News: Teenager hit by car while riding bicycle in NW Miami-Dade
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Emergency crews were at the scene of an accident that injured a bicyclist in northwest Miami-Dade County, NBC Miami reports. Authorities said a teenager riding a bicycle was hit by a car Wednesday morning in the vicinity of Northwest 88th Street and N. Miami Avenue in the village of El Portal.…
Read MoreNews: Injuries reported after multi-vehicle crash on Florida’s Turnpike
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL – A multi-vehicle accident disrupted traffic for hours on Florida’s Turnpike in Palm Beach County on Tuesday morning. WPBF reports the incident took place on the turnpike’s southbound lanes near Boynton Beach Boulevard sometime before 6:15 a.m. One of the vehicles involved was a truck, which caught fire. The Florida Highway…
Read MoreNews: Driver killed when Brightline train strikes car in Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD, FL – A driver was killed after his vehicle was hit by a Brightline train in Hollywood Tuesday, the second such incident in Broward County this week. According to WPLG, the latest incident happened in the area of Garfield Street and North Dixie Highway when the driver of a Jeep Wrangler attempted to go…
Read MoreMan Injured In Personal Watercraft Crash At Haulover Beach
A man was involved in a personal watercraft crash on Tuesday. The call came in as a personal watercraft accident in the Haulover Beach area of Northeast Miami-Dade, Tuesday afternoon.https://t.co/Ykh0hsL2Pc — WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) May 3, 2022 WSVN.com reports that the crash occurred in Northeast Miami-Dade at Haulover Beach. Though details of the incident…
Read MoreSecond Brightline Collision Fatality In Two Days
It’s getting difficult to keep up with all of the Brightline train collisions. After a fatal crash in Pompano Beach on Monday Brightline was involved in another fatal collision on Tuesday. #DEVELOPING: 1 person was hospitalized after a Jeep collided with a Brightline train in Hollywood. https://t.co/mQOY2Jm6D8 — WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) May 3, 2022…
Read MoreNews: Train slams into pickup in Broward County, killing driver
POMPANO BEACH, FL – A Brightline train was involved in a fatal collision with a vehicle in Pompano Beach early Monday morning, WSVN reports. The train slammed into a pickup truck in the northbound lanes of North Dixie Highway near Sixth Street at about 5:30 a.m. The driver went around the gate while it was down to…
Read MoreNews: Pedestrian struck, killed by car on State Road 7 in Lauderdale Lakes
LAUDERDALE LAKES, FL – The Broward Sheriff’s Office reports it is investigating a fatal pedestrian accident that occurred in Lauderdale Lakes last month. Authorities said 80-year-old Janet Caesar of Lauderdale Lakes was walking from west to east across the southbound lanes of North State Road 7 on April 21 at about 4:30 p.m. when she…
Read MoreNews: Taxi passenger killed in accident on I-95 north in Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a taxi passenger died following a crash in Hollywood Friday night, NBC Miami reported. The incident occurred in the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 near Hollywood Boulevard at about 10 p.m. According to the FHP, a bicycle fell off the back rack of a pickup truck and…
Read MoreNews: Motorcyclist dies in crash on Seabreeze Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – An accident in Fort Lauderdale Sunday morning left a motorcycle rider dead, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Police said a man was driving a motorcycle when the crash happened on Seabreeze Boulevard near Las Olas Boulevard sometime before 7:20 a.m. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. His name…
Read MoreNews: Child hospitalized after SUV, tractor-trailer collide in Hallandale Beach
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – A child was hospitalized after a car and a tractor-trailer collided Monday morning in Hallandale Beach, the Florida Highway Patrol said. According to WSVN, the driver of an SUV lost control of their vehicle on Interstate 95 north near Hallandale Beach Boulevard. The SUV entered the path of an 18-wheeler, causing…
Read MoreMan Killed in Collision With Brightline Train In Pompano Beach
2022 has seen numerous Brightline train collision incidents, with some of them being fatal. Monday tragedy struck again when a Brightline train struck and killed a driver in Pompano Beach. Driver transported after car collides with Brightline train in Pompano Beachhttps://t.co/uWFUnYunmK — WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) May 2, 2022 WSVN.com reports that the crash happened…
Read MoreTwo Injured in Crash Involving Miami-Dade Police Cruiser
Two people were injured in a crash involving a Miami-Dade police cruiser on Sunday. WSVN.com reports that the crash occurred at about 2:30 a.m. in the vicinity of Northwest 59th Street and 30th Avenue when a police cruiser reportedly collided with another vehicle. A crash involving a police cruiser took place in Northwest Miami-Dade.https://t.co/YzMQ5Domog — WSVN…
Read MoreFord Recalls Over 250K Vehicles On Rollaway Risk
Automaker Ford has issued a recall for more than a quarter-million vehicles due to a defect that could cause the vehicles to roll away. CNET.com reports that Ford is recalling Explorer SUVs model years 2020-2022 due to a defective driveshaft that can become disconnected. In a statement, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said: “If the…
Read MoreNews: Former South Florida high school football star dead after car accident
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Police said 24-year-old Sam Bruce, a former high school football standout in South Florida, died following a car crash Wednesday night, according to WPTV. According to police, Bruce apparently suffered a seizure while driving and crashed on Northwest 22nd Road in Fort Lauderdale just before 8:30 p.m. He was pronounced dead the…
Read MoreNews: Crash in Hallandale Beach sends 6 people to hospital
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Police said a two-car crash in Hallandale Beach Friday morning left six people hospitalized, WPLG reports. A Range Rover and a GMC collided at the intersection of Federal Highway and Hallandale Beach Boulevard at about 12:40 a.m., according to investigators. One of the vehicles, the Range Rover, caught fire after the…
Read MoreFamily Grieves Toddler Killed in Miami-Dade Hit-and-Run
A Miami-Dade family is grieving after a hit-and-run driver killed a two-year-old girl Friday. A South Florida family is living a nightmare after, police said, a hit-and-run driver took the life of a 2-year-old girl and sent her parents to the hospital. Now the family’s pastor is speaking out about the tragedy. https://t.co/TmyS7c9acz — WSVN…
Read MoreTwo Injured In Volusia County Boat Crash
A boating crash at Highbanks Marina in DeBary left two people injured. 2 hurt in Volusia County boat crash https://t.co/IIef846gLz pic.twitter.com/RoG6X94dnk — Orlando Sentinel (@orlandosentinel) April 18, 2022 ClickOrlando.com reports that the crash occurred on April 18 and left a 51-year-old man hospitalized with serious injuries. A 63-year-old man was also hospitalized with minor injuries. A…
Read MoreNews: Worker injured in accident on the job at Miami Lakes construction warehouse
OPA-LOCKA, FL – A worker was injured in an accident on the job in Miami Lakes Thursday morning, reports WSVN. First responders were dispatched to the scene after the incident occurred in a construction warehouse at Northwest 57th Avenue and Northwest 150th Street, behind the Opa-Locka Airport. An employee at the warehouse was crushed by…
Read MoreNews: Toddler fatally struck by hit-and-run driver in NW Miami-Dade
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Authorities said a toddler died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in northwest Miami-Dade Wednesday night. WPLG reports the 2-year-old boy was crossing the street with his parents in the area of Northwest 10th Avenue and Northwest 116th Terrace at about 9:38 p.m. The family was struck by a vehicle that…
Read MoreOver 20,000 Child Car Seats Recalled Due to Potential Choking Hazard
A child car seat manufacturer is recalling over 20,000 car seats due to a potentially deadly hazard. WebMD.com reports that select models of the CYBEX Sirona M Convertible Child Car Seats, manufactured between November 2017 and August 2018, have foam headrests that could create a choking hazard for children. Certain CYBEX Sirona M Convertible Child…
Read MoreNews: Woman pleads guilty to DUI charge in fatal Deerfield Beach crash
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – A driver has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a deadly car accident in Deerfield Beach, CBS Miami reports. The crash happened in March 2019 on Hillsboro Boulevard. Authorities said Andrea Schneider of Boca Raton was driving a Dodge Viper when she crossed the median and struck another vehicle head-on. Two people in the other…
Read MoreNews: Multi-vehicle accident with injuries reported in Pembroke Pines
PEMBROKE PINES, FL – Police in Pembroke Pines were at the scene of a multi-vehicle crash on Wednesday afternoon. Police tweeted that three vehicles were involved in the accident at University Drive and Pines Boulevard at about 2:30 p.m.. Injuries were reported, but no details were immediately released on who was hurt. Southbound University Drive was…
Read MoreNews: Driver arrested after man dies in Port St. Lucie golf cart accident
PORT ST. LUCIE, FL – A driver was arrested after a man fell off a golf cart and was killed in Port St. Lucie Tuesday night. According to WPEC, the incident took place at the Floridian National Golf Club on SE Floridian Drive. Investigators said that three people were riding on a golf cart when it…
Read MoreNews: U. of Miami linebacker identified as among those injured in crash
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – New details emerged Monday on the victims of a fatal crash in northeast Miami-Dade County Friday night. This is an update to a previous story. WPLG reports one of those injured in the accident was Wesley Bissainthe, a freshman linebacker at the University of Miami who graduated from Miami Central High School. …
Read MoreNews: Tractor-trailer slams into overpass on Florida’s Turnpike in Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD, FL – One person was injured after a semi-truck crashed into an overpass along Florida’s Turnpike in Hollywood Monday afternoon, reports NBC Miami. Authorities said the truck was carrying an excavator that was too high for a concrete bridge at Sheridan Street. The equipment hit the bridge, causing concrete debris to fall off and hit…
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