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COOPER CITY, FL – The Broward Sheriff’s Office reports it is investigating a single-vehicle crash that killed a driver in Cooper City late Sunday night. The victim was identified as 63-year-old William Watts of Davie.  Watts was driving a Nissan Altima south on Pine Island Road when the accident occurred at about 11:41 p.m. Investigators said he…

MIAMI GARDENS, FL – A suspect is under arrest in connection with a deadly hit-and-run crash in Miami Gardens in 2021, reports WPLG. This is an update to a previous story. The victim was 35-year-old Stephan Maze, a security guard for the Miami Heat.  He was headed to work at the arena March 9 when he…

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Two people were killed in a wrong-way accident on U.S. 1 in South Miami-Dade Wednesday afternoon. WSVN reports the crash occurred in the southbound lanes of the highway near mile marker 124 at about 4 p.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of a Chevy sedan was going north in the southbound…

BROWARD COUNTY, FL – A tractor-trailer driver was killed in a multi-vehicle accident in West Broward County Tuesday afternoon, reports WSVN. Authorities said the tractor-trailer was involved in a crash with a dump truck and an SUV on U.S. 27 north at mile marker 40 shortly before 5 p.m. The truck driver was pronounced dead at…

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Police were at the scene of a crash involving a suspected impaired driver in Hallandale Beach early Wednesday morning. According to WPLG, two vehicles collided on Hallandale Beach Boulevard near Interstate 95 at about 3 a.m.  No further details were released about what led to the wreck. One of the drivers…

MIAMI, FL – Police said they have made an arrest stemming from a fatal two-car crash in Miami last Friday morning, NBC Miami reports. 21-year-old Shamonni Alexandre-Little is facing two felony charges, vehicular homicide in a reckless manner and driving without a license causing death. Authorities said Alexandre-Little was driving a Mercedes-Benz C300 in North Bay Village at…

Three students and a bus driver were injured in a crash involving a Seminole County school bus last Tuesday. WESH.com reports that the crash occurred at State Road 426 and State Road 46 when a landscaping truck allegedly failed to make a right turn while traveling in a right turning lane. This set off a chain…

PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL – Authorities said a car accident in Palm Beach County Saturday morning left a driver dead, according to WPEC. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said 41-year-old Benjamin Star was driving a Jeep Cherokee south on State Road 710 near Jupiter and struck a light pole on the right side of the…

POMPANO BEACH, FL – Authorities said a railroad accident in Pompano Beach Saturday morning left a woman dead. WPLG reports the woman was riding a Sanmen County Yongfu 150 CC scooter in the area of Copans Road and North Dixie Highway when the incident took place at 11:19 a.m. Investigators with the Broward Sheriff’s Office…

It has been several days since three American tourists fell ill and died at a Sandals resort in the Bahamas. Despite an ongoing investigation, Bahamas police do not seem to have a firm idea as to what went wrong.  Paul Rolle, Bahamas police commissioner, said that the force is taking samples from not only the victims…

A Fort Lauderdale food boat capsized while workers were aboard on Sunday. WSVN.com reports that Jay’s Sandbar Foodboat was located in the area of the 1800 block of Southeast Seventh Street before it capsized. SINKING SITUATION – The owner of Jay’s Sandbar Foodboat, a longtime Fort Lauderdale staple, said he is devastated after the vessel…

Three people are dead and another is in the hospital after falling ill at a Sandals Resort in the Bahamas. Local10.com reports that the victims suffered from a “health emergency” at the resort, but the nature of the emergency is thus far undisclosed. SANDALS RESORT DEATHS: 3 Americans found dead at Sandals Emerald Bay Bahamas…

Rescue workers transported a pedestrian to the hospital by helicopter after a vehicle struck the victim in Florida City. #BREAKING – Rescue crews have airlifted one person to the hospital following a reported hit-and-run in Florida City. https://t.co/i7gvgAslJj — WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) May 7, 2022 WSVN.com reports that the collision occurred at about 8:30…

BOYNTON BEACH, FL – Police said a man was killed when two vehicles were involved in a crash in Boynton Beach Wednesday afternoon. According to WPEC, investigators said 19-year-old Ryann Wright was driving a Dodge Challenger east on West Gateway Boulevard when she entered the intersection with Royal Manor Circle. At the same time, 68-year-old Daniel Weitzer was driving…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Investigators are trying to track down the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run incident in Fort Lauderdale April 29, WPLG reports. According to police, 57-year-old Allen Trowbridge of Fort Lauderdale was riding a bicycle when he was struck and killed by a vehicle on North Federal Highway at about 3:41 a.m. On…

A man was involved in a personal watercraft crash on Tuesday. The call came in as a personal watercraft accident in the Haulover Beach area of Northeast Miami-Dade, Tuesday afternoon.https://t.co/Ykh0hsL2Pc — WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) May 3, 2022 WSVN.com reports that the crash occurred in Northeast Miami-Dade at Haulover Beach. Though details of the incident…

PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL – A multi-vehicle accident disrupted traffic for hours on Florida’s Turnpike in Palm Beach County on Tuesday morning. WPBF reports the incident took place on the turnpike’s southbound lanes near Boynton Beach Boulevard sometime before 6:15 a.m.  One of the vehicles involved was a truck, which caught fire. The Florida Highway…