Personal Injury
News: Crash on I-95 in West Palm Beach kills 19-year-old driver
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – A young woman died after she lost control of her vehicle and crashed on Interstate 95 Tuesday night, WPTV reports. The accident happened on I-95 south near Belvedere Road in West Palm Beach at about 7:30 p.m. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the 19-year-old driver was in the inside…
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…
Read MoreNews: Sheriff’s office searching for driver who struck pedestrian on State Road 7 in Broward County
BROWARD COUNTY, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office is searching for the driver responsible for a hit-and-run crash that critically injured a pedestrian last week. In a news release, the BSO said deputies responded to the incident Sept. 15 near the 1800 block of South State Road 7 in unincorporated Central Broward shortly before 7:30…
Read MoreNews: Man charged with vehicular homicide in SW Miami-Dade accident
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – A driver has been arrested and charged in connection with a crash that killed three people in southwest Miami-Dade County last month, WPLG reports. 24-year-old Rodney Rodriguez of Hialeah is facing three counts of vehicular homicide for the Aug. 31 collision at Southwest 72nd Street and Southwest 92nd Avenue. Police said Rodriguez…
Read MoreNews: Miami-Dade detectives make arrest in fatal hit-and-run crash
HOMESTEAD, FL – An arrest has been made in a hit-and-run crash that killed a scooter rider in Miami-Dade County Sunday morning, according to WPLG. The accident happened in the vicinity of North Krome Avenue and Northeast 14th Street in Homestead at about 3:40 a.m. Investigators said 58-year-old David Linares of Florida City was driving…
Read MoreNews: 2 dead after car rear-ended at red light at Boynton Beach
BOYNTON BEACH, FL – A rear-end collision in Boynton Beach early Sunday morning left two people dead. According to WPEC, a Hyundai Elentra was stopped at a red light in the area of Boynton Beach Boulevard and Winchester Park Boulevard shortly after midnight. Police said the vehicle was struck from behind by a Volkswagen Jetta that…
Read MorePolice Arrest Florida Man For Fatal Hit-and-Run Involving Scooter
Monday afternoon police continued to search for the driver of a pickup truck that struck and killed a man riding a scooter Sunday. Now, it appears they have arrested a suspect. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred at about 3:45 a.m. when the dark-colored pickup truck struck the scooter driver near Krome Avenue ad Southwest…
Read MoreNews: Pedestrian fatally struck by semi-truck in Port Everglades
PORT EVERGLADES, FL – Authorities are investigating a fatal pedestrian accident that occurred in Broward County Friday morning, according to WPLG. Police said a pedestrian was hit by a semi-truck in the area of South Federal Highway and Southeast 30th Street in Port Everglades just before 7 a.m. The victim, whose name was not released, was…
Read MoreNews: Woman killed when crash sends car into West Park barbershop
WEST PARK, FL – A collision Friday morning sent a car into a Broward County barbershop, killing a young woman. WSVN reports the accident occurred at 5600 Pembroke Road in West Park. According to police, the driver of a Dodge Charger did not stop at a flashing red light and took off before sheriff’s deputies…
Read MoreScooter Rider Dead After Homestead Hit-and-Run
A man riding a scooter died after being involved in a traffic collision on Sunday. Local10.com reports that the victim was riding a scooter in the vicinity of Krome Avenue and Southwest 14th Street at about 3:32 a.m. when the vehicle struck him. MAN ON SCOOTER DEAD IN HOMESTEAD: A man has been struck and…
Read More8-Months Pregnant Woman Injured in Crash
A pregnant woman was injured in a crash in Pembroke Pines on Saturday. Local10.com reports that the 8-month-pregnant woman was injured in a rollover crash that occurred at about 10:00 a.m. in the area of Pembroke Road and Southwest 94th Way. Authorities believe that the driver swerved in order to avoid an animal in the…
Read MoreOne Dead after Semi Strikes Pedestrian in Broward County
A person was killed in a traffic collision involving a semi-truck near Port Everglades on Friday. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred at about 7:00 a.m. when a semi-truck struck a pedestrian near South Federal Highway and Southeast 30th Street. PEDESTRIAN FATALLY STRUCK BY SEMI: A pedestrian died at a hospital Friday morning shortly after…
Read MoreNews: Man and woman killed when Tesla crashes into tree at intersection in Coral Gables
CORAL GABLES, FL – Two people died after the driver of a Tesla lost control and crashed into a tree in Coral Gables Monday night, according to WPLG. Police responded to the scene in the area of Alhambra Circle and Coral Way, where the vehicle caught fire after the crash. The victims, whose names were not immediately…
Read MoreNews: 8-car pileup slows traffic on I-95 south in Fort Lauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Rescue crews were on the scene of an accident that snarled traffic on Interstate 95 Thursday morning, WSVN reports. A total of eight cars were involved in the crash on I-95 south near Broward Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale at about 6:40 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating to determine whether…
Read MoreNews: Miami hit-and-run crash leaves elderly man critically injured
MIAMI, FL – Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash in Miami that left an elderly man critically injured, according to WPLG. The incident happened Thursday morning as the victim was walking in the vicinity of West Flagler Street and Northwest 47th Avenue. Investigators said he was hit by a car at about 2 a.m., and…
Read MoreNews: Fort Lauderdale man dies after being hit by car in Oakland Park
OAKLAND PARK, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal pedestrian accident in Oakland Park Saturday night. The sheriff’s office issued a press release regarding the incident in the area of Northwest 31st Avenue and Northwest 39th Street. Traffic homicide detectives said 68-year-old Otis Wright of Fort Lauderdale was trying to cross…
Read MoreNews: 17-year-old charged as adult in car wreck that killed 4 in Palm Beach Gardens
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL – A 17-year-old driver has been charged as an adult in a car accident in Palm Beach Gardens that left four people dead, WPTV reports. This is an update to a previous story. The crash occurred July 30 on the Beeline Highway near PGA Boulevard. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said…
Read MoreTwo Hospitalized After Crash Resulting from Police Chase
Two people are hospitalized following a police chase and crash in NW Miami-Dade. WSVN.com reports that the crash occurred after two people began a chase near NW 31st St. and NW 19th Ave. Reportedly someone called police and reported shots fired, complete with a description of the vehicle and the vehicle’s tag number. #DEVELOPING –…
Read MoreNews: West Palm Beach woman killed in Lake Park SUV accident
LAKE PARK, FL – A driver passed away of injuries sustained in a car accident in Palm Beach County last week, authorities said. The Palm Beach Post reports the victim was identified as 49-year-old Sonia Lewis of West Palm Beach. The accident happened Sept. 8 on Congress Avenue in the vicinity of Watertower Road and…
Read MoreMother and Daughter Involved in Scary Hialeah Vehicle Crash
A mother and her toddler daughter were involved in a vehicle crash in Hialeah Wednesday that left them both shaken. Lcoal10.com reports that the crash occurred at about 8:30 a.m. when a woman was traveling in the vicinity of Your Boss Auto on Le Jeune Road. Apparently, the woman was attempting to avoid another vehicle…
Read MoreNews: Driver dies after vehicle goes into canal in Broward County
MIRAMAR, FL – A driver died after a single-vehicle accident in Miramar Tuesday night, reports WPLG. Authorities said the car plunged into a canal in the area of Miramar Boulevard and University Drive in Miramar. Divers and other first responders were dispatched to the scene, and a person was seen being pulled from the water.…
Read MoreNews: Passenger in disabled vehicle killed in SW Miami-Dade hit-and-run
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – State troopers said a person was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver along Florida’s Turnpike early Tuesday morning, according to WSVN. The Florida Highway Patrol reported that a pickup truck had become disabled and pulled over in the turnpike’s northbound lanes near the exit for 216th Street shortly before 2:30 a.m. When…
Read MoreNews: Driver dies after losing control on I-95, crashing into trees
MARTIN COUNTY, FL – A driver died in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 95 in Martin County Sunday morning, authorities said. According to WPEC, the crash happened in the southbound lanes of I-95. The Florida Highway Patrol said a 26-year-old man lost control of his vehicle, veered to the left and slammed into two trees. The victim…
Read MoreNews: 4 injured in crash involving tractor-trailer on I-95 in Oakland Park
OAKLAND PARK, FL – Four people were injured in an accident that disrupted traffic on Interstate 95 Sunday morning, according to WSVN. The crash involved multiple vehicles, including a tractor-trailer, and occurred in the northbound lanes of I-95 near Commercial Boulevard in Oakland Park at about 10:15 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol arrived at the…
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