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PLANTATION, FL – A car crash in Plantation Monday morning left two people dead, reports WSVN. The accident happened in the area of Northwest 47th Avenue and State Road 7 shortly after 7 a.m.  Another person was hospitalized in the incident. No details have been released on the identities of the victims, or the circumstances that…

Florida authorities say that a pedestrian was killed on I-95 early Saturday morning. Local10.com reports that about half past midnight a silver Hyundai was traveling north on I-95 near Northwest 125th St. At the same time a man was crossing I-95 on foot from east to west. The vehicle struck the pedestrian, severely injuring him.…

DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office released details of a crash that killed a Coconut Creek man Tuesday morning. The incident started when 71-year-old Joe Robertson, driving a Lexus, rear-ended a Toyota driver who had stopped at a red light at the intersection of Northwest 45th Avenue and West Hillsboro Boulevard in Deerfield…

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – A woman died after being hit by two vehicles on a roadway in Miami-Dade County early Thursday, according to WPLG. The Florida Highway Patrol said the incident happened after the victim stopped her SUV on the westbound lanes of the Dolphin Expressway near Northwest 107th Avenue at about 3:30 a.m. After…

MIAMI-DADE, FL – Several vehicles were reported to have been involved in a fatal crash Thursday morning on a roadway in Northwest Miami-Dade, according to WSVN. The accident happened on State Road 836 near the exit for Northwest 107th Avenue at about 3:30 a.m. No information was immediately released on the person who was killed…

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – A car crash in Miami-Dade County Wednesday afternoon left three people hospitalized, according to WPLG. The incident occurred in the area of Northeast 10th Avenue and Northeast 145th Street. It began when Miam-Dade Police attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a black BMW. Police said the vehicle attempted to flee,…

A serious Miami area crash left three people hospitalized Wednesday afternoon, including two minors. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred at NE 10th Avenue and NE 145th Street. Apparently, Miami-Dade police were following a black vehicle west on NE 145th when the vehicle crashed into the blue vehicle in which the victims were traveling. Two of…

NORTH MIAMI, FL – Police say they have made an arrest following a crash that left a man injured outside a North Miami lounge Saturday morning. WPLG reports the suspect is 26-year-old Luis Iraheta, who has been charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm. The incident happened near the Arena Grill and Lounge in the area…

In what being billed as one of the most expensive auto recalls in history, Hyundai is recalling 82,000 vehicles. By recall standards, this is a relatively modest number. But the recall is costing a hefty amount – estimated at $900 million. The electric vehicles are being recalled due to battery defects that could cause the…

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Police are searching for the driver responsible for a fatal hit-and-run incident in southwest Miami-Dade County Monday morning, according to WPLG. Responding police officers discovered the victim in the roadway on Krome Avenue and Southwest 192nd Street at about 5:30 a.m. The man was identified as 78-year-old Rafael Duyos Jr., who was…

MIAMI GARDENS, FL – A Miami Heat security guard was killed in a car crash near his Miami Gardens home last week, WPLG reports. The victim was identified as 35-year-old Stephan Maze, who worked at the American Airlines Arena. According to his mother Kesta Nelson, Maze was headed to work after leaving their apartment in…

DORAL, FL –  Police say a wrong-way driver was involved in a multi-vehicle crash on the Florida Turnpike Sunday morning.  According to WSVN, the accident occurred near Northwest 41st Street in Doral at about 6:30 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of a Dodge pickup truck was going south in the Turnpike’s northbound…

A pickup truck became trapped under a tractor-trailer following a crash in Miami-Dade Sunday afternoon. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred at about 4:45 p.m. in the vicinity of Southwest 88 Street and Krome Avenue.    Though authorities have not yet released details about the circumstances leading up to the crash, they did reveal that…

A Lamborghini SUV was involved in a crash in Northwest Miami-Dade County on Saturday, leaving one person hospitalized. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred in the vicinity of Northwest 27th Avenue and 119th Street during the early hours of Saturday morning. Apparently, the incident began when the Lamborghini was involved in a hit and run near…

Automaker Kia has announced the recall of nearly 400,000 vehicles due to the risk of fire. NYTimes.com reports that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA) announced the recall of approximately 380,000 vehicles including Sportage SUVs and Cadenza model years 2017 to 2021. The vehicles were manufactured with so-called “smart cruise control.” According to the recall,…

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL – Two men were killed Thursday morning in a multi-vehicle crash that shut down a stretch of the Florida Turnpike, according to WPEC. The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of a tractor-trailer lost control while going north on the turnpike near Indiantown Road in Palm Beach Gardens at about 6…

BROWARD COUNTY, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office said a driver who left the scene of one crash and was then involved in another has died. Both incidents occurred Feb. 25 in Pompano Beach. The man was identified as 29-year-old Joseph Riesen of Naples, Florida. In the first incident, detectives said Riesen was involved…

A vehicle was involved in a collision with a residence in Davie Thursday. Local10.com reports that the incident occurred in the 9300 block of Old Orchard Road in Forest Ridge. As homeowner Pearla McMasters was working on her computer a car came crashing through her front window. McMasters described the incident as being similar to…