Personal Injury

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – State troopers and rescue crews responded to a rollover accident off of Interstate 95 in Fort Lauderdale that left two people injured, WSVN reported. Authorities said the crash happened on I-95 south near Davie Boulevard Tuesday afternoon.  The vehicle involved went down an embankment between the off-ramp and the interstate. The Fort…

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is one of many types of chronic pain that are not fully understood. Typically manifesting in the arms or legs, CRPS may involve symptoms such as: Hypersensitivity to heat or cold Chronic burning or throbbing pain Joint Stiffness Muscle tremors and weakness Swelling or changes to the appearance of the…

FORT PIERCE, FL – A van and an SUV were involved in a fatal collision on Florida’s Turnpike in St. Lucie County Sunday morning. According to TC Palm, the incident happened in the northbound lanes of the Turnpike near the 172 mile marker at about 6 a.m.  The Florida Highway Patrol said a 28-year-old man…

Two weeks ago we blogged about an out-of-control boat that slammed into a private dock in Palm Beach after the boat’s pilot reportedly lost control. Now, WPBF.com is reporting that the homeowners of the dock that was affected will likely have to pay for the repairs themselves. The report says that the boat crashed with two people inside, both…

A California crash is serving as a stark warning to Floridians: avoid the temptation to over-crowd into a vehicle. In a grizzly news report out of Southern California today, reports indicate that an SUV carrying 25 people was involved in a collision with a tractor-trailer, killing at least 15 people. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred…

PEMBROKE PINES, FL – A woman was killed in a car accident at a Pembroke Pines apartment complex Saturday morning, reports the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. The incident occurred at the Villas at Pembroke Pines on Southwest 18th Street. Police said the driver of a Ford Mustang was pulling out of a parking space at the complex at…

A crash involving a LeeTran bus left several people hurt and two people hospitalized Monday morning. NBC-2.com reports that the crash occurred near Grace Avenue in Fort Myers, and involved the bus and an SUV. Pictures of the crash appeared to show the front of the SUV smashed into the front of the bus. The report…

DELRAY BEACH, FL – Authorities said an elderly bicycle rider died after being hit by an SUV in Palm Beach County Friday. According to the Palm Beach Post, 75-year-old Neil J. Goldman was riding his bike south on the shoulder of Lyons Road near West Atlantic Avenue when the accident occurred at 12:17 p.m. Investigators with…

A South Florida woman has died after she was struck by a vehicle over the weekend. Local10.com reports that a 30-year-old driver was pulling out of the Villas at Pembroke Pines apartments at about 6:00 am Saturday morning. As the diver turned eastbound on Southwest 18th Street he collided with the victim, who was on foot…

PALM CITY, FL – The patrol car of a Florida Highway Patrol trooper was involved in a multi-vehicle collision Wednesday morning. WPTV reports the accident happened in the northbound lanes of Florida’s Turnpike near Martin Downs Boulevard in Palm City at 10:41 a.m. Investigators determined that a tractor-trailer struck a box truck, which then collided…

WESTON, FL – One person died and two others were injured after their SUV slammed into a tractor-trailer in Weston Tuesday morning. According to the Palm Beach Post, a 67-year-old man was driving the SUV on an exit ramp from Interstate 75 to U.S. 27 when the accident occurred at about 7:25 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol…

BOCA RATON, FL – Police said a driver died after his car crashed in Boca Raton early Thursday morning, according to a report by WPEC. 21-year-old Paul Gregory Marino Jr. was driving an Infiniti 130 on NE 20th Street when he lost control of his car at about 1 a.m., investigators said. The vehicle slammed…

MIAMI BEACH, FL – Police say a pedestrian was struck in Miami Beach by a driver who left the scene, WPLG reports. The incident happened Monday night as the woman was crossing West 63rd Street in the area of Indian Creek Drive. Investigators said she was not crossing within the crosswalk at the time she…

KEY LARGO, FL – A woman was killed in a car accident that caused major disruptions in the Florida Keys Tuesday morning, according to FL Keys News. Authorities said the victim was driving in the southbound lanes of U.S. 1 in Key Largo at about 4:20 a.m. when her car went off the road and struck a…

MIAMI, FL – Police and rescue crews were at the scene of a multi-vehicle crash that affected traffic in Miami Wednesday afternoon. According to WSVN, a flatbed truck overturned on Interstate 95 south in the area of Interstate 395. Several other vehicles were also involved in the accident. Miami Fire Rescue crews said no injuries…

LAUDERDALE LAKES, FL – Authorities have announced an arrest in connection with a deadly hit-and-run crash in Lauderdale Lakes last weekend. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office said 30-year-old Darren Fertil has been taken into custody on multiple charges.  The accident happened shortly after midnight Saturday in the vicinity of West Oakland Park Boulevard and Northwest 46th…

DAVIE, FL – A car crash at an intersection in Davie Monday afternoon left one person hospitalized, according to WPLG.  Police said the accident happened in the area of Southwest 136th Street and Southwest Eighth Street near Liberty Park. Emergency crews responded to the scene and airlifted the injured person to Broward General Hospital.  Their…

PEMBROKE PINES, FL – Two people were hospitalized after a car slammed into a police vehicle in Pembroke Pines early Sunday morning. According to WPLG, the incident happened after two police officers had completed a traffic stop on Pines Boulevard near Northwest 136th Avenue at about 2 a.m. The driver of a Toyota crashed into…

BOYNTON BEACH, FL – Two sedans collided and went up in flames in a fatal accident on Florida’s Turnpike Sunday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol said. According to WPTV, the vehicles were heading north near mile marker 66 in Palm Beach County when the crash occurred at about 5:40 a.m.  The FHP said one of…