when the accident occurred at about 4 a.m. The victim was transported to an area hospital, but the…
Read MoreNews: 2 bicyclists struck by hit-and-run driver in Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD, FL – Police said two bicyclists were injured after being struck by a vehicle in Hollywood Sunday morning, according to a report by NBC Miami. Investigators said a driver lost control of a car in the area of Garfield Street and North Ocean Drive shortly after 7 a.m. Responding police officers found that the…
Read MoreAuthorities Continue To Investigate Personal Watercraft Death
A Florida family has laid their loved one to rest after he was killed in a crash involving a personal watercraft earlier this month. A family said their final farewells as they laid a loved one to rest after a man was tragically killed in a boat crash in Miami.https://t.co/bMJKvNCNQI — WSVN 7 News (@wsvn)…
Read MoreNews: Collision sends Lamborghini crashing into Fort Lauderdale home
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – A collision caused a car to crash into a home in Fort Lauderdale Sunday afternoon. WSVN reports the driver of a rented Lamborghini Urus slammed into a parked Nissan SUV on Northwest Seventh Avenue near Northwest 11th Street at about 3 p.m. Officials with Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue said the Lamborghini then went into…
Read MoreVehicle Drives Into Crowd At Daytona Beach – Injuring Four
A car crashed through a crowd of people in Florida on Sunday, leaving several people injured. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred at Daytona Beach just before 5:00 p.m. during a time that local officials allow vehicles on the beach sand. The vehicle went through an unattended toll booth, striking it, then crashed into the…
Read MoreChrysler Recalls Vehicles Due to Faulty Tire Pressure Sensor
Chrysler is recalling tens of thousands of vehicles due to a potentially defective tire pressure monitor. ConsumerReports.org reports that when the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) fails it may not alert drivers to low tire pressure, increasing the risk of a crash. #Recall: Chrysler is recalling more than 52,000 Chrysler 300 and Dodge Challenger and…
Read MoreNews: Miami man killed when motorcycle collides with car on I-95 south
BROWARD COUNTY, FL – A man was killed when his motorcycle collided with a sedan in Broward County Thursday morning. According to NBC Miami, the incident occurred on Interstate 95 south at Pembroke Road at about 2 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said the 40-year-old motorcyclist hit the car from behind while both were in…
Read MoreParents Search for Answers After Infant Found Dead in Homestead Daycare
A South Florida family is grieving after their infant son was found dead in a local daycare. Local10.com reports that 9-month-old Tayvon Tomlin was under the care of the Lincoln Marti Child Care School in Homestead on Monday when he was found unresponsive. SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS – Infant Tayvon Tomlin was being cared for at…
Read MoreNews: Man killed when tractor-trailer rear-ends SUV on I-95 south
DELRAY BEACH, FL – A driver was killed when his SUV was struck by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 Tuesday morning, WPTV reports. The Florida Highway Patrol said the 32-year-old victim had stopped in the right southbound lane of I-95 near Linton Boulevard in Delray Beach at about 5:15 a.m. The driver of a tractor-trailer…
Read MoreNews: Teen motorcyclist dies after collision with car in Deerfield Beach
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – A teenage motorcycle rider was killed in a collision with a car in Deerfield Beach, authorities said. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the incident happened Sunday at Northeast 3rd Avenue and Northeast 42nd Street shortly after 8 p.m. Investigators said the driver of a Toyota Camry was slowing down to make…
Read MoreBicyclist Killed In Broward After Being Run Over By a Box Truck
A bicyclist tragically died after falling off his bike and being run over by a vehicle on Tuesday. Local10.com reports that the incident occurred as 59-year-old Robert Bastian rode his bike southbound on a sidewalk that runs along a northbound traffic lane. As Bastian was riding he suddenly fell from his bike after his foot…
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