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A South Florida woman has died after she was struck by a vehicle over the weekend. Local10.com reports that a 30-year-old driver was pulling out of the Villas at Pembroke Pines apartments at about 6:00 am Saturday morning. As the diver turned eastbound on Southwest 18th Street he collided with the victim, who was on foot…

BOCA RATON, FL – Police said a driver died after his car crashed in Boca Raton early Thursday morning, according to a report by WPEC. 21-year-old Paul Gregory Marino Jr. was driving an Infiniti 130 on NE 20th Street when he lost control of his car at about 1 a.m., investigators said. The vehicle slammed…

WESTON, FL – One person died and two others were injured after their SUV slammed into a tractor-trailer in Weston Tuesday morning. According to the Palm Beach Post, a 67-year-old man was driving the SUV on an exit ramp from Interstate 75 to U.S. 27 when the accident occurred at about 7:25 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol…

PALM CITY, FL – The patrol car of a Florida Highway Patrol trooper was involved in a multi-vehicle collision Wednesday morning. WPTV reports the accident happened in the northbound lanes of Florida’s Turnpike near Martin Downs Boulevard in Palm City at 10:41 a.m. Investigators determined that a tractor-trailer struck a box truck, which then collided…

KEY LARGO, FL – A woman was killed in a car accident that caused major disruptions in the Florida Keys Tuesday morning, according to FL Keys News. Authorities said the victim was driving in the southbound lanes of U.S. 1 in Key Largo at about 4:20 a.m. when her car went off the road and struck a…

MIAMI, FL – Police and rescue crews were at the scene of a multi-vehicle crash that affected traffic in Miami Wednesday afternoon. According to WSVN, a flatbed truck overturned on Interstate 95 south in the area of Interstate 395. Several other vehicles were also involved in the accident. Miami Fire Rescue crews said no injuries…

MIAMI BEACH, FL – Police say a pedestrian was struck in Miami Beach by a driver who left the scene, WPLG reports. The incident happened Monday night as the woman was crossing West 63rd Street in the area of Indian Creek Drive. Investigators said she was not crossing within the crosswalk at the time she…

PEMBROKE PINES, FL – Two people were hospitalized after a car slammed into a police vehicle in Pembroke Pines early Sunday morning. According to WPLG, the incident happened after two police officers had completed a traffic stop on Pines Boulevard near Northwest 136th Avenue at about 2 a.m. The driver of a Toyota crashed into…

DAVIE, FL – A car crash at an intersection in Davie Monday afternoon left one person hospitalized, according to WPLG.  Police said the accident happened in the area of Southwest 136th Street and Southwest Eighth Street near Liberty Park. Emergency crews responded to the scene and airlifted the injured person to Broward General Hospital.  Their…

LAUDERDALE LAKES, FL – Authorities have announced an arrest in connection with a deadly hit-and-run crash in Lauderdale Lakes last weekend. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office said 30-year-old Darren Fertil has been taken into custody on multiple charges.  The accident happened shortly after midnight Saturday in the vicinity of West Oakland Park Boulevard and Northwest 46th…

BOYNTON BEACH, FL – Two sedans collided and went up in flames in a fatal accident on Florida’s Turnpike Sunday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol said. According to WPTV, the vehicles were heading north near mile marker 66 in Palm Beach County when the crash occurred at about 5:40 a.m.  The FHP said one of…

A rollover crash in South Miami-Dade left six people hospitalized Tuesday afternoon. MiamiHerald.com reports that the crash occurred during afternoon rush hour on Florida’s Turnpike when a Ford Expedition was traveling north in the vicinity of Southwest 288th. The driver of the vehicle lost control of the SUV, leading to the truck overturning and smashing into…

Auto giant Ford is recalling tens of thousands of vehicles due to a manufacturing defect that left the vehicles’ windshields insufficiently fixed in place. Freep.com reports that Ford is recalling 87,350 F-Series trucks, model year 2020-21, “because the front windshields are inadequately bonded to the vehicle body structure.” During a crash, the windshields may break…

BOCA RATON, FL – A driver was killed when her car was struck by another vehicle in Boca Raton Saturday night, police said. According to Boca News Now, the accident took place in the 2800 block of North Federal Highway at about 9 p.m.  Boca Raton police said the driver of a 2012 Nissan was…

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Authorities continue the search for the driver responsible for the death of a pedestrian in Southwest Miami-Dade late last week. According to WSVN, a woman was attempting to cross the northbound lanes of U.S. 1 near Southwest 139th Avenue last Friday when she was hit by a car at about 4…

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL  – Police detained two suspects and were searching for two others following a multi-vehicle crash in Miami-Dade County Wednesday. According to WPLG, a blue Maserati was among the vehicles involved in the accident on Interstate 95 northbound near 151st Street.  The Florida Highway Patrol said four people who were in the Maserati…

MIAMI, FL – Police were investigating after a driver lost control and crashed into a building in Miami early Sunday morning, according to WPLG. Investigators said a Jaguar ran off the road, went through a fence and struck a building at Northeast Second Avenue and Northeast 75th Street in the city’s Little River neighborhood. The…

MARTIN COUNTY, FL – One man was killed and two others were injured in a collision between two vehicles in Martin County Wednesday night. According to TC Palm, the accident happened in the vicinity of Martin Downs Boulevard and Olympic Club Terrace. The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of a Honda was making a left turn…

WEST PALM BEACH, FL –  Authorities were on the scene of a fatal pedestrian accident in West Palm Beach Monday afternoon, reports WPTV. The incident happened near the intersection of S. Military Trail and Edward Road shortly after 3 p.m. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, the victim was identified as 47-year-old Santos…

MIAMI GARDENS, FL – Police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Miami Gardens Monday night, according to WSVN. The victim was hit by a vehicle in the area of Northwest 27th Avenue and 207th Street. Police. Emergency crews responded to the scene at about 7:45 p.m. and found the pedestrian…