News: Suspects fleeing from police crash in front of Miami funeral home
MIAMI, FL – Two people fleeing from police were arrested after their vehicle crashed in Miami Saturday night, NBC Miami reports. Miami-Dade Police said the suspects, 36-year-old Joseph Pereira and 24-year-old Mercedes Ariosa, were initially involved in robbing a man at gunpoint at Northwest 27th Avenue and Northwest 42nd Street. When officers tried to stop them,…
Read MoreNews: Multi-vehicle crash in Miami Gardens kills 2, injures 5
MIAMI GARDENS, FL – Police in Miami Gardens are investigating a weekend crash that killed two people, according to WSVN. The incident occurred at about 2 a.m. Saturday in the area of Northwest 183rd Street and 38th Court, and involved five vehicles. WPLG reported family members have identified one of the people killed as 42-year-old…
Read MoreNews: Man on scooter struck, killed by vehicle in Pompano Beach
POMPANO BEACH, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office released details regarding a fatal scooter crash earlier this month in Pompano Beach. The accident happened Sept. 1 in the area of North Dixie Highway and East Copans Road. Detectives said 49-year-old Gary Thornton was riding a JBLC scooter west on East Copans Road when he…
Read MoreNews: Head-on collision in Boynton Beach leaves 1 dead, 2 critically injured
BOYNTON BEACH, FL – A fatal head-on collision occurred in Palm Beach County Saturday afternoon, according to WPTV. Authorities said the driver of a BMW X3 went over a center median while going north on S. Military Trail in Boynton Beach just before 3:30 p.m. The vehicle entered the path of a Toyota Tundra and…
Read MoreFlorida Alerted to Salmonella Outbreak
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is warning about a massive salmonella outbreak that is affecting at least half the states in the Union. SALMONELLA OUTBREAK UPDATE: 152 more cases reported in fast-growing Salmonella outbreak. The source remains unknown, but investigators are working quickly to identify a food linked to illness. Latest info: https://t.co/SH3Iy80Pwe. pic.twitter.com/ON1NGaNGR4 —…
Read MorePedestrian Dead After Orlando School Bus Runs Him Over
A Florida man is dead after he was involved in a traffic collision during which a car struck him and then a school bus ran him over. ClickOrlando.com reports that the crash occurred Americana Boulevard and Texas Avenue at about 6:30 a.m. on Thursday. The victim was crossing the road in a crosswalk when a…
Read MoreWhat are the Most Common Dangers on a Cruise Ship?
Cruise ships are intended to be fun, to provide passengers with an exciting and relaxing time while allowing them to see sights that would otherwise be impossible. And, while this is surely the case for many cruise ship passengers, a surprisingly large number sustain serious injury during routine cruises. One of the leading causes of…
Read MoreNews: Scooter rider killed in collision with truck in Miami Beach
MIAMI BEACH, FL – Police responded to a deadly scooter accident in Miami Beach on Thursday, according to WSVN. The incident took place in the vicinity of 83rd Street and Harding Avenue. Authorities said a person riding a scooter collided with a delivery truck. The rider, whose name was not immediately released, was pronounced dead…
Read MoreNews: Person of interest identified in hit-and-run that killed child in Fort Pierce
FORT PIERCE, FL – Police reported new developments Friday in a hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a child in Fort Pierce. WPTV reported that police had identified a person of interest in the case and had also located the vehicle involved in the incident. The crash occurred Thursday morning in the area of…
Read More10-Year-Old Killed in Hit-and-Run at Bus Stop
A young girl is dead following a hit-and-run crash in Fort Pierce, Florida on Thursday. WSVN.com reports that the 10-year-old victim died after a vehicle struck her while she was walking toward her school bus at about 6:35 in the morning. Authorities have identified the victim as Yaceny Berenice Rodriguez-Gonzalez. Gonzalez was reportedly crossing the street toward…
Read MoreNews: Victim identified in fatal Fort Lauderdale pedestrian crash
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Authorities have identified the victim in a fatal pedestrian accident in Fort Lauderdale last week. According to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, the man killed was 45-year-old Kris Krofka. Detectives say he was hit by a semi-truck Friday near South Federal Highway and Southeast 30th Street outside of Port Everglades, sometime…
Read MoreNews: Sheriff’s office searching for driver who struck pedestrian on State Road 7 in Broward County
BROWARD COUNTY, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office is searching for the driver responsible for a hit-and-run crash that critically injured a pedestrian last week. In a news release, the BSO said deputies responded to the incident Sept. 15 near the 1800 block of South State Road 7 in unincorporated Central Broward shortly before 7:30…
Read MoreNews: Man dies after driving off I-95 in Miami-Dade, crashing into tree
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – State troopers were at the scene of a deadly crash in Miami-Dade County early Wednesday morning. According to WPLG, the accident happened as a man was driving a Mercedes-Benz sedan on Interstate 95 north at about 4:40 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver lost control of the vehicle near…
Read MoreMiami-Dade Psychiatrist Arrested for Child Sex Abuse
A psychiatrist has been arrested for alleged child sex abuse in Miami-Dade. Local10.com reports that 65-year-old Dr. Tom Wyatt is accused of having sexually abused Gentry Fry and two of his friends when they were children. Fry accuses Wyatt, who also goes by the name Thomas Clayton Wyatt, of showing the boys pornography and sexually abusing…
Read MoreNews: Miami-Dade detectives make arrest in fatal hit-and-run crash
HOMESTEAD, FL – An arrest has been made in a hit-and-run crash that killed a scooter rider in Miami-Dade County Sunday morning, according to WPLG. The accident happened in the vicinity of North Krome Avenue and Northeast 14th Street in Homestead at about 3:40 a.m. Investigators said 58-year-old David Linares of Florida City was driving…
Read MoreNews: Man charged with vehicular homicide in SW Miami-Dade accident
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – A driver has been arrested and charged in connection with a crash that killed three people in southwest Miami-Dade County last month, WPLG reports. 24-year-old Rodney Rodriguez of Hialeah is facing three counts of vehicular homicide for the Aug. 31 collision at Southwest 72nd Street and Southwest 92nd Avenue. Police said Rodriguez…
Read MoreNews: 2 dead after car rear-ended at red light at Boynton Beach
BOYNTON BEACH, FL – A rear-end collision in Boynton Beach early Sunday morning left two people dead. According to WPEC, a Hyundai Elentra was stopped at a red light in the area of Boynton Beach Boulevard and Winchester Park Boulevard shortly after midnight. Police said the vehicle was struck from behind by a Volkswagen Jetta that…
Read MorePolice Arrest Florida Man For Fatal Hit-and-Run Involving Scooter
Monday afternoon police continued to search for the driver of a pickup truck that struck and killed a man riding a scooter Sunday. Now, it appears they have arrested a suspect. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred at about 3:45 a.m. when the dark-colored pickup truck struck the scooter driver near Krome Avenue ad Southwest…
Read MoreNews: Woman killed when crash sends car into West Park barbershop
WEST PARK, FL – A collision Friday morning sent a car into a Broward County barbershop, killing a young woman. WSVN reports the accident occurred at 5600 Pembroke Road in West Park. According to police, the driver of a Dodge Charger did not stop at a flashing red light and took off before sheriff’s deputies…
Read MoreScooter Rider Dead After Homestead Hit-and-Run
A man riding a scooter died after being involved in a traffic collision on Sunday. Local10.com reports that the victim was riding a scooter in the vicinity of Krome Avenue and Southwest 14th Street at about 3:32 a.m. when the vehicle struck him. MAN ON SCOOTER DEAD IN HOMESTEAD: A man has been struck and…
Read MoreOne Dead after Semi Strikes Pedestrian in Broward County
A person was killed in a traffic collision involving a semi-truck near Port Everglades on Friday. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred at about 7:00 a.m. when a semi-truck struck a pedestrian near South Federal Highway and Southeast 30th Street. PEDESTRIAN FATALLY STRUCK BY SEMI: A pedestrian died at a hospital Friday morning shortly after…
Read MoreNews: Man and woman killed when Tesla crashes into tree at intersection in Coral Gables
CORAL GABLES, FL – Two people died after the driver of a Tesla lost control and crashed into a tree in Coral Gables Monday night, according to WPLG. Police responded to the scene in the area of Alhambra Circle and Coral Way, where the vehicle caught fire after the crash. The victims, whose names were not immediately…
Read MoreNews: Miami hit-and-run crash leaves elderly man critically injured
MIAMI, FL – Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash in Miami that left an elderly man critically injured, according to WPLG. The incident happened Thursday morning as the victim was walking in the vicinity of West Flagler Street and Northwest 47th Avenue. Investigators said he was hit by a car at about 2 a.m., and…
Read MoreNews: Fort Lauderdale man dies after being hit by car in Oakland Park
OAKLAND PARK, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal pedestrian accident in Oakland Park Saturday night. The sheriff’s office issued a press release regarding the incident in the area of Northwest 31st Avenue and Northwest 39th Street. Traffic homicide detectives said 68-year-old Otis Wright of Fort Lauderdale was trying to cross…
Read MoreNews: 17-year-old charged as adult in car wreck that killed 4 in Palm Beach Gardens
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL – A 17-year-old driver has been charged as an adult in a car accident in Palm Beach Gardens that left four people dead, WPTV reports. This is an update to a previous story. The crash occurred July 30 on the Beeline Highway near PGA Boulevard. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said…
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