Personal Injury
News: Lanes blocked on Florida’s Turnpike following Palm Beach County accident
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a pedestrian was killed in an accident that shut down a stretch of Florida’s Turnpike Monday night. According to WPTV, the male victim was struck by a vehicle at the 109 mile marker of the turnpike south of PGA Boulevard in Palm Beach Gardens. The man was pronounced dead…
Read MoreNews: Pedestrian fatally struck by tractor-trailer in Miami
MIAMI, FL – Miami police and rescue units responded to the scene of a fatal pedestrian accident on Tuesday morning, reports NBC Miami. Police said a woman, about 30-40 years old, was hit by a tractor-trailer that appeared to have exited a building in the vicinity of Northwest 14th Avenue and Northwest North River Drive.…
Read MoreNews: Thousands left without power in Miami after SUV slams into pole
MIAMI, FL – A car accident caused a power outage in a portion of Miami Sunday morning, WPLG reports. Authorities said the driver of an SUV crashed into a power pole near Southwest 6th Street and the vehicle became stuck on a tension cable. The woman driving the SUV was extricated by rescuers and was…
Read MoreMore Details on Crash that Injured Eight In Doral
Several days ago we blogged about a serious car crash in Doral that left eight people injured. Now, authorities have released additional information about the collision. WSVN.com reports that the crash occurred at about 3:10 a.m. Saturday morning, in the vicinity of Northwest 58th Street and 102nd Avenue. Two vehicles crashed, leaving eight people injured.…
Read MoreNews: Driver killed in rollover accident on Interstate 75 near Weston
WESTON, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a driver died in an SUV accident on Interstate 75 early Sunday morning. According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, the man lost control of the vehicle while driving south on I-75 near Royal Palm Boulevard in Weston at about 5:25 a.m. The SUV went onto the shoulder of…
Read MoreCalifornia Man Dies after Diving Off Boat to Catch Football In Florida Keys
A man died after jumping off of a boat while attempting to catch a football on Saturday. OrlandoSentinel.com reports that the 46-year-old victim, Liam John Daly of California, apparently dove face-first into the water while attempting to catch the football while on a boat in the Florida Keys. Daly was on a commercial pontoon boat…
Read MoreEight Injured in Early Morning Doral Car Crash
A serious car crash left 8 people hospitalized on Saturday. WSVN.com reports that the 2-vehicle collision occurred at about 3:10 a.m. in the vicinity of Northwest 58th Street and 102nd Avenue in Doral. Though the details of the collision are unclear, the report does indicate that eight people were injured in total. First responders took…
Read MoreNews: 2 victims identified in collision between truck and motorcycle in Fort Lauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Authorities identified two victims of a fatal collision that occurred in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday morning, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. The two people killed were 22-year-old Carone L. Richardson Jr. of Fort Lauderdale and 60-year-old Germaine Jean Baptiste. The crash involving a truck and a motorcycle occurred at 1700…
Read MoreNews: Hit-and-run driver causes rollover accident in Miramar
MIRAMAR, FL – A driver left the scene after causing a car crash in Miramar on Thursday afternoon, reports WSVN. Two cars collided in the area of Red Road and Miramar Boulevard at about 2:30 p.m. The impact caused one of the vehicles, a blue Hyundai, to roll over onto its roof. The driver escaped…
Read MoreNews:3 hospitalized in Miami accident involving Publix 18-wheeler
MIAMI, FL – Police and emergency crews were at the scene of a crash in Miami Friday morning involving several vehicles, including a Publix 18-wheeler truck. According to WPLG, the collision occurred in the vicinity of Northwest 37th Avenue and Northwest 7th Street sometime before 7 a.m. Two pickups were involved in the crash with the tractor-trailer, police…
Read MoreNews: 2 drivers injured in wreck involving dump truck on I-95 in North Miami
NORTH MIAMI, FL – A multi-vehicle crash in North Miami Wednesday morning sent two drivers to the hospital, reports WSVN. The Florida Highway Patrol responded to the scene in the southbound express lanes of Interstate 95 near the exit for Northwest 151st Street. State troopers said a dump truck crashed into two SUVs and then…
Read MoreNews: Driver detained following deadly Hialeah Gardens collision
HIALEAH GARDENS, FL – A driver has been detained and is expected to face charges in connection with a deadly accident in Hialeah Gardens, WSVN reported. 38-year-old Lavarius Bethel was taken into custody after police said he drove a pickup truck that struck a pedestrian, then hit a school bus and three other cars. The…
Read MoreNews: Scooter rider killed in collision with car on State Road 7 in West Park
WEST PARK, FL – Authorities were at the scene of a collision in Broward County Thursday morning that killed a scooter rider, WPLG reports. The incident took place in the area of State Road 7 and Miramar Parkway in West Park. The motor scooter was involved in a crash with a white Jaguar shortly before…
Read MoreCar Crashes into Building in Lauderhill – Injuring 3
Three people were injured when a car crashed into a building in Lauderhill on Thursday. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred when a white Honda crashed into an apartment building at the intersection of Northwest 49th Street and Northwest 78th Avenue. A neighbor told the news outlet that she was watching TV when they heard a…
Read MoreNews: Pedestrian dies following multi-vehicle collision in Hialeah Gardens
HIALEAH GARDENS, FL – A school bus was one of four vehicles involved in a fatal accident in Hialeah Gardens Tuesday afternoon. According to NBC Miami, the incident took place in the vicinity of Northwest 103rd Street and Northwest 77th Avenue sometime before 4:30 p.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said a pedestrian was struck by…
Read MorePro Wrestling Star Sues Biltmore Hotel Over Alleged Sexual Assault
A professional wrestler is accusing a masseuse at the Biltmore Hotel of sexually abusing her. Local10.com reports that Taryn Terrell, who goes by the stage name Tifanny, is joining several other women in a lawsuit against the Biltmore Hotel. The women allege that a masseuse inappropriately touch them while he was working there in 2020.…
Read MoreNews: Deerfield Beach man killed when car slams into tree
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office reports it is investigating a fatal car accident in Deerfield Beach last week. Traffic homicide detectives say 34-year-old Carlos Guzman Castaneda of Deerfield Beach was driving a Hyundai Elantra on West Hillsboro Boulevard Friday morning when the accident occurred at about 8 a.m. A witness told…
Read MoreNews: Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicles on I-95 near Atlantic Avenue
DELRAY BEACH, FL – A pedestrian was killed in an accident on Interstate 95 in Palm Beach County early Saturday morning, WPEC reports. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 20-year-old St. Cloud man was running across the interstate in the southbound lanes near Atlantic Avenue when he was struck by a truck at about…
Read MoreNews: Brightline train hits car carrying grandmother, toddler in Pompano Beach
POMPANO BEACH, FL – A 71-year-old woman and her 1-year-old grandson were in a car that was struck by a Brightline train in Pompano Beach Monday morning, reports WPEC. The incident took place in the area of Northeast Third Street and North Flagler Avenue at about 10 a.m. Officials said the woman was driving her…
Read MoreNews: Motorcycle rider struck by hit-and-run driver in Miami
MIAMI, FL – Police responded to the scene of a hit-and-run crash that injured a motorcycle rider in Miami Sunday, according to WSVN. The incident happened in the vicinity of Northeast Biscayne Boulevard and Northeast 16th Street, where the motorcyclist was struck by a car. The rider was hospitalized after sustaining head injuries in the collision. …
Read MoreOn Killed and Two Injured In Chain-Reaction Crash Involving Miami-Dade School Bus
One person was killed and two others were injured in a serious chain-reaction crash in Hialeah Gardens Tuesday afternoon. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred as a Dodge pickup truck was traveling southbound near State Road 826 exited at 103rd Street. The truck reportedly struck a pedestrian and then crashed into an Audi. This resulted…
Read MoreNews: 23-year-old woman killed in multi-vehicle wreck on Florida Turnpike
HOLLYWOOD, FL – A woman died after she was involved in a multi-vehicle crash on the Florida Turnpike Saturday morning, reports NBC Miami. The 23-year-old woman was driving an SUV in the turnpike’s northbound lanes near Griffin Road in Hollywood when the accident occurred shortly before 1 a.m. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, she…
Read MoreWoman and Her Grandson Hospitalized Following Brightline Train Collision
A South Florida woman and her grandson were in a vehicle that was struck by a Brightline train Monday. Local10.com reports that at about 10:20 am the woman and her one-year-old grandson were traveling in a vehicle when it collided with a Brightline train in the vicinity of Northeast Third Street and North Flagler Avenue. Surveillance…
Read MoreNews: Authorities identify 2 victims of crash involving fleeing driver in Miami-Dade County
MIAMI-DADE, FL – Authorities have disclosed the identities of two people killed in a collision in Miami-Dade County last Thursday, WPLG reports. This is an update to a previous story. Miami-Dade police say an officer tried to pull over a man driving a Lexus SUV on U.S. 1 near Southwest 172nd Street in Palmetto Bay, but…
Read MoreMiami Area Hit and Run Leaves Woman Hospitalized
A hit-and-run crash in Miami on Sunday left a woman hospitalized. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred in the area of Northwest 72nd Avenue and 2nd Street. Apparently, a second vehicle was involved in the collision, but it did not stop and remain at the scene of the crash as is required by Florida law.…
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