Posts by Hickey Law Firm

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Police and emergency crews were at the scene of a fatal car accident in Fort Lauderdale over the weekend. The incident happened in the area of Northeast Second Avenue and Northeast 13th Street, according to WSVN. The driver of a McLaren sports car crashed into several trees at about 1 a.m. Saturday,…

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – State troopers were searching for a driver who fled the scene following a crash in Hallandale Beach Friday afternoon. According to WPLG, the driver of a Mercedes-Benz slammed into two other vehicles on Interstate 95 south near Pembroke Road. One of the vehicles struck was a Jeep that rolled over from…

As the state of Florida observes a statewide “Stay at the Scene” month, meant to bring awareness to the dangers of hit-and-run crashes, a particularly dangerous hit-and-run collision has been caught on tape. Local10.com reports that the collision occurred in Fort Lauderdale at about 2:30 am on January 16. The victim, Matthew Masters, was crossing the…

A Sarasota County trolley stuck and killed a bicyclist in Siesta Key on Monday. Patch.com reports that the crash occurred at about 1:30 pm Monday as the bicyclist and the trolley were both traveling southbound on Midnight Pass Road at Stickney Point Road. The bicyclist reportedly turned in front of the trolley, causing the trolley…

DELRAY BEACH, FL –  A 70-year-old man was killed last week when his car crashed in a Delray Beach parking lot, reports Boca News Now. The victim was identified by authorities as Michael Leone of Delray Beach. Police said he was driving a Nissan Altima in a parking lot on South Jog Road Wednesday afternoon…

DAVIE, FL – Emergency crews and the Florida Highway Patrol were on the scene of a tractor-trailer accident in Davie Monday morning that caused a fuel spill on the roadway. WSVN reports the vehicle jackknifed in the westbound lanes of Interstate 595 near U.S. 441 at about 10:20 a.m. Officials said the incident resulted in a…

It is well known that traumatic brain injuries (TBI), which includes concussions, can have long-lasting negative effects on the brain. But researchers are learning that TBI can also negatively affect the heart. Local10.com reports that researchers have learned that when a concussion affects the autonomic nervous system, this can cause a down-stream effect that results in…

VERO BEACH, FL – State troopers arrested a woman suspected of driving under the influence following a rollover accident on Interstate 95 Sunday. WPEC reports 53-year-old Barbara Marra is facing a misdemeanor DUI charge in connection with the incident in Indian River County. According to the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office, Marra was driving under the influence…

KEY WEST, FL – Authorities said a police pursuit ended when a fleeing driver crashed into a hotel pool area in Key West. According to NBC Miami, the chase began when a deputy spotted 31-year-old Asiel Diaz Valladares speeding at 86 miles an hour in the 35 mile an hour Key Deer Zone shortly before 11:30…

MIAMI, FL – Police are searching for the driver responsible for a deadly incident in Miami Sunday night, according to WPLG.   The Miami Police Department said the person being sought intentionally struck a man with their vehicle. The incident occurred in a shopping center parking lot in the area of Southwest 11th Street and 27th…

BOYNTON BEACH, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a woman was seriously injured when she was struck by a hit-and-run driver on Interstate 95 Monday night. According to WPEC, the incident happened on I-95 south near Boynton Beach Boulevard in Boynton Beach. The woman was hit as she was trying to retrieve a mattress…

POMPANO BEACH, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office said a woman was killed in a crash involving seven vehicles in Pompano Beach Saturday morning. Deputies from the sheriff’s office responded to the scene in the 2400 block of North Dixie Highway just before 10 a.m. Investigators determined that the driver of a southbound Ford…

PLANTATION, FL – Police are searching for a driver who left the scene after a crash that killed a pedestrian in Plantation Monday morning, reports WPLG.  The victim, a woman, was struck on Sunrise Boulevard near Northwest 47th Avenue sometime before 6 a.m.  She was pronounced dead at the scene.  Her name has not yet…

LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FL – One of the victims of a deadly crash in Lighthouse Point last month has been identified as a teacher with Florida Atlantic University, according to a report by WPTV. This is an update to a previous story. 38-year-old Justin Waldron was killed Jan. 23 when his car was hit from behind…

DORAL, FL – A driver was pulled to safety Monday morning following an accident involving a car and a tractor-trailer in Miami-Dade County. WPLG reports the car ended up underneath the truck near the intersection of Northwest 25th Street and Northwest 97th Avenue in Doral. The driver was extricated by firefighters after being trapped inside the…

There are three types of distracted driving: Visual. This includes anything that takes your eyes off of the road Manual. This includes anything that takes your hands off of the wheel Cognitive. This includes anything that takes your mind off of the road Individually, these types of distractions are dangerous and often fatal. Very few…

JUPITER, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a driver was killed Monday morning when his car crashed on a ramp to Interstate 95, according to WPTV. The victim, a 24-year-old man from Jupiter, lost control of his car on the entrance ramp to I-95 south from Indiantown Road at about 3:30 a.m. State troopers…

NORTH LAUDERDALE, FL – A collision between two vehicles in Broward County left one person dead and two others injured. The incident happened on North State Road 7 in North Lauderdale early Saturday morning, according to CBS Miami.  Investigators with the Broward Sheriff Office determined that a van making a turn was hit by a sedan…

As Florida recognizes Hit-and-Run Awareness Month during the month of February, the state grapples with a series of serious car crashes that have left dozens of Floridians dead in recent months. One such crash took the life of a local college instructor in late January. WPTV.com reports that 38-year-old English instructor Justin Waldron was killed in…