Personal Injury

In what being billed as one of the most expensive auto recalls in history, Hyundai is recalling 82,000 vehicles. By recall standards, this is a relatively modest number. But the recall is costing a hefty amount – estimated at $900 million. The electric vehicles are being recalled due to battery defects that could cause the…

DORAL, FL –  Police say a wrong-way driver was involved in a multi-vehicle crash on the Florida Turnpike Sunday morning.  According to WSVN, the accident occurred near Northwest 41st Street in Doral at about 6:30 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of a Dodge pickup truck was going south in the Turnpike’s northbound…

MIAMI GARDENS, FL – A Miami Heat security guard was killed in a car crash near his Miami Gardens home last week, WPLG reports. The victim was identified as 35-year-old Stephan Maze, who worked at the American Airlines Arena. According to his mother Kesta Nelson, Maze was headed to work after leaving their apartment in…

A pickup truck became trapped under a tractor-trailer following a crash in Miami-Dade Sunday afternoon. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred at about 4:45 p.m. in the vicinity of Southwest 88 Street and Krome Avenue.    Though authorities have not yet released details about the circumstances leading up to the crash, they did reveal that…

A Lamborghini SUV was involved in a crash in Northwest Miami-Dade County on Saturday, leaving one person hospitalized. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred in the vicinity of Northwest 27th Avenue and 119th Street during the early hours of Saturday morning. Apparently, the incident began when the Lamborghini was involved in a hit and run near…

Automaker Kia has announced the recall of nearly 400,000 vehicles due to the risk of fire. NYTimes.com reports that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA) announced the recall of approximately 380,000 vehicles including Sportage SUVs and Cadenza model years 2017 to 2021. The vehicles were manufactured with so-called “smart cruise control.” According to the recall,…

BROWARD COUNTY, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office said a driver who left the scene of one crash and was then involved in another has died. Both incidents occurred Feb. 25 in Pompano Beach. The man was identified as 29-year-old Joseph Riesen of Naples, Florida. In the first incident, detectives said Riesen was involved…

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL – Two men were killed Thursday morning in a multi-vehicle crash that shut down a stretch of the Florida Turnpike, according to WPEC. The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of a tractor-trailer lost control while going north on the turnpike near Indiantown Road in Palm Beach Gardens at about 6…

A vehicle was involved in a collision with a residence in Davie Thursday. Local10.com reports that the incident occurred in the 9300 block of Old Orchard Road in Forest Ridge. As homeowner Pearla McMasters was working on her computer a car came crashing through her front window. McMasters described the incident as being similar to…

OAKLAND PARK, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office said it is investigating a deadly hit-and-run incident that occurred Saturday night in Oakland Park. Investigators say a man was crossing near the intersection of Northwest Ninth Avenue and West Oakland Park Boulevard at about 10:35 p.m. when he was hit by a vehicle. Detectives believe it…

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – A search is underway for a driver who left the scene of a crash on Interstate 95 that left another motorist dead. According to WPEC, the incident occurred early Tuesday on I-95 northbound near the 45th Street exit in West Palm Beach shortly before 2 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said a man was…

A vehicle was involved in a crash with a school bus on Monday, but instead of stopping as required by law the driver reportedly fled the scene. FirstCoastNews.com reports that the Florida Highway Patrol is looking for a blue vehicle that was stopped on the grassy shoulder of SR-100 near Orange Park Avenue in Jacksonville…

MIAMI, FL – Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck a bicyclist in Miami Friday morning. According to WSVN, Michael Hernandez was hit while riding near Brickell Avenue and 14th Street in the Brickell neighborhood at about 6:30 a.m. Hernandez told a reporter he believed the motorist was going at about 50 or…

A serious crash between an automobile and a school bus left one person seriously injured last week. NBC-2.com reports that the collision occurred on Tuesday morning in Cape Coral, Florida when the car crashed into a Lee County school bus at the intersection of Durden Parkway and Burnt Store Road. https://nbc-2.com/traffic/2021/03/03/car-school-bus-collide-causing-roadblock-in-cape-coral1/ The driver of the…

According to authorities in Florida, the state currently has a hit-and-run auto accident problem. The problem has gotten attention from high places, and Florida authorities attempted to raise awareness by deeming February “Hit-and-Run Awareness Month.” But despite officials’ best efforts, some drivers continue to flee the scene of car crashes in violation of Florida law.…

HOLLYWOOD, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said two people were killed in a two-vehicle accident in Hollywood early Friday morning. WSVN reports a driver lost control while going from the Interstate 95 southbound exit ramp to Hollywood Boulevard at about 6 a.m., and crashed into another vehicle. No details were released on the identities…

A recently released study indicates that automakers apparently do not tend to announce recalls as soon they are made aware of the need for recalls, but instead wait for other companies to issue recalls as well. CarAndDriver.com reports that this is likely an attempt to “hide in the herd,” as automakers feel that the “clustering”…

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – A teenager was killed when an SUV struck a disabled car on Interstate 95, state troopers said. According to WPTV, the incident happened at about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday on I-95, north near the 45th Street exit in West Palm Beach. The Florida Highway Patrol said the 17-year-old was a passenger…