Personal Injury
News: Man charged in South Bay crash that killed 86-year-old motorcyclist
SOUTH BAY, FL – A driver has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of an elderly motorcyclist in Palm Beach County. According to WPEC, the incident took place Sunday on U.S. 27 in South Bay. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said 41-year-old Henry Bailey of Big Pine Key was behind the…
Read MoreNews: Elevator technician killed in accident on the job in Aventura
AVENTURA, FL – Police are investigating an accident that killed an elevator technician in Aventura Tuesday afternoon, WSVN reports. The incident occurred at Harbor Towers Condominium on Yacht Club Drive. A 28-year-old man was on the job repairing an elevator when the incident occurred, trapping him inside an elevator shaft. Police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue…
Read MoreNews: Boca Raton woman hit by car on State Road 7 dies of injuries
BOCA RATON, FL – A young woman who was the victim of a pedestrian accident in Boca Raton last month has passed away from her injuries, WPEC reported. The incident occurred on State Road 7 on Sept. 11 at about 10:41 p.m. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, 20-year-old Brianna Tanner of Boca…
Read MoreFamily Sues Disney Cruise Line Over Alleged Sexual Assault on Three-Year-Old Daughter
In a newly filed lawsuit, a family is alleging that their young daughter was sexually assaulted aboard a Disney cruise ship in 2020. WSVN.com reports that the lawsuit was filed last month in Orlando. The suit alleges that workers in the Disney Fantasy cruise ship daycare were negligent when they failed to separate children by age,…
Read MoreNews: Sheriff’s office investigating fatal scooter accident in Central Broward
CENTRAL BROWARD, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office reports it is investigating a fatal scooter accident in unincorporated Central Broward. The incident took place Friday near the 2800 block of Northwest 15th Court at about 8 p.m. Investigators said 47-year-old Benjamin Gethers was riding a Riya scooter at the same time that a BMW…
Read MoreNews: Woman sentenced to prison for West Palm Beach hit-and-run that killed pregnant mother
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – A woman has been sentenced to prison for a fatal hit-and-run crash in West Palm Beach on September 29, 2020, WPTV reports. A judge sentenced 40-year-old Priscila Nicolas Antonio to five years behind bars for the incident on Pinewood Avenue that killed Catarina Reymondo Marcos. The victim was eight months pregnant at…
Read MoreNews: Pedestrian hit by truck while crossing street in NW Miami-Dade
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Police and rescue crews were at the scene of a pedestrian accident in northwest Miami-Dade County Wednesday morning. According to WPLG, the incident occurred at the intersection of Northwest 27th Avenue and Northwest 122nd Street. Miami-Dade police said a man was walking across the street when he was hit by a truck.…
Read MoreNews: Motorcycle rider killed in collision with pickup truck in Broward County
COOPER CITY, FL – A motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a pickup truck Sunday evening, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office reported in a news release. The accident took place in the area of Griffin Road and Southwest 118th Avenue in Cooper City at about 7:41 p.m. Investigators said 44-year-old Lawrence Bihl of Davie was…
Read MoreNews: Woman, 3 children injured when driver hits their car in Fort Lauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – A multi-vehicle accident in Fort Lauderdale last week left a woman and her three children injured, reports WSVN. The woman, Fallone Pinphinat, said she was driving her BMW on Northwest 19th Street Thursday night at about 8 p.m. when she was struck from behind by a Dodge Charger. The impact caused her…
Read MoreMan Working On Elevator Found Dead in Aventura
A man died while working on an elevator in Aventura on Tuesday. Local10.com reports that at about 2 p.m. a security guard called officials to report that a person was in trouble in the elevator. First responders arrived at the Harbor Village Towers on Yacht Club Drive and discovered that the victim had already passed away. Aventura Police…
Read MoreNews: Palm Springs police searching for hit-and-run driver who struck pedestrian
PALM SPRINGS, FL – Police in Palm Springs are investigating a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian, according to WPEC. The victim, identified as Jamie Sebastian, was struck by a southbound silver vehicle in the 4000 block of Kirk Road at about 11 p.m. Investigators said he was improperly crossing the road from west…
Read MoreSouth Florida Man Arrested for High-Speed Crash That Killed Three
Florida authorities have arrested a South Florida man in connection with a traffic collision that killed three people including a pregnant woman and her unborn child. Local10.com reports that on the night of May 1, 2020, 35-year-old Miami resident Tomas Javier Rodriguez was driving approximately 109 mph on Northeast 8th Street when he ran a…
Read MoreNews: Woman killed, 4 seriously injured in multi-vehicle accident on I-95 south
HOLLYWOOD, FL – A woman was killed in a multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 95 in Broward County early Saturday morning, reports WPLG. The Florida Highway Patrol said two vehicles had been involved in an earlier crash and were stopped on I-95 south near the exit for Sheridan Street in Hollywood at about 3:50 a.m. The…
Read MoreCar Crash Propels Car into Miami Shores Fire Station
An SUV crashed into a fire station in Miami Shores on Saturday. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred at the fire station on Northeast Second Street when a driver was involved in a collision with another vehicle, launching his vehicle into the fire station. The driver’s sister says that “The car was going south and…
Read MoreNews: 5 injured after vehicles collide on NW 3rd Avenue in Miami
MIAMI, FL – At least five people were injured in a motor vehicle collision in Miami on Thursday afternoon, reports WSVN. Miami Fire Rescue responded to the scene at Northwest 3rd Avenue and Northwest 54th Street at about 4 p.m. One pedestrian, a woman, was struck in the crash and was left pinned under a car. …
Read MoreHyundai Recalls 130,000 Vehicles Due to Engine Fire Risk
Automaker Hyundai is recalling over 100,000 vehicles in the U.S. and Canada as a result of defects that could lead to the vehicles’ engines catching fire. AutoServiceWorld.com reports that Hyundai is recalling 130,000 vehicles, including 2017 Tucson and Sonata models. The vehicles’ power system includes a 2.0-litre inline-4 “Nu” gas engine which can seize as…
Read MoreNews: 1 driver killed, 1 injured when vehicles collide in Oakland Park
OAKLAND PARK, FL – One driver was killed and another injured when their vehicles collided in Oakland Park Monday morning, according to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office responded to the scene in the 1900 block of Northwest 38th Street after the incident was reported at about 9:46 a.m. Investigators said the driver…
Read MoreNews: Man charged with DUI manslaughter in Boynton Beach crash that left 2 dead
BOYNTON BEACH, FL – A driver has been arrested in connection with a deadly car wreck Sept. 29 in Boynton Beach, WPEC reports. This is an update to a previous story. 29-year-old Saul Garcia Guzman of Boynton Beach is charged with DUI manslaughter and driving without a license causing death. The accident occurred in the area…
Read MoreNews: Driver dead, 3 others injured after pickup hits SUV in Palm Springs
PALM SPRINGS, FL – A driver was killed and three other people were injured in a collision in Palm Springs Saturday morning, WPTV reports. State troopers said a man was driving a pickup truck on 10th Avenue N. at 11:42 a.m. when he struck an SUV from behind near Henthorne Drive. The impact sent the…
Read MoreFlorida Man Arrested in Connection With Saturday Night Boat Crash
A Florida man is being charged in connection with a boat crash in Florida on Saturday. NewYorkPost.com reports that 38-year-old Paul Rae was apparently drunk when he crashed his boat into an island in Pinellas County at about 10 p.m. on Saturday night. Pinellas County Sheriff’s deputies on marine patrol investigated a Saturday night boat crash…
Read MoreJohn Hickey Recognized as One of America’s Most Honored Lawyers
The founder of Hickey Law Firm, John (Jack) Hickey, has recently been named one of America’s Most Honored Lawyers by American Registry, a rating organization that aggregates data to identify the top business professionals in a variety of categories. Attorney Hickey has been recognized as being among the Top 1% of lawyers by the American…
Read MoreNews: Driver dies after single-vehicle Palm Beach County car wreck
BELLE GLADE, FL – Authorities said a man died in a single-vehicle accident Saturday morning in Palm Beach County. The Palm Beach Post reports the crash happened in the 33000 block of Conners Highway outside Belle Glade. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, 55-year-old Toriano Rutledge of Port St. Lucie was driving an…
Read MoreNews: Suspect arrested in Fort Pierce hit-and-run that killed 10-year-old girl
FORT PIERCE, FL – Police arrested a suspect in a hit-and-run crash that killed a young girl in Fort Pierce last month, TC Palm reports. This is an update to a previous story. 22-year-old Arianna Aleja Colon is charged with vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a crash involving the death of a human.…
Read MoreVolvo Announces Massive Auto Recall Following Airbag-Related Death
Automaker Volvo is recalling over 400,000 vehicles worldwide due to a defect in the vehicles’ airbags that can cause severe injury and death. CNBC.com reports that Volvo is recalling 460,769 vehicles, including 2001-2006 S80 models and 2001-2009 S60 models. The report indicates that over half of these vehicles were sold in the United States. …
Read MoreNews: Passenger dies in car accident near 63rd Street in Miami Beach
MIAMI BEACH, FL – A fatal car accident that occurred in Miami Beach early Saturday morning is under investigation. NBC Miami reports the single-vehicle crash occurred in the area of 63rd Street and Alton Road shortly after 4 a.m. The male driver and a female passenger were taken to Ryder Trauma Center, where the woman…
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