News: Driver hits 2 pedestrians walking in North Lauderdale, killing 1
NORTH LAUDERDALE, FL – Authorities say a driver struck two pedestrians, one fatally, in North Lauderdale Sunday morning. According to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, the incident happened in the 5100 block of North State Road 7 shortly after 2:30 a.m. The two pedestrians, a male and female, were walking east across North State Road 7 when…
Read MoreNews: 1 dead, 2 injured following collision at Greenacres intersection
GREENACRES, FL – A car collision in Palm Beach County left one person dead and two others injured, according to the Palm Beach Post. The accident occurred Saturday night in the vicinity of Military Trail and Lake Worth Road in Greenacres shortly before 11:30 p.m. Investigators with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said 25-year-old…
Read MoreNews: Man charged with vehicular homicide in fatal 2020 crash in Margate
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – A man has been arrested and is now facing charges in connection with a deadly crash in Broward County last year, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. 24-year-old Malik Neufville of Fort Lauderdale is charged with vehicular homicide and reckless driving with damage to a person or property. The incident occurred on February 24,…
Read MoreNews: 2 people, dog rescued by Coast Guard after boat sinks off Jensen Beach
JENSEN BEACH, FL – The Coast Guard came to the rescue Wednesday night after a boat sank off the coast of Jensen Beach. According to WPTV, a helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Miami responded after a distress call from a VHF radio was received at about 10:30 p.m. Two people and a dog…
Read MoreNews: 2 drivers killed in wrong-way collision in Coral Springs
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A wrong-way collision on Wiles Road in Coral Springs last week left two drivers dead, reports Coral Springs Talk. Police said the driver of a Bentley lost control of the vehicle while heading east near Creekside Drive at about 10:42 a.m. Thursday. The Bentley went into the westbound lanes of Wiles Road…
Read MoreNews: Driver in 2013 crash that killed 5 in Riviera Beach placed on probation
RIVIERA BEACH, FL – The driver involved in a crash that killed five people in Riviera Beach in 2013 is now out of state prison, reports the Palm Beach Post. 29-year-old Jabari Kemp was released and placed on probation after pleading guilty of five counts of vehicular homicide as part of a plea agreement reached…
Read MoreNews: Man charged with boating under the influence in fatal accident off Key West
KEY WEST, FL – A man was arrested last week in connection with a fatal boating accident off Key West on Jan. 21, 2020, the Miami Herald reports. 71-year-old Johnny Louis “Jeep” Caillouet of Key West has been charged with boating under the influence manslaughter in the case. Investigators said Caillouet was operating an 11-foot Carolina…
Read MoreNews: Motorcyclist dies after collision with SUV in Tamarac
TAMARAC, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office says it is investigating a collision in Tamarac that killed a motorcyclist on Sunday night. In a news release, the sheriff’s office said the accident happened in the 800 block of North Pine Island Road at about 9:38 p.m. According to traffic homicide detectives, 29-year-old Stephanie Lynne…
Read MoreNews: Man charged with DUI manslaughter in deadly 2019 crash in Fort Lauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – An arrest report states that police have made an arrest in the case of a fatal crash in Fort Lauderdale on Nov. 22, 2019, according to NBC Miami. The suspect was identified as 40-year-old Christopher Eastes. He is facing multiple criminal charges, including DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide. The arrest affidavit said…
Read MoreNews: Man facing DUI manslaughter charge in fatal Davie crash
DAVIE, FL – Police arrested a man alleged to have been driving drunk during a fatal crash in Davie in January. NBC Miami reports the suspect is 27-year-old Pedro Moss of Miramar. An arrest affidavit indicated that Moss was driving a white BMW on January 18 in the area of State Road 7 and Griffin…
Read MoreNews: Broward County woman dies in Boca Raton motorcycle accident
BOCA RATON, FL – A woman was killed when her motorcycle was involved in a collision with an SUV in Boca Raton on Sunday, according to the Palm Beach Post. The incident happened in the vicinity of Powerline Road and Southwest 18th Street at about 1:45 p.m. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said the…
Read MoreNews: Alleged drunk driver slams into 4 cars in Fort Lauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – An alleged drunk driver was arrested following a crash in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday night, reports WSVN. Police said 31-year-old Ana Maria Peralta was driving south on Federal Highway near State Road 84 when she slammed into four cars. Minor injuries were reported, though no details were provided on who was…
Read MoreNews: Authorities identify couple killed in Boca Raton car crash
BOCA RATON, FL – Authorities have identified a married couple who were among five people killed in a crash in Boca Raton early Sunday morning, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. This is an update to a previous story. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said 58-year-old Goran Zgonjanin and 55-year-old Anka Zgonjanin of West Boca died…
Read MoreBroward County Family Seeks Justice for Woman Killed in Crash
The family of a Broward woman is demanding justice after she was hit and killed by a vehicle while riding her bicycle. Local10.com reports that 44-year-old Sunny LaValle was struck by a car as she rode her bike along Bonaventure Boulevard in Weston on May 23. LaValle’s mother, Cheri Surloff, insists that her daughter was…
Read MoreNews: 4 killed when car slams into wall in North Lauderdale
NORTH LAUDERDALE, FL – Authorities say a car crash in North Lauderdale on Saturday afternoon left four people dead. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office said it is investigating the accident that took place in the area of Bailey Road and Rock Island Road shortly before 3:30 p.m. A witness told detectives that the driver of…
Read MoreNews: Driver charged with DUI manslaughter in West Palm Beach crash
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Charges have been filed in connection with a fatal car crash in Palm Beach County on April 19, WPEC reports. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office says 39-year-old Ronald Ray Cook of West Palm Beach has been arrested in the accident in which a passenger in his car was killed.…
Read MoreNews: Alligator Alley rollover crash in west Broward sends 4 people to hospital
BROWARD COUNTY, FL – A two-car accident on Alligator Alley in west Broward County Monday left four people hospitalized, NBC Miami reports. The vehicles collided in the highway’s southbound lanes near mile marker 35, causing one of them to overturn while the other vehicle ended up in the median. Emergency units responded to the scene along…
Read MoreNews: Woman charged with crashing into Miami Beach home, leaving scene
MIAMI BEACH, FL – Police say a driver who crashed into a Miami Beach home and then left the scene was taken into custody, according to WPLG. 22-year-old Haley White, an Illinois resident, was driving an Audi when she hit the front of a home in the area of West Avenue and 14th Terrace on Monday…
Read MoreNews: 1 driver killed, 1 injured in collision on Alligator Alley in Broward County
BROWARD COUNTY, FL – A collision involving an SUV and a pickup truck in Broward County left one driver dead and the other critically injured. According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, the crash happened on Alligator Alley on Interstate 75 at about 6:45 Sunday night. The Florida Highway Patrol said the pickup truck driver was heading…
Read MoreNews: Pedestrian dead after multi-vehicle crash in Deerfield Beach
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office says a pedestrian died after a multi-vehicle crash in Deerfield Beach on Friday morning. In a news release, the sheriff’s office said the pedestrian was walking along 5100 N. Dixie Highway shortly after 10 a.m. when a Ford F-150 pickup truck driven by 59-year-old John Burgess…
Read MoreNews: Investigation underway into fatal Key Largo boating accident
KEY LARGO, FL – Officials are investigating a boating accident in Key Largo on Saturday morning that left the driver of the boat dead, according to WPLG. The victim was identified as 59-year-old Joseph Guenther of Key Largo. According to investigators, he lost control of a 21-foot powerboat while in Blackwater Sound at about 9:30 a.m. The vessel ran…
Read MoreNews: Driver charged with fleeing scene of fatal pedestrian accident in Pompano Beach
POMPANO BEACH, FL – A driver was arrested after authorities said she struck and killed a pedestrian in Pompano Beach and fled the scene. In a news release, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office identified the driver as 27-year-old Corshana Hatter of Hollywood. Detectives said she hit a pedestrian in the southbound lanes of Northwest 31st Avenue…
Read MoreNews: Wrong-way driver causes deadly crash on Dolphin Expressway
MIAMI, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol reported that a wrong-way driver caused a fatal collision in northwest Miami-Dade County Saturday morning. The accident occurred on the Dolphin Expressway (State Road 836) near 17th Avenue at about 7 a.m. Troopers said the driver of a Hyundai was going east in the westbound lanes of the roadway…
Read MoreMan Charged In Connection With Personal Watercraft Death
Authorities have charged a Miami man in connection with a collision that killed another man near Key Biscayne. The Miami Herald reports that 50-year-old Jorge Rodriguez Del Rey is charged with actions that occurred after striking 26-year-old Alcides Andres Yagues, including leaving the scene with a fatality, failure to render aid, and failure to report to law…
Read MoreNews: 1 woman killed, 1 injured when car slams into pole on U.S. 1
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FL – State troopers said one woman was killed and another injured when their car crashed in St. Lucie County on Sunday. TC Palm reported the accident occurred on U.S. 1 south of East Midway Road shortly after 2 p.m. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 52-year-old woman was driving a…
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