Personal Injury

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Crews were at the scene of a tanker crash on Florida’s Turnpike Friday morning that caused a major fuel spill and extensive traffic backups. According to WPLG, the fuel tanker was one of four vehicles involved in the accident in the turnpike’s southbound lanes near Bird Road at about 6:15 a.m.…

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – A man is under arrest in connection with a fatal car accident late last year in Southwest Miami Dade-County, WSVN reports. This is an update to a previous story. The suspect in the Dec. 27 wrong-way crash is 21-year-old Wilvert Canovas-Moreno.  Authorities say he was driving a Mercedes-Benz SUV east in…

Multiple people died while diving in South Florida this week, during a busy lobster season. WSVN.com reports that the first victim drowned in Monroe County while diving for lobsters at about 7:00 a.m. off Sawyer Key. The second victim was diving in the Florida Keys when a boat propeller ran him over. The third victim…

MIAMI, FL – Police are investigating a crash at a Miami restaurant Friday evening that left five people injured. According to WSVN, the incident happened at the Don Camarón Seafood Grill at 501 Northwest 37th Avenue at about 6:30 p.m. Witness accounts stated that the driver of a Nissan Altima lost control of the vehicle, went…

HILLSBORO BEACH, FL – Authorities said a man died of injuries sustained when his scooter crashed in Hillsboro Beach earlier this month, Boca News Now reported. The victim was identified as 70-year-old John Meehan. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office said Meehan was riding a scooter along Hillsboro Mile July 5 when he drove off the roadway,…

A Lee Trans Bus was involved in a crash late last week. WinkNews.com reports that the crash occurred in Bonita Springs on Saturday in the vicinity of South Tamiami Trail near Coconut Road. Apparently, an SUV crashed into the Lee Trans Bus, as it was stopped at a bus stop north of Coconut Road.  Authorities are…

General Motors is recalling Chevy Bolt vehicles due to a defect that could cause the vehicles to catch fire. ConsumerReports.com reports that GM announced the recall as a result of two rare simultaneous defects “found in the same battery cell, made during module manufacturing process, the root cause of battery fires in certain Chevy Bolt EVs.”…

OAKLAND PARK, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office is nvestigating the death of a pedestrian in what is being called a hit-and-run crash. In a news release, the sheriff’s office said deputies responded to a call of a woman lying in the westbound lanes on East Commercial Boulevard in Oakland Park early Monday morning…

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Authorities arrested a driver on criminal charges in connection with a fatal crash in Palm Beach County Saturday morning, the Palm Beach Post reports. The suspect, identified as 26-year-old Dearly Gomez of West Palm Beach, was driving a Toyota Corolla when the accident occurred at about 3:35 a.m in the area…

SURFSIDE, FL –   A judge said survivors of the Champlain Towers South condo collapse and victims’ families will receive initial compensation of at least $150 million, WPTV and the Associated Press reported. At a hearing on Wednesday, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman said the amount includes at least $100 million in proceeds from the expected sale of the…

BOYNTON BEACH, FL – A fatal crash shut down lanes on Florida’s Turnpike in Boynton Beach Thursday morning, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. The accident happened near mile marker 84 between Boynton Beach Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue.  It involved two cars and a semi-truck, and left the front end of the semi-truck partially submerged in…

A teenager who was responsible for the death of another teen in a boating crash last year has received a sentence of five years’ probation. WESH.com reports that the incident occurred on November 1, 2020, when Gavin Johnston of Pinellas County was speeding in his parent’s boat on the intercoastal waterway. Six people were traveling…

MIRAMAR, FL – Police are investigating a deadly hit-and-run crash that occurred in Miramar on Monday afternoon. NBC Miami reports authorities responded to the scene in the 17800 block of Miramar Parkway just before 1 p.m.  Investigators determined that an Infiniti had gone off the road, hit several trees and caught fire.  The driver, whose name was…