Personal Injury

Automaker Genesis is recalling tens of thousands of vehicles due to a defect that could result in fire. ConsumerReports.com reports that Genesis is recalling more than 95,000 vehicles due to defective Anti-Lock Braking modules that could be prone to short-circuiting and catching fire. Genesis has identified G70 model years 2019 – 2021 and G80 model years…

A South Florida pastor suffered a severe traumatic brain injury when he was struck by a woman driving a Mercedes Benz in late March. Though the pastor was originally left in a coma, he has now awakened, leading some to call it a miracle. Local10.com reports that on March 25 Katherine Colabella dropped off her vehicle…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Authorities are searching for the driver who left the scene after hitting and killing a pedestrian in Fort Lauderdale last week. NBC Miami reports the victim was identified as 55-year-old Glen Flaherty, a Minneapolis realtor who was in the area on a business trip. According to police, Flaherty was walking across…

A boat caught fire in Sarasota, Florida, Saturday, resulting in the rescue of 9 people who had been aboard the vessel. WSVN.com reports that after the boat began to suffer mechanical issues the boat began to emit black smoke. “You saw black smoke just come from everywhere off the boat,” a witness said. 9 people rescued…

PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL – An elderly driver was killed when his car was involved in a collision at an intersection in Palm Beach County Thursday morning. WPEC reports the victim was identified as 77-year-old Jerome Goldman of Wellington. He was driving in the area of Greenview Shores Boulevard and Chatsworth Village Drive when the accident…

A United States Postal Service (USPS) truck and an SUV crashed in Miami Beach on Friday, resulting in at least two hospitalizations. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred in the vicinity of 77th Street and Dickens Avenue at approximately 1:00 p.m.  TRAFFIC ALERT: MBPD is investigating a traffic crash at 77 Street/Dickens Avenue involving a…

MIAMI GARDENS, FL – State troopers said a chain-reaction crash on the Palmetto Expressway was caused by drag racers and other drivers performing risky maneuvers, according to a report by WPLG. At least ten vehicles were involved in the pileup Tuesday morning in the roadway’s eastbound lanes near Northwest 27th Avenue in Miami Gardens.  The Florida…

 MARTIN COUNTY, FL – Emergency crews came to the rescue of two people after their car ended up in a canal in Martin County, WPTV reports. The Florida Highway Patrol and Martin County Fire Rescue were on the scene of the incident Tuesday morning.  The car was in the water off Interstate 95 at the…

TAMARAC, FL – One person was killed and five others injured in a multi-vehicle crash in Tamarac on Tuesday night, according to a news release from the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies arrived at the scene in the 2700 block of West Commercial Boulevard shortly after 9 p.m.  Investigators determined that 22-year-old Nicholas Atkinson was driving…

A man working an industrial machine in Miami Gardens suffered a severed arm on Thursday morning. Local10.com reports that the man was working at gourmet pasta manufacturer Fiori Bruna at about 9:30 a.m. when his arm was severed in one of the machines on the premises. Police and paramedics arrived on the scene to find the…

MIAMI, FL – Police have identified a man they want to question in connection with the hit-and-run death of a security guard at AmericanAirlines Arena, WPLG reports. This is an update to a previous story. 35-year-old Stephan Maze was headed to work at the arena March 9 when he was killed in a car crash near…

Authorities are blaming drag racers and stunt drivers for a chain reaction series of car crashes on the Palmetto Parkway Tuesday Morning. Video footage shows vehicles racing and doing donuts on the Palmetto, blocking the road and distracting other drivers. Local10.com quotes Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Joe Sanchez as saying “People don’t realize that through these…

BOCA RATON, FL – State troopers said a 17-year-old boy died in a car crash on Florida’s Turnpike Tuesday morning, according to WPTV. This is an update to a previous story. The accident involving two vehicles happened along the southbound lanes of the turnpike near mile marker 74 in Boca Raton at about 11:15 a.m.…

DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office reports it is investigating the death of a pedestrian who was struck by a car in Deerfield Beach on Sunday night. Investigators say the accident occurred as the pedestrian was trying to cross westbound on North Federal Highway at Hillsboro Boulevard at about 8:45 p.m. The victim,…

MIAMI, FL – A two-vehicle crash in Miami Saturday morning left three people hospitalized, according to WSVN. The incident happened at Northwest Seventh Avenue and 43rd Street at about 8:45 a.m. A business owner who saw the crash told a reporter that the two cars involved collided head-on. First responders arrived at the scene and…

An elderly man has died following a crash involving a school bus in Walton County. MyPanhandle.com reports that the victim, a 75-year-old man from Freeport, died following the crash which occurred at Highway 331 and Hawthorne Road. The school bus had been traveling north on U.S. Highway 331 when the bus’s driver suddenly began to cross…

BOCA RATON, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol was on the scene of a fatal crash on the southbound lanes of Florida’s Turnpike Tuesday morning. WSVN reports two vehicles were involved in the wreck in the vicinity of Southwest 18th Street near Boca Raton.  The FHP said one person was killed in the crash, which was…

MIAMI, FL – A woman was hospitalized after she was hit by an SUV in Miami Gardens last week. WSVN reports the victim was 64-year-old Joan Shiwgovind, who was struck at a shopping plaza in the area of Northwest Second Avenue and 195th Street. Last Thursday, a black Jaguar SUV crashed into L.C. Roti Shop restaurant…