West Palm Beach Woman Dies in Three-Car Collision
A West Plam Beach woman has died following a serious multi-vehicle crash on Sunday. PalmBeachPost.com reports that the crash occurred just after 12:00 p.m. in the southbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike. Traffic was stopped at mile marker 112 when a woman driving a sedan reportedly failed to stop, struck an SUV, and then ran…
Read MoreNews: Motorcyclist killed in crash with car in West Palm Beach
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Authorities say a man was killed when his motorcycle collided with a car in Palm Beach County Friday night. According to WPTV, the motorcyclist was operating a Suzuki GSX-R1000 on Okeechobee Boulevard when the accident occurred near Citation Drive at 7:24 p.m. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office says the victim…
Read MoreNews: Collision on Don Shula Expressway leaves 1 dead, 2 hospitalized
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – A motor vehicle accident in Southwest Miami-Dade County last week left one person dead and two others hospitalized, WSVN reports. The crash occurred Thursday on the Don Shula Expressway, where the driver of a BMW lost control near the Florida Turnpike at about 1 p.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said the…
Read MorePalm Beach County Motorcyclist Killed in Collision With Car
A motorcyclist is dead following a crash in Palm Beach County Friday evening. PalmBeachPost.com reports that the crash occurred west of West Palm Beach. Westgate resident Clint Southard was riding a Suzuki motorcycle eastward on Okeechobee Boulevard at approximately 7:30 p.m. when he collided with a vehicle in the vicinity of the Florida Turnpike. Southard…
Read MoreYacht Catches Fire Off Coast of Florida Keys – Two People Escape Without Injury
A pleasure yacht caught fire off the coast of the Florida Keys on Thursday and required intervention by the U.S. Coast Guard to help control the situation. KeysWeekly.com reports that officers with the Coast Guard and Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation responded to the scene at about 1:15 p.m. to find the 56-foot boat fully…
Read MoreNews: Coast Guard calls off search for man missing after Biscayne Bay boat crash
MIAMI, FL – The search for a missing man after a boat crash near Key Biscayne has been called off, the Miami Herald reports. Two vessels collided near Bear Cut Channel in Biscayne Bay at about 7:30 Monday night. Six people were rescued from the water but one man was not found after…
Read MoreNews: 1 dead, 3 injured after SUV crashes on I-75 in Broward County
BROWARD COUNTY, FL – Authorities say an SUV crashed on Interstate 75 Wednesday morning, leaving one person dead and three others injured. NBC Miami reports the accident occurred on I-75 south near Miramar Parkway shortly before 1:45 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of the SUV lost control and struck a guardrail before…
Read MoreAuthorities: Teen Struck by Vehicle Near School Bus Stop
A teen was struck by a vehicle near a school bus stop in Winter Haven on Thursday. BayNews9.com reports that the collision occurred at Avenue G NW, near 22nd Street NW. Apparently, an 18-year-old male motorist was driving westbound on his way to work when he struck the 16-year-old girl as the car approached the…
Read MoreWho is Your Typical Client?
In this short video, Florida personal injury attorney Jack Hickey answers the question, “Who is your typical client?” Have you been injured in an accident? Please call Hickey Law Firm at 305-371-8000 to schedule a free case review today. Located in Miami, we serve victims of serious injury throughout the state of Florida and the…
Read MoreNews: Driver dies after losing control of SUV on I-95
JUPITER, Fla. — Authorities say a woman was killed in a crash that snarled traffic for hours on Interstate 95 in Palm Beach County. WPTV reports the accident happened Tuesday afternoon in the northbound lanes of I-95 near Indiantown Road. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 39-year-old woman was driving an SUV at about…
Read MoreNews: 5 hurt, including 4 children, in NW Miami-Dade accident
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Five people were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Northwest Miami-Dade on Monday, WSVN reports. The accident happened in the area of Northwest 19th Avenue and 135th Street in Opa-Locka. Police and emergency crews were on the scene assisting the injured, which included one woman and four children, ages 5 to…
Read MoreNews: Alligator Alley car crash leaves young woman dead, 2 others hurt
BROWARD COUNTY, FL – A car crash in Broward County early Monday left one person dead and two others injured. The accident happened on Interstate 75 along Alligator Alley near mile marker 42, reports NBC Miami. The Florida Highway Patrol said a Honda Civic collided with a Hyundai Sonata in the northbound lanes at about 2…
Read MoreNews: 2 dead in crash of recreational vehicle on Florida Turnpike
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – State troopers and emergency crews were on the scene of a fiery crash in South Miami-Dade Tuesday afternoon that left two people dead. According to WSVN, a recreational vehicle crashed and caught fire on the Florida Turnpike near Southwest 123rd Avenue at about 4 p.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said the…
Read MoreNews: Pedestrian struck and killed by minivan in Lake Worth Beach
LAKE WORTH BEACH, FL – Authorities in Palm Beach County say a pedestrian was fatally struck by a minivan that left the scene of the crash, reports WPTV. The victim, identified as 29-year-old Rudy Leonel Martin Jimenes, was hit on North C Street in Lake Worth Beach shortly after midnight on New Year’s Day. Investigators said…
Read MoreNews: Driver killed when car crashes into shopping center in Pembroke Park
PEMBROKE PARK, FL – Authorities are investigating an accident at a Broward County shopping center that left a driver dead. According to WPLG, the crash happened Sunday morning in Pembroke Park. Witnesses reported that a woman driving east on Hallandale Beach Boulevard between 40th Avenue and 48th Avenue lost control of her car. The vehicle went…
Read MoreKey Biscayne Boat Crash Leaves 1 Missing and 4 Hospitalized
A boat crash off Key Biscayne Monday night left one man missing and four others hospitalized. NBCMiami.com reports that the crash occurred at about 7:22 p.m. when two boats collided in the vicinity of Bear Cut Bridge. City of Miami Fire Rescue Lt. Pete Sanchez says that one of the boats had seven people aboard…
Read More20 People Missing on Boat From Bahamas to Florida – Coast Guard Calls Off Search
The United States Coast Guard has announced that it is suspending its search for a boat carrying 20 people from Bimini, Bahamas to Lake Worth, Florida. People.com reports that the Coast Guard’s search reportedly covered 17,000 square miles over three and a half days, and employed various maritime and air assets including Coast Guard Air…
Read MoreNews: Motorcycle rider killed in collision with vehicle on I-75 south
WESTON, FL – State troopers were on the scene of a fatal crash involving a motorcycle and another vehicle on Interstate 75 Thursday night, reports WPLG. The Florida State Patrol said a 25-year-old motorcycle rider was traveling south on I-75 near Indian Trace in Weston when he collided with another vehicle. The motorcyclist, a Naples resident, was…
Read MoreNews: 5 hospitalized after car hits palm tree in Southwest Miami-Dade
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Police in Miami-Dade County responded to a car crash that left five people injured Saturday morning. According to WPLG, the incident occurred in the area of SW 128th Street and 137th Avenue. A four-door Infiniti with an adult man and four juveniles inside slammed into a palm tree. All five people…
Read MoreThree Injured and Hospitalized Following Boating Crash in Sarasota
Three people were injured in a boating crash in Sarasota on Saturday. WFLA.com reports that a group of six was traveling in a 22-foot boat at approximately 4:00 p.m. when the vessel struck a channel marker and sea wall near Flamingo Avenue. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) responded to the scene of the…
Read MoreThe Clock Is Ticking to File Cruise Injury Related Claims
The statute of limitations for many cruise injury-related claims is one year from the date of the incident. This means that generally speaking, victims of cruise negligence related injuries must file their claims within one year of the date of the incident, or their claims will likely be blocked by the courts if filed later. In…
Read MoreNews: Car collision in West Miami-Dade leaves 4 dead, 3 injured
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – A car collision in West Miami-Dade left four people dead on New Year’s Day, reports WPLG. The Florida Highway Patrol said two vehicles collided at the intersection of Northwest 79th Avenue and Flagler Street shortly before 4 a.m. Investigators said the driver of a Hyundai Elantra was turning onto Flagler Street at…
Read MoreFour Killed in New Year’s Day Crash in SW Miami-Dade
Four people were killed in a New Year’s Day crash in SW Miami-Dade. NBCMiami.com reports that the crash involving two vehicles occurred on Flagler Street during the early morning hours, and left both of the vehicles mangled. Though investigators are still unsure of the cause of the crash, they do know that a total of seven…
Read MoreNews: Man dead after pickup truck accident near Dolphin Mall
MIAMI DADE-COUNTY, FL – Police and emergency crews were at the scene of a fatal pickup truck accident in Miami-Dade County Wednesday night. The truck crashed into a canal in the area of Northwest 12th Street at the Florida Turnpike near Dolphin Mall, according to WPLG. Divers with the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue unit went into…
Read MoreNews: Hit-and-run driver sought in death of pedestrian in North Lauderdale
NORTH LAUDERDALE, FL – A search is underway for a driver who fled the scene after a crash that killed a woman in North Lauderdale Tuesday night, according to WSVN. The victim was identified by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office as 66-year-old Rose Clark. Investigators said Clark had just gotten off a bus and was walking across…
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