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RIVIERA BEACH, FL – The driver involved in a crash that killed five people in Riviera Beach in 2013 is now out of state prison, reports the Palm Beach Post. 29-year-old Jabari Kemp was released and placed on probation after pleading guilty of five counts of vehicular homicide as part of a plea agreement reached…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – An arrest report states that police have made an arrest in the case of a fatal crash in Fort Lauderdale on Nov. 22, 2019, according to NBC Miami. The suspect was identified as 40-year-old Christopher Eastes. He is facing multiple criminal charges, including DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide.  The arrest affidavit said…

DAVIE, FL – Police arrested a man alleged to have been driving drunk during a fatal crash in Davie in January. NBC Miami reports the suspect is 27-year-old Pedro Moss of Miramar. An arrest affidavit indicated that Moss was driving a white BMW on January 18 in the area of State Road 7 and Griffin…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – An alleged drunk driver was arrested following a crash in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday night, reports WSVN. Police said 31-year-old Ana Maria Peralta was driving south on Federal Highway near State Road 84 when she slammed into four cars. Minor injuries were reported, though no details were provided on who was…

BOCA RATON, FL – Authorities have identified a married couple who were among five people killed in a crash in Boca Raton early Sunday morning, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. This is an update to a previous story. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said 58-year-old Goran Zgonjanin and 55-year-old Anka Zgonjanin of West Boca died…

NORTH LAUDERDALE, FL – Authorities say a car crash in North Lauderdale on Saturday afternoon left four people dead. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office said it is investigating the accident that took place in the area of Bailey Road and Rock Island Road shortly before 3:30 p.m. A witness told detectives that the driver of…

The family of a Broward woman is demanding justice after she was hit and killed by a vehicle while riding her bicycle. Local10.com reports that 44-year-old Sunny LaValle was struck by a car as she rode her bike along Bonaventure Boulevard in Weston on May 23. LaValle’s mother, Cheri Surloff, insists that her daughter was…

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Charges have been filed in connection with a fatal car crash in Palm Beach County on April 19, WPEC reports. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office says 39-year-old Ronald Ray Cook of West Palm Beach has been arrested in the accident in which a passenger in his car was killed.…

BROWARD COUNTY, FL – A two-car accident on Alligator Alley in west Broward County Monday left four people hospitalized, NBC Miami reports. The vehicles collided in the highway’s southbound lanes near mile marker 35, causing one of them to overturn while the other vehicle ended up in the median. Emergency units responded to the scene along…

MIAMI BEACH, FL – Police say a driver who crashed into a Miami Beach home and then left the scene was taken into custody, according to WPLG. 22-year-old Haley White, an Illinois resident, was driving an Audi when she hit the front of a home in the area of West Avenue and 14th Terrace on Monday…

 BROWARD COUNTY, FL – A collision involving an SUV and a pickup truck in Broward County left one driver dead and the other critically injured. According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, the crash happened on Alligator Alley on Interstate 75 at about 6:45 Sunday night. The Florida Highway Patrol said the pickup truck driver was heading…

DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office says a pedestrian died after a multi-vehicle crash in Deerfield Beach on Friday morning. In a news release, the sheriff’s office said the pedestrian was walking along 5100 N. Dixie Highway shortly after 10 a.m. when a Ford F-150 pickup truck driven by 59-year-old John Burgess…

POMPANO BEACH, FL – A driver was arrested after authorities said she struck and killed a pedestrian in Pompano Beach and fled the scene. In a news release, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office identified the driver as 27-year-old Corshana Hatter of Hollywood.  Detectives said she hit a pedestrian in the southbound lanes of Northwest 31st Avenue…

MIAMI, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol reported that a wrong-way driver caused a fatal collision in northwest Miami-Dade County Saturday morning. The accident occurred on the Dolphin Expressway (State Road 836) near 17th Avenue at about 7 a.m.  Troopers said the driver of a Hyundai was going east in the westbound lanes of the roadway…

Authorities have charged a Miami man in connection with a collision that killed another man near Key Biscayne. The Miami Herald reports that 50-year-old Jorge Rodriguez Del Rey is charged with actions that occurred after striking 26-year-old Alcides Andres Yagues, including leaving the scene with a fatality, failure to render aid, and failure to report to law…

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FL – State troopers said one woman was killed and another injured when their car crashed in St. Lucie County on Sunday.  TC Palm reported the accident occurred on U.S. 1 south of East Midway Road shortly after 2 p.m. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 52-year-old woman was driving a…

MIAMI, FL – Bond was denied Friday for Alex Garcia, the teenager facing charges in a crash that killed four people in Miami-Dade, WSVN reports. This is an update to a previous story. At a court appearance, Garcia’s attorney asked for his client to be released until the trial begins in July. But the judge…

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – One man was killed and another was injured when their vehicle crashed in Palm Beach County Friday evening, the Palm Beach Post reports. The accident happened on Congress Avenue near Gun Club Road in West Palm Beach at about 5:30 p.m.  The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said 39-year-old Ronald…

A man working an industrial machine in Miami Gardens suffered a severed arm on Thursday morning. Local10.com reports that the man was working at gourmet pasta manufacturer Fiori Bruna at about 9:30 a.m. when his arm was severed in one of the machines on the premises. Police and paramedics arrived on the scene to find the…