News: Woman struck, killed by vehicle while crossing Lighthouse Point roadway
LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FL – The Broward Sheriff’s Office said it is investigating a fatal pedestrian accident that occurred in Lighthouse Point. The victim was identified as 40-year-old Devon Perez of Pompano Beach. Investigators said she was trying to cross North Federal Highway Friday night at about 9:46 p.m. After clearing the northbound lanes and the…
Read MoreNews: Woman sentenced for accident that killed motorcyclist in Palm Beach County
GREENACRES, FL – A woman was sentenced to prison for a crash that killed a motorcycle rider in Greenacres. WPEC reports 35-year-old Samantha Demaio was sentenced in Palm Beach Circuit Court to 10 years in prison for the February 2021 incident that caused the death of 54-year-old Andrew Bonhoure of Riviera Beach. Authorities said Demaio…
Read MoreNews: Florida Turnpike crash injures Miami-Dade police officer, K-9
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – A crash on the Florida’s Turnpike Wednesday injured a Miami-Dade police officer and his K-9 police dog, WSVN reports. According to police, the officer’s Chevy Tahoe was involved in a collision with another vehicle in the turnpike’s northbound lanes near the exit for Southwest 216th Street at about 3:15 p.m. The…
Read MoreNews: Miami-Dade police identify suspect in fatal hit-and-run
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Police have identified the suspect they are searching for in a fatal hit-and-run incident in northeast Miami-Dade County. In a tweet posted Monday, police said Sean Michael McEvoy is wanted for leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death. He is sought for a traffic fatality that happened May 23…
Read MoreNews: Driver injured when car slams into school bus in Palm Beach County
LAKE WORTH BEACH, FL – A driver was injured when a car collided with a school bus in Palm Beach County on Wednesday morning, WPTV reports. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue responded to the scene on 6th Avenue South near Interstate 95 in Lake Worth Beach. No details were immediately released on what led to…
Read MoreNews: Person hit, killed by Brightline train in Lake Worth Beach
LAKE WORTH BEACH, FL – An investigation is underway after a person was struck and killed by a train in Palm Beach County Tuesday morning. According to WPEC, a pedestrian was walking east across the tracks near 10th Avenue in Lake Worth Beach and was hit by a Brightline train just before 8 a.m. The Palm…
Read MoreNews: Collision in Fort Lauderdale causes car to fatally strike pedestrian
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Police said a pedestrian was killed after a car accident in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday morning. According to WSVN, a city Public Works vehicle collided with a car in the area of Broward Boulevard and Andrews Avenue at about 10 a.m. The impact caused the Public Works vehicle to hit a…
Read MoreNews: 1 driver killed, 1 hospitalized following Cooper City wreck
COOPER CITY, FL – The Broward Sheriff’s Office said one driver was killed and another injured in a crash in Cooper City Saturday evening. Investigators said 74-year-old Ellen Philomena McGuire of Pembroke Pines was driving a Honda Civic sometime before 5:49 p.m.as she headed south exiting a plaza to turn east onto Sheridan Street. McGuire…
Read MoreFerrari Recalls Over 23,000 Vehicles Due to Dangerous Brake Fluid Defect
Luxury automaker Ferrari is recalling tens of thousands of vehicles due to a defect that could cause the vehicles to suffer brake failure. CarAndDriver.com reports that Ferrari is recalling approximately 23,000 vehicles stretching from model year 2005 to 2022. Considering that Ferrari only manufactures a fraction of the quantity of vehicles as other car companies,…
Read MoreChild Hospitalized After Vehicle and Train Collide
A crash involving a vehicle and a freight train left one person hospitalized on Monday. WSVN.com reports that the crash occurred near Griffin Road and Anglers Avenue and left a 6-year-old in need of medical attention. First responders transported the child to a local medical facility. DEVELOPING: A child was transported to the hospital with…
Read MoreNews: Car and pickup involved in fatal head-on crash in Opa-Locka
OPA-LOCKA, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a head-on crash in Opa-Locka Friday killed a passenger in one of the vehicles. According to WPLG, the accident happened in the vicinity of State Road 9 and Northwest 22nd Street. State troopers said the driver of a pickup truck drove across a center median into the…
Read MoreNews: 2-car accident in Dania Beach leaves 3 people injured
DANIA BEACH, FL – A collision involving two cars in Broward County left three people injured on Friday. According to NBC Miami, the vehicles crashed in the 3000 block of Griffin Road in Dania Beach. The impact caused one of the vehicles to crash into a light pole and split in two, the Broward Sheriff’s…
Read MoreTwo-Year-Old Child Drowns in Swimming Pool of Pompano Beach Apartment Complex
A child drowned in the swimming pool of a Pompano Beach apartment complex on Saturday. WSVN.com reports that the tragedy occurred Saturday afternoon at an apartment complex located near the 400 block of Southeast 15th Street. TODDLER TRAGEDY – A 2-year-old drowned in the swimming pool of an apartment complex in Pompano Beach, authorities said.…
Read MoreMiami-Dade Police Officer Hospitalized After Serious Crash
A Miami-Dade police officer is in the hospital following a serious crash on Saturday. WSVN.com reports that the collision occurred near Northwest 125th Street and Fifth Avenue at about 2:45 p.m., but did not give details of the circumstances leading up to the crash. #DEVELOPING – Miami-Dade Police officer hospitalized after crash in North Miami; 7News…
Read MoreTwo Dead and Five Missing After Boat Overturns Off Coast of Key West
The U.S. Coast Guard is assisting victims of an overturned boat off the coast of Key West. #BREAKING: Coast Guard responds to overturned boat off Key West, 2 dead, 5 missing, 8 rescued https://t.co/Hb6Pp4GqNU — WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) August 5, 2022 WSVN.com reports that the vessel turned over on Friday afternoon, sending its 15…
Read MoreNews: Pedestrian, 72, fatally struck by vehicle in Port St. Lucie
PORT ST. LUCIE, FL – Police in Port St. Lucie tweeted that they were at the scene of a fatal pedestrian accident on Wednesday night. Officers responded to the 2300 block of SE Charleston Drive at about 7:15 p.m. Police said a 72-year-old man was walking along the roadway and had turned to cross when…
Read MoreNews: Passenger killed when car crashes into tree off I-95 in NW Miami-Dade
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – A car accident on Interstate 95 in Miami-Dade County early Friday morning left one person dead and closed a portion of Interstate 95. According to WSVN, the driver of a Lexus sedan was heading north on I-95 near Northwest 125th Street at about 1 a.m. and swerved to avoid debris on the…
Read MoreNews: Police searching for driver in deadly Boca Raton hit-and-run
BOCA RATON, FL – Police in Boca Raton said a pedestrian died after being struck Wednesday morning by a hit-and-run driver. According to WPTV, the victim was crossing Glades Road near Interstate 95 at about 6:30 a.m. when they were hit by a Nissan Rogue. The pedestrian’s body was found in the street by a…
Read MoreNews: Pedestrian struck, killed by Brightline train in Delray Beach
DELRAY BEACH, FL – Police in Delray Beach were at the scene of a fatal railroad accident on Tuesday morning. WPTV reports a man was struck by a Brightline train at about 9 a.m. He had been trying to cross the railroad tracks from west to east in the area of Southeast Eighth Street and Southeast…
Read MoreNews: Motorcyclist dies from injuries suffered in West Park collision
WEST PARK, FL – The Broward Sheriff’s Office said a motorcyclist died from injuries suffered in a collision six years ago in West Park. According to a BSO news release, the victim was 42-year-old Sherman Hall Copeland. The accident took place on June 25, 2016 on Southwest 19th Street. Copeland was driving a Honda CBR…
Read MoreMiami Sexual Assault Attorney Facing Charges For Alleged Sexually Assault
A Miami attorney is accused of sexually assaulting a woman after making a reputation as a defender of sexual assault victims. Local10.com reports that 39-year-old Adam Bair was arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting a 24-year-old woman on July 20. The victim told authorities that Bair invited her to his apartment in order to show her…
Read MoreBox Truck Strikes and Kills Pedestrian
A box truck struck and killed a pedestrian in Miramar on Wednesday. WSVN.com reports that the collision occurred in the morning hours near Red Road and Miramar Parkway. Pedestrian fatally struck by box truck on Miramar Parkway https://t.co/Zq4E0IKS68 — WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) August 3, 2022 The report does not give details as to how the…
Read MoreNews: Worker fatally struck by distracted driver in West Palm Beach
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said a worker was killed in a pedestrian accident on Tuesday afternoon. The incident took place on Southern Boulevard in suburban West Palm Beach at about 4 p.m., according to WPTV. 55-year-old Julio Angel Flores Figueroa was marking utilities in the roadway’s center median…
Read MoreNews: Driver charged with DUI in fatal accident in Palm Beach County
LAKE WORTH, FL – A suspected drunk driver was arrested in connection with a fatal crash in Palm Beach County earlier this year. According to WPEC, 52-year-old Victor Lopez Rios of Lake Worth was charged with DUI manslaughter and negligent manslaughter. The accident took place February 8 in the area of Lantana Road and Seminole Drive…
Read MoreNews: Driver charged with DUI after crashing into home in Pembroke Pines
PEMBROKE PINES, FL – An alleged drunk driver was arrested after crashing into a home in Pembroke Pines Sunday night, reports WSVN. Police said 38-year-old Analia Schwindt-Berrios was driving a Kia SUV when she struck the home in the area of Southwest 71st Avenue and Southwest 5th Street at about 10 p.m. The incident, which was…
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