Personal Injury
News: 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: Driver killed after losing control, crashing into water in SW Miami-Dade
MIAM-DADE COUNTY, FL – A woman died after losing control of her vehicle on Florida’s Turnpike in southwest Miami-Dade County Sunday morning, WPLG reports. The accident happened Sunday morning as the driver was headed south on the turnpike near Southwest 254th Street. Her vehicle crashed through a grassy area and then plunged into a 30-foot…
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…
Read MorePolaris Recalls ATVs Due to Dangerous Throttle Problem
All-terrain vehicle manufacturer Polaris is recalling almost 14,000 ATVs due to defects that can cause the vehicles’ throttle speed control stops to “break and become stuck, posing a crash hazard.” A throttle problem creating a crash hazard caused Polaris to recall 13,990 Phoenix 200 ATVs from model years 2011 through 2021 in the United States and…
Read MoreMiami Beach Crash Leaves One Dead and One Hospitalized
A crash in Miami Beach left one person dead and another injured on Saturday. Local10.com reports that a man was driving a vehicle when it was involved in a crash near Alton Road and 63rd Street at about 4:00 a.m. on Saturday morning. The crash was so severe that both the driver and the woman…
Read MoreNews: Driver charged with DUI manslaughter in fatal Broward County accident
PARKLAND, FL – An alleged drunk driver has been charged in connection with a fatal rollover car accident in Broward County last April, Parkland Talk reports. Authorities said 57-year-old John Serino of Parkland was behind the wheel of a Superfast Ferrari when he crashed in the area of West Sunrise Boulevard and the Sawgrass Expressway in Sunrise…
Read MoreSouth Florida Man Suspected of Multiple Child Molestations
A South Florida man is being accused of molesting a boy in Aventura, and investigators believe that there may be more victims. Local10.com reports that the suspect, Gerald Jose Millan Gutierrez, was driving the alleged victim home from receiving a haircut when he allegedly pulled over en route and begun to show the boy pornography…
Read MoreNews: Pedestrian dies after being struck by van in Central Broward
BROWARD COUNTY, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office reports it is investigating a fatal pedestrian accident in unincorporated Central Broward on Sunday night. The incident took place in the 1900 block of State Road 7 just before 9 p.m. Investigators say 53-year-odl Geronimo Perez-Garcia of Fort Lauderdale was attempting to walk across the roadway…
Read MoreNews: Police searching for driver who fled scene after hitting bicyclist in Homestead
HOMESTEAD, FL – Police in Homestead are trying to find the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash, according to NBC Miami. On Tuesday investigators released surveillance video of the incident, which occurred Sept. 4 at about 7:15 p.m. According to police, a bicyclist was riding south on North Krome Avenue and entered the travel…
Read MoreNews: Head-on crash shuts down Seven Mile Bridge in Florida Keys
MONROE COUNTY, FL – A head-on collision shut down the Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys Monday afternoon, the Miami Herald reports. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said two vehicles crashed about halfway across the bridge at mile marker 43.5, at about 2 p.m. Keysnews reports that one of the vehicles was a private ambulance…
Read MoreMiami FC Soccer Play Arrested for Alleged Sexual Assault
A Miami area professional soccer player has been arrested for allegedly raping a woman. The man, 20-year-old Jahshaun Anglin, allegedly raped a woman in a room on Tuesday after she declined to be with him consensually. .@TheMiamiFC midfielder Jahshaun Anglin accused of sexually battering woman https://t.co/cCMNCQEvkv — CBS4 Miami (@CBSMiami) September 29, 2021 Authorities later…
Read MoreNews: Man on scooter struck, killed by vehicle in Pompano Beach
POMPANO BEACH, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office released details regarding a fatal scooter crash earlier this month in Pompano Beach. The accident happened Sept. 1 in the area of North Dixie Highway and East Copans Road. Detectives said 49-year-old Gary Thornton was riding a JBLC scooter west on East Copans Road when he…
Read MoreVideo Shows Moments Just Before Illegal Vehicle Race Deaths
Broadcaster Local10.com has published a video that purports to show an illegal car race moments before a crash that killed two and injured five. The video apparently shows a person driving a vehicle recklessly at about 2:00 a.m. on Saturday. The crash occurred near Northwest 183rd Street and 38th Court in Miami Gardens. A witness…
Read MoreNews: Suspects fleeing from police crash in front of Miami funeral home
MIAMI, FL – Two people fleeing from police were arrested after their vehicle crashed in Miami Saturday night, NBC Miami reports. Miami-Dade Police said the suspects, 36-year-old Joseph Pereira and 24-year-old Mercedes Ariosa, were initially involved in robbing a man at gunpoint at Northwest 27th Avenue and Northwest 42nd Street. When officers tried to stop them,…
Read MoreNews: Multi-vehicle crash in Miami Gardens kills 2, injures 5
MIAMI GARDENS, FL – Police in Miami Gardens are investigating a weekend crash that killed two people, according to WSVN. The incident occurred at about 2 a.m. Saturday in the area of Northwest 183rd Street and 38th Court, and involved five vehicles. WPLG reported family members have identified one of the people killed as 42-year-old…
Read MoreFlorida Alerted to Salmonella Outbreak
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is warning about a massive salmonella outbreak that is affecting at least half the states in the Union. SALMONELLA OUTBREAK UPDATE: 152 more cases reported in fast-growing Salmonella outbreak. The source remains unknown, but investigators are working quickly to identify a food linked to illness. Latest info: https://t.co/SH3Iy80Pwe. pic.twitter.com/ON1NGaNGR4 —…
Read MoreNews: Head-on collision in Boynton Beach leaves 1 dead, 2 critically injured
BOYNTON BEACH, FL – A fatal head-on collision occurred in Palm Beach County Saturday afternoon, according to WPTV. Authorities said the driver of a BMW X3 went over a center median while going north on S. Military Trail in Boynton Beach just before 3:30 p.m. The vehicle entered the path of a Toyota Tundra and…
Read MorePedestrian Dead After Orlando School Bus Runs Him Over
A Florida man is dead after he was involved in a traffic collision during which a car struck him and then a school bus ran him over. ClickOrlando.com reports that the crash occurred Americana Boulevard and Texas Avenue at about 6:30 a.m. on Thursday. The victim was crossing the road in a crosswalk when a…
Read MoreNews: Person of interest identified in hit-and-run that killed child in Fort Pierce
FORT PIERCE, FL – Police reported new developments Friday in a hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a child in Fort Pierce. WPTV reported that police had identified a person of interest in the case and had also located the vehicle involved in the incident. The crash occurred Thursday morning in the area of…
Read MoreNews: Scooter rider killed in collision with truck in Miami Beach
MIAMI BEACH, FL – Police responded to a deadly scooter accident in Miami Beach on Thursday, according to WSVN. The incident took place in the vicinity of 83rd Street and Harding Avenue. Authorities said a person riding a scooter collided with a delivery truck. The rider, whose name was not immediately released, was pronounced dead…
Read MoreWhat are the Most Common Dangers on a Cruise Ship?
Cruise ships are intended to be fun, to provide passengers with an exciting and relaxing time while allowing them to see sights that would otherwise be impossible. And, while this is surely the case for many cruise ship passengers, a surprisingly large number sustain serious injury during routine cruises. One of the leading causes of…
Read More10-Year-Old Killed in Hit-and-Run at Bus Stop
A young girl is dead following a hit-and-run crash in Fort Pierce, Florida on Thursday. WSVN.com reports that the 10-year-old victim died after a vehicle struck her while she was walking toward her school bus at about 6:35 in the morning. Authorities have identified the victim as Yaceny Berenice Rodriguez-Gonzalez. Gonzalez was reportedly crossing the street toward…
Read MoreNews: Victim identified in fatal Fort Lauderdale pedestrian crash
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Authorities have identified the victim in a fatal pedestrian accident in Fort Lauderdale last week. According to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, the man killed was 45-year-old Kris Krofka. Detectives say he was hit by a semi-truck Friday near South Federal Highway and Southeast 30th Street outside of Port Everglades, sometime…
Read MoreMiami-Dade Psychiatrist Arrested for Child Sex Abuse
A psychiatrist has been arrested for alleged child sex abuse in Miami-Dade. Local10.com reports that 65-year-old Dr. Tom Wyatt is accused of having sexually abused Gentry Fry and two of his friends when they were children. Fry accuses Wyatt, who also goes by the name Thomas Clayton Wyatt, of showing the boys pornography and sexually abusing…
Read MoreNews: Man dies after driving off I-95 in Miami-Dade, crashing into tree
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – State troopers were at the scene of a deadly crash in Miami-Dade County early Wednesday morning. According to WPLG, the accident happened as a man was driving a Mercedes-Benz sedan on Interstate 95 north at about 4:40 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver lost control of the vehicle near…
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