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WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Authorities arrested a driver on criminal charges in connection with a fatal crash in Palm Beach County Saturday morning, the Palm Beach Post reports. The suspect, identified as 26-year-old Dearly Gomez of West Palm Beach, was driving a Toyota Corolla when the accident occurred at about 3:35 a.m in the area…

OAKLAND PARK, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a pedestrian in what is being called a hit-and-run crash. In a news release, the sheriff’s office said deputies responded to a call of a woman lying in the westbound lanes on East Commercial Boulevard in Oakland Park early Monday morning…

BOYNTON BEACH, FL – A fatal crash shut down lanes on Florida’s Turnpike in Boynton Beach Thursday morning, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. The accident happened near mile marker 84 between Boynton Beach Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue.  It involved two cars and a semi-truck, and left the front end of the semi-truck partially submerged in…

SURFSIDE, FL –   A judge said survivors of the Champlain Towers South condo collapse and victims’ families will receive initial compensation of at least $150 million, WPTV and the Associated Press reported. At a hearing on Wednesday, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman said the amount includes at least $100 million in proceeds from the expected sale of the…

A teenager who was responsible for the death of another teen in a boating crash last year has received a sentence of five years’ probation. WESH.com reports that the incident occurred on November 1, 2020, when Gavin Johnston of Pinellas County was speeding in his parent’s boat on the intracoastal waterway. Six people were traveling…

MIAMI, FL – A driver was injured when his car was involved in a rollover crash in West Miami-Dade County Friday morning, according to WSVN. The man was driving a Nissan west on the Dolphin Expressway when the accident occurred at about 6:15 a.m.  Authorities said he lost control of the vehicle while trying to…

MIRAMAR, FL – Police are investigating a deadly hit-and-run crash that occurred in Miramar on Monday afternoon. NBC Miami reports authorities responded to the scene in the 17800 block of Miramar Parkway just before 1 p.m.  Investigators determined that an Infiniti had gone off the road, hit several trees and caught fire.  The driver, whose name was…

FORT LUADERDALE, FL – Police said one person died and another was seriously injured following a collision in Fort Lauderdale Sunday morning. WPLG reports the crash happened when the driver of a BMW went through a red light in the vicinity of West Broward Boulevard and Northwest 24th Avenue. The BMW struck a Chevrolet sedan that…

DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – Authorities said a man died after a car accident in Deerfield Beach last week, the second crash he had been involved in that day. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office issued a news release identifying the victim as 47-year-old Shane Martin of Lake Worth. Investigators said Martin had been driving a Honda Accord July…

More information has become available about the recently announced recall of hundreds of thousands of Mazda vehicles. Driving.ca reports that Mazda is recalling 261,000 M3 vehicles in North America, including model years 2003 to 2007, due to a defect that that can cause the plastic emblem on the steering wheel to shatter when the airbag deploys.…

A bicyclist has died following a crash with a vehicle in Key Largo. WFLA.com reports that the crash occurred at about 9:00 p.m. in the vicinity of 66th St N, south of Ulmerton Road when the bicyclist was crossing in an unlit area of the road. The bicycle apparently did not have illumination at the…

BROWARD COUNTY, FL – Authorities say they have made an arrest in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in unincorporated Central Broward last month. According to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, 18-year-old Janiya Davis is facing multiple charges, including vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a crash involving death.  The incident…

GREENACRES, FL – A car collision in Palm Beach County left one person dead and two others injured, according to the Palm Beach Post.  The accident occurred Saturday night in the vicinity of Military Trail and Lake Worth Road in Greenacres shortly before 11:30 p.m. Investigators with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said 25-year-old…

NORTH LAUDERDALE, FL – Authorities say a driver struck two pedestrians, one fatally, in North Lauderdale Sunday morning. According to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, the incident happened in the 5100 block of North State Road 7 shortly after 2:30 a.m. The two pedestrians, a male and female, were walking east across North State Road 7 when…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – A man has been arrested and is now facing charges in connection with a deadly crash in Broward County last year, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. 24-year-old Malik Neufville of Fort Lauderdale is charged with vehicular homicide and reckless driving with damage to a person or property. The incident occurred on February 24,…

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A wrong-way collision on Wiles Road in Coral Springs last week left two drivers dead, reports Coral Springs Talk. Police said the driver of a Bentley lost control of the vehicle while heading east near Creekside Drive at about 10:42 a.m. Thursday.  The Bentley went into the westbound lanes of Wiles Road…