Personal Injury
Woman Goes Missing from Boat off the Coast of the Bahamas
The U.S. Coast Guard reports that a woman went missing from a boat while sailing near the Bahamas. Local10.com reports that the Coast Guard and Border Patrol are searching for the missing woman, who reportedly disappeared while sailing approximately 170 miles east of Eleuthera. THIS JUST IN: The U.S. Coast Guard and Border Patrol are…
Read MoreNews: Alleged drunk driver slams into 4 cars in Fort Lauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – An alleged drunk driver was arrested following a crash in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday night, reports WSVN. Police said 31-year-old Ana Maria Peralta was driving south on Federal Highway near State Road 84 when she slammed into four cars. Minor injuries were reported, though no details were provided on who was…
Read MoreNews: Driver investigated for possible DUI after deadly crash on West Broward Boulevard
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Police in Fort Lauderdale are trying to determine whether drunk driving contributed to a deadly car accident early Wednesday morning. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports two cars, apparently a Honda CR-V and a black sedan, were involved in the wreck on West Broward Boulevard near Northwest 15th Avenue at about 3:50…
Read MoreNews: Construction worker killed in Pompano Beach hit-and-run crash
POMPANO BEACH, FL – Authorities said a construction worker was struck and killed in Pompano Beach Thursday morning by a driver who left the scene. According to NBC Miami, the worker was hit in the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 near Sample Road at about 6:30 a.m. The driver involved took off without stopping to help, the…
Read MoreResidents Call For Greater Safety after Man Dies in Cape Coral Boat Crash
After a man was killed in a boating crash in Cape Coral last week locals to the area are calling for greater boat safety. WinkNews.com reports that the victim died while apparently traveling at a high rate of speed on a pontoon boat through shallow water. The boat crashed into a tight corner near a…
Read MoreNews: Authorities identify couple killed in Boca Raton car crash
BOCA RATON, FL – Authorities have identified a married couple who were among five people killed in a crash in Boca Raton early Sunday morning, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. This is an update to a previous story. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said 58-year-old Goran Zgonjanin and 55-year-old Anka Zgonjanin of West Boca died…
Read MoreNews: Stolen car crashes into canal in Doral following police pursuit
DORAL, FL – The driver of a stolen vehicle was killed in a crash in Doral on Friday morning, CBS Miami reports. Doral Police said a man driving a stolen white Volkswagen Golf sped off when officers tried to stop him at about 6:15 a.m. Police initially were pursuing the suspect but said they backed off after…
Read MoreNews: Tractor-trailer accident shuts down lanes in NW Miami-Dade
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Crews were on the scene of a rollover tractor-trailer accident that slowed traffic in part of Northwest Miami-Dade County Tuesday morning. According to WSVN, the accident happened in the area of Okeechobee Road and Northwest 154th Street, where the truck overturned. All but one lane was shut down to traffic as…
Read MoreFlorida Has Become Nation’s Epicenter of Maritime Crashes
According to a new report, Florida is one of the most dangerous places in the country to be a boater. MiamiHerald.com reports that the state has seen a dramatic increase in maritime crashes and deaths over the past year. The epicenter of the injuries and deaths is in South Florida and the Florida Keys, the…
Read MoreNews: Woman hospitalized following boat collision in Biscayne Bay
BISCAYNE BAY, FL – A collision between two boats in Biscayne Bay over the Memorial Day weekend left a woman injured, reports WSVN. The incident involving a 20-foot Sundancer and another vessel occurred Saturday between North Bay Village and Indian Creek Village near Miami Beach at about 4 p.m. The U.S. Coast Guard along with…
Read MoreNews: Homestead police searching for driver who struck and killed 5-year-old boy
HOMESTEAD, FL – Police are searching for the driver who struck and killed a 5-year-old boy in Homestead on Saturday night. According to WPLG, the child was hit on Redland Road near Lucy Street shortly after 8:30 p.m. He was transported to Kendall Regional Medical Center, where he was declared dead. Homestead Police said the…
Read MoreBroward County Family Seeks Justice for Woman Killed in Crash
The family of a Broward woman is demanding justice after she was hit and killed by a vehicle while riding her bicycle. Local10.com reports that 44-year-old Sunny LaValle was struck by a car as she rode her bike along Bonaventure Boulevard in Weston on May 23. LaValle’s mother, Cheri Surloff, insists that her daughter was…
Read MoreNews: Car accident at intersection in Boca Raton leaves 5 dead, 5 injured
BOCA RATON, FL – A car accident in Boca Raton early Sunday morning left five people dead, according to the Palm Beach Post. The wreck occurred in the vicinity of Camino Real and Sanibel Drive near the Boca Del Mar development at about 12:35 a.m. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said 18-year-old Ramiro Gomez was…
Read MoreNews: 4 killed when car slams into wall in North Lauderdale
NORTH LAUDERDALE, FL – Authorities say a car crash in North Lauderdale on Saturday afternoon left four people dead. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office said it is investigating the accident that took place in the area of Bailey Road and Rock Island Road shortly before 3:30 p.m. A witness told detectives that the driver of…
Read MoreFour Dead Following Broward Crash
Four people are dead following a Saturday afternoon car crash in Broward County. Local10.com reports that at about 3:30 p.m. a 2017 Nissan Rogue was traveling westbound on Bailey Road when at the same time a 2013 Toyota Camry was traveling eastbound on Bailey Road. As the Camry attempted to make a left turn the Rogue,…
Read MoreChild Dies in Hit-and-Run Crash in Homestead
A child has died following a hit-and-run crash in Homestead. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred on Saturday and the vicinity of the 600 block of Southwest 14th Avenue when a car struck the five-year-old child and then fled the scene. #Breaking: Police say 5-year-old child killed in #Homestead hit-and-run @CBSMiami @BrookeShaferTV pic.twitter.com/JFGABK24mg — CBS4 Assignment Desk…
Read MoreNews: Driver sought in hit-and-run death of elderly man in SW Miami-Dade
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Police are trying to track down the driver who struck and killed an elderly man in Southwest Miami-Dade on May 14, the Miami Herald reports. The victim, 86-year-old Angel Martinez, was walking across the street in the 4000 block of Southwest 97th Avenue near 40th Street at about 11:52 p.m. when he…
Read MoreNews: 2 dead, 10 missing after boat capsizes near the Florida Keys
KEY WEST, FL – The U.S. Coast Guard says at least two people have died following a boat accident near the Florida Keys on Wednesday night. NBC Miami reports a search continues for ten people who are still missing after the incident. A boat that left Puerto de Mariel, Cuba Sunday was reported to have capsized…
Read MoreCoast Guard Continues to Search for Missing Boaters
Authorities continue to search for 10 people who went missing after a boat from Cuba capsized Wednesday. Local10.com reports that the U.S. Coast Guard launched a search for survivors of the vessel, which left from Puerto de Mariel, Cuba with 20 people aboard. Authorities found and rescued eight of the boaters, while two others were…
Read MoreNews: Crash on Interstate 195 in Miami injures 2, blocks lanes
MIAMI, FL – A crash in Miami left two people injured and disrupted rush hour traffic Thursday afternoon, according to WSVN. Emergency squads responded to the scene on Interstate 195 between Interstate 95 and Biscayne Boulevard after the accident occurred sometime before 5 p.m. The two injured victims were taken to an area hospital, but there was…
Read MoreNews: Driver charged with DUI manslaughter in West Palm Beach crash
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Charges have been filed in connection with a fatal car crash in Palm Beach County on April 19, WPEC reports. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office says 39-year-old Ronald Ray Cook of West Palm Beach has been arrested in the accident in which a passenger in his car was killed.…
Read MoreNews: Driver dies after car slams into construction truck on I-595 in Davie
DAVIE, FL – A collision on Interstate 595 in Davie Tuesday night left a driver dead and caused extensive traffic delays, according to WSVN. The Florida Highway Patrol said a vehicle slammed into a construction truck on I-595 west near State Road 7 sometime before 10 p.m. The driver of the vehicle was declared dead…
Read MoreNews: Man in wheelchair struck by hit-and-run driver in SW Miami-Dade
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Police say a man in a wheelchair was hospitalized after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Southwest Miami-Dade County Tuesday night. WSVN reports the victim was hit by a van on U.S. 1 in the vicinity of Southwest 216th Street in the Goulds section at about 9 p.m. He was taken…
Read MoreNews: Alligator Alley rollover crash in west Broward sends 4 people to hospital
BROWARD COUNTY, FL – A two-car accident on Alligator Alley in west Broward County Monday left four people hospitalized, NBC Miami reports. The vehicles collided in the highway’s southbound lanes near mile marker 35, causing one of them to overturn while the other vehicle ended up in the median. Emergency units responded to the scene along…
Read MoreNews: Woman riding bicycle struck and killed by vehicle in Weston
WESTON, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office reports it is investigating an accident that killed a bicycle rider in Weston on Sunday morning. Deputies from the sheriff’s office responded to the 3200 block of Bonaventure Boulevard after the crash was reported shortly after 8 a.m. Investigators determined that a woman was riding south within…
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