Miami-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: 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 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…
Read MoreNews: 1 pedestrian dead, 1 injured in Hallandale Beach hit-and-run
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Authorities said one pedestrian died and another was injured Sunday morning after being struck by a hit-and-run driver. According to WPLG, the incident took place on Interstate 95 south near Hallandale Beach Boulevard at about 3 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said a box truck ran out of gas in the…
Read MoreMan Dies Following Boat Crash in Charlotte County
A man died in a boat crash in Charlotte County on Monday. NBC 2 reports that the crash occurred at about 4:00 p.m. when two people were riding in a vessel near Stump Pass. The report does not indicate how the crash occurred but does say that an adult man suffered fatal injuries during the…
Read MoreNews: Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash with large truck in Davie
DAVIE, FL – A motorcyclist was sent to the hospital after a collision involving a large truck in the Davie area on Sunday. According to NBC Miami, the crash took place in the 19600 block of Griffin Road, near the I-75 entrance ramp. The cause of the crash is unclear at this time. However, the…
Read MoreNews: Scooter rider killed in collision with car in Dania Beach
DANIA BEACH, FL – The Broward Sheriff’s Office says it is investigating an accident that killed a motor scooter rider in Dania Beach on Sunday morning. The incident occurred on Southwest Fourth Avenue at about 3:16 a.m., the sheriff’s office said in a news release. According to investigators, the driver of a Toyota Camry sedan was…
Read MoreNews: Car slams into house west of Boca Raton, leaving 2 injured
BOCA RATON, FL – Palm Beach County Fire Rescue was at the scene of a car accident west of Boca Raton Thursday. According to WPBF, the driver of a car went off the road and crashed into a house on Clear Creek Place at about 5:35 p.m. One person in the vehicle and one person who…
Read MoreNews: Police make arrest in crash that killed 2 teens in NW Miami-Dade
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Police said they have made an arrest in connection with a fatal accident in northwest Miami-Dade County on Feb. 13, 2021. According to WPLG, 36-year-old Stanley Dedieu of Hialeah was charged Tuesday with two counts of vehicular homicide. Police said Dedieu was speeding in a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck on the…
Read MoreNews: Man sentenced to prison for deadly DUI accident in Deerfield Beach
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – A man has been sentenced to prison for a fatal car accident in Deerfield Beach in 2019, reports NBC Miami. Raphael Candido Vilela of Boca Raton will spend 15 years behind bars and serve another 15 years probation under the sentence handed down Tuesday by a judge in Broward County. Vilela…
Read MoreNews: 2 injured after car’s roof torn off in Boynton Beach crash
BOYNTON BEACH, FL – Rescue crews were at the scene of a serious car crash in Boynton Beach Thursday that sent two people to the hospital. Palm Beach Fire Rescue tweeted that the incident took place on Seacrest Boulevard, and it was reported at about 3 p.m. Photos from the scene showed a car that…
Read MoreNews: Bicyclist struck by car near airport in Fort Lauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Authorities said a bicyclist was hit by a car early Wednesday morning near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. NBC Miami reports the adult cyclist was riding near the 3800 block of West Perimeter Road when the accident occurred at about 4 a.m. The victim was transported to an area hospital, but the…
Read MoreNews: 2 hospitalized, including police officer, following Miami collision
MIAMI, FL – A collision in Miami Tuesday afternoon left a police officer and one other person hospitalized, reports WSVN. Miami police said undercover detectives attempted to stop a car in the area of Northwest 13th Avenue and Northwest 61st Street when the driver took off and collided with a marked police vehicle a few blocks away. …
Read MoreMiami-Dade School Bus Involved In Collision in Opa-Locka
A Miami-Dade school bus was involved in a collision with another vehicle in Opa-Locka on Monday. WSVN.com reports that the crash occurred just before 7:00 p.m. near Northwest 27th Avenue and Burlington Street when a blue sedan apparentely rear ended the bus. A Miami-Dade Public Schools bus and another vehicle were involved in an apparent fender…
Read MoreAuthorities Continue To Investigate Personal Watercraft Death
A Florida family has laid their loved one to rest after he was killed in a crash involving a personal watercraft earlier this month. A family said their final farewells as they laid a loved one to rest after a man was tragically killed in a boat crash in Miami.https://t.co/bMJKvNCNQI — WSVN 7 News (@wsvn)…
Read MoreNews: 2 bicyclists struck by hit-and-run driver in Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD, FL – Police said two bicyclists were injured after being struck by a vehicle in Hollywood Sunday morning, according to a report by NBC Miami. Investigators said a driver lost control of a car in the area of Garfield Street and North Ocean Drive shortly after 7 a.m. Responding police officers found that the…
Read MoreVehicle Drives Into Crowd At Daytona Beach – Injuring Four
A car crashed through a crowd of people in Florida on Sunday, leaving several people injured. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred at Daytona Beach just before 5:00 p.m. during a time that local officials allow vehicles on the beach sand. The vehicle went through an unattended toll booth, striking it, then crashed into the…
Read MoreNews: Collision sends Lamborghini crashing into Fort Lauderdale home
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – A collision caused a car to crash into a home in Fort Lauderdale Sunday afternoon. WSVN reports the driver of a rented Lamborghini Urus slammed into a parked Nissan SUV on Northwest Seventh Avenue near Northwest 11th Street at about 3 p.m. Officials with Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue said the Lamborghini then went into…
Read MoreChrysler Recalls Vehicles Due to Faulty Tire Pressure Sensor
Chrysler is recalling tens of thousands of vehicles due to a potentially defective tire pressure monitor. ConsumerReports.org reports that when the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) fails it may not alert drivers to low tire pressure, increasing the risk of a crash. #Recall: Chrysler is recalling more than 52,000 Chrysler 300 and Dodge Challenger and…
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