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Authorities are investigating after a woman fell to her death from a South Florida drawbridge. WPBF.com reports that the 79-year-old West Palm Beach woman was walking her bicycle along Royal Park Bridge at about 1 p.m. when the bridge started to open up. The victim attempted to hold on to the bridge to avoid falling. Bicyclist…

SUNRISE, FL – Authorities have announced an arrest in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash in Sunrise last Friday morning, reports NBC Miami. This is an update to a previous story. Police said a bicyclist and a Chevrolet Equinox were both going north in the 3500 block of Nob Hill Road when the car hit the bicycle rider…

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Police and rescue crews responded to the scene of a fiery car accident in northwest Miami-Dade on Monday morning. According to WPLG, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue reported that crews were dispatched to the area of Northwest 151st Street and Northwest 6th Avenue after the incident was reported at about 7 a.m.  The vehicle…

MIAMI, FL – Two Miami police officers were sent to the hospital following a collision on Friday morning, reports WSVN. It happened as the officers were responding to a call in their police cruisers.  They were involved in a crash with another vehicle in the area of Northwest 35th Street and Northwest 22nd Avenue. The…

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – A woman was killed in an accident that occurred along a drawbridge in West Palm Beach Monday afternoon, according to WPTV. Police said it happened shortly after 1 p.m. as the woman was walking with a bicycle from east to west on the Royal Park Bridge, which connects West Palm Beach to the…

The United States Coast Guard assisted a tugboat and a barge that ran aground on Thursday. CBS Miami reports that the incident occurred Thursday night at about 8:45 p.m. in Deerfield Beach. Though authorities are unsure how the vessels become stranded, they were able to determine that the barge had four people aboard. The Coast…

One person was injured when a vehicle crashed into a laundromat in Miami Springs on Saturday. WSVN.com reports that the incident occurred near the 300 block of North Poinciana Boulevard when a black BMW ran into the Coin Laundry. Apparently, the driver of the BMW was hurt in the crash and later hospitalized for treatment. Authorities…

Despite five years passing since a hit-and-run driver killed Emma Kelsoe and her dog, her loved ones continue to search for her killer. Local10.com reports that 80-year-old Kelsoe was killed during the early evening hours on February 1, 2017, when she stopped to talk to a neighbor in the Davie mobile home park where she…

SUNRISE, FL – A man riding a bicycle was struck and killed by a vehicle in Sunrise Friday morning, WPLG reports. Police said the bicyclist and a four-door car were both going north in the 3400 block of Nob Hill Road when the car hit the bicycle rider at about 6:30 a.m. The victim was pronounced…

Automaker KIA is recalling over 410,000 vehicles due to concerns relating to potentially defective airbags. Newsweek.com reports that the vehicles’ Airbag Control Unit could come into contact with the vehicles’ circuit board, potentially interfering with the components that control the airbags. Kia recalls more than 410,000 vehicles due to air bags potentially not working amidst…

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A police officer was injured after their cruiser was hit by another vehicle in Coral Springs early Tuesday morning. WSVN reports it happened during a search for burglary suspects in the area of 41st Street and Coral Ridge Drive at about 3:30 a.m. Police said a car with juveniles inside hit…

MIAMI BEACH, FL – Authorities have identified the woman who is facing criminal charges in connection with a hit-and-run crash in Miami Beach Tuesday evening, according to WPLG. This is an update to a previous story. Police say 37-year-old Jaclyn Alvarez was driving a pickup truck that crashed into a BMW at 71st Street and Bay…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – A worker was killed in an accident Tuesday at a Fort Lauderdale high-rise condominium building, WSVN reports. The incident happened at the Playa Del Mar at 39th Street and Galt Ocean Drive.  Investigators said the man was on the job during ongoing repair work when he fell from the scaffolding he was on…

Super Bowl Sunday sees an average of 22% more drunk driving accidents than any other Sunday throughout the year. If you plan on driving home after a Super Bowl party this year, stay sober. If you plan on drinking, arrange for a ride home. Making one of these choices can help keep you and everyone…

NORTH MIAMI, FL – Police have made an arrest in connection with a deadly car accident in North Miami Monday morning, reports WPLG. Jahmel James Minott Jr. was driving a Dodge that was involved in a three-vehicle crash in the area of Northwest 7th Avenue and Northwest 119th Street at about 1:50 p.m., authorities said. …

MIAMI BEACH, FL – A driver was hospitalized following a hit-and-run crash in Miami Beach Tuesday evening. According to NBC Miami, a pickup truck and a BMW were involved in a collision at 71th Street and Bay Drive East at about 5:21 p.m.  The BMW driver was extricated from the car and transported to Jackson…

A man is dead following a fall from the 12th floor of a building in Fort Lauderdale. Local10.com reports that the victim was apparently on scaffolding which was attached to the building, located at 3900 Galt Ocean Dr. Though the building has scaffolding, the report did not indicate with certainty that the man had been…

MIAMI, FL – An elderly woman died after an accident involving a bus in Miami on Monday morning, reports CBS Miami. Police said the 72-year-old victim was walking at the intersection of SW 1st Street and SW 2nd Avenue when she was hit by a Metro-Dade public transit bus making a left turn onto SW…

OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FL – A man was arrested on drunk driving charges after a deadly crash Saturday evening in Okeechobee County, according to WPTV. The accident happened near the intersection of State Road 70 and SW 48th Avenue at about 6 p.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of a pickup truck failed to…

NORTH MIAMI, FL – A driver was killed in a multi-vehicle accident in North Miami early Monday morning, police said. According to WPLG, there were three vehicles involved in the wreck that occurred in the vicinity of Northwest 119th Street and Northwest 7th Avenue at about 1:50 a.m. Investigators said a Dodge, a Range Rover…