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NORTH LAUDERDALE, FL – Authorities say a car crash in North Lauderdale on Saturday afternoon left four people dead. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office said it is investigating the accident that took place in the area of Bailey Road and Rock Island Road shortly before 3:30 p.m. A witness told detectives that the driver of…

BOCA RATON, FL – A car accident in Boca Raton early Sunday morning left five people dead, according to the Palm Beach Post.  The wreck occurred in the vicinity of Camino Real and Sanibel Drive near the Boca Del Mar development at about 12:35 a.m. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said 18-year-old Ramiro Gomez was…

The family of a Broward woman is demanding justice after she was hit and killed by a vehicle while riding her bicycle. Local10.com reports that 44-year-old Sunny LaValle was struck by a car as she rode her bike along Bonaventure Boulevard in Weston on May 23. LaValle’s mother, Cheri Surloff, insists that her daughter was…

Four people are dead following a Saturday afternoon car crash in Broward County. Local10.com reports that at about 3:30 p.m. a 2017 Nissan Rogue was traveling westbound on Bailey Road when at the same time a 2013 Toyota Camry was traveling eastbound on Bailey Road. As the Camry attempted to make a left turn the Rogue,…

MIAMI, FL – A crash in Miami left two people injured and disrupted rush hour traffic Thursday afternoon, according to WSVN. Emergency squads responded to the scene on Interstate 195 between Interstate 95 and Biscayne Boulevard after the accident occurred sometime before 5 p.m. The two injured victims were taken to an area hospital, but there was…

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Police are trying to track down the driver who struck and killed an elderly man in Southwest Miami-Dade on May 14, the Miami Herald reports. The victim, 86-year-old Angel Martinez, was walking across the street in the 4000 block of Southwest 97th Avenue near 40th Street at about 11:52 p.m. when he…

Authorities continue to search for 10 people who went missing after a boat from Cuba capsized Wednesday. Local10.com reports that the U.S. Coast Guard launched a search for survivors of the vessel, which left from Puerto de Mariel, Cuba with 20 people aboard. Authorities found and rescued eight of the boaters, while two others were…

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Charges have been filed in connection with a fatal car crash in Palm Beach County on April 19, WPEC reports. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office says 39-year-old Ronald Ray Cook of West Palm Beach has been arrested in the accident in which a passenger in his car was killed.…

BROWARD COUNTY, FL – A two-car accident on Alligator Alley in west Broward County Monday left four people hospitalized, NBC Miami reports. The vehicles collided in the highway’s southbound lanes near mile marker 35, causing one of them to overturn while the other vehicle ended up in the median. Emergency units responded to the scene along…

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Police say a man in a wheelchair was hospitalized after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Southwest Miami-Dade County Tuesday night. WSVN reports the victim was hit by a van on U.S. 1 in the vicinity of Southwest 216th Street in the Goulds section at about 9 p.m. He was taken…

WESTON, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office reports it is investigating an accident that killed a bicycle rider in Weston on Sunday morning. Deputies from the sheriff’s office responded to the 3200 block of Bonaventure Boulevard after the crash was reported shortly after 8 a.m. Investigators determined that a woman was riding south within…

A family is searching for two men who went missing while sailing from  Key West to Guanaja, Honduras. Local10.com reports that 51-year-old Christopher Bush Sr. and his 69-year-old cousin Dionisio Sanchez left Key West on Many 5 but suffered engine troubles on May 8. The travelers’ families have not heard from them since. According to…

MIRAMAR, FL –  A driver went off the road and crashed into a Broward County car dealership early Sunday morning, according to WSVN. The driver was headed south on State Road 7 at about 4 a.m. when he swerved near Southwest 35th Street and slammed into the Car Depot of Miramar, hitting several cars that were…

MIAMI, FL – Police said a driver going the wrong way on a street in Miami caused a head-on collision over the weekend. According to WSVN, the accident happened Saturday in the vicinity of Southwest 12th Avenue and Southwest 1st Street at about 6:10 a.m. A woman driving west in an eastbound lane of Southwest 1st Street…

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Authorities say a man is now facing criminal charges in connection with a deadly crash in West Palm Beach last summer, according to WPEC. Police said 30-year-old Travon Mitchell was driving a Nissan Frontier when he ran a red light in the area of Belvedere Road and Australian Avenue on…

MIAMI, FL – Police say they have arrested the alleged driver involved in the hit-and-run death of a teenager in Miami. This is an update to a previous story. According to WPLG, 60-year-old Jose Fimia was arrested on Friday in connection with the May 15 crash. Authorities say Fimia was driving a Toyota Corolla when he struck…

NORTH BAY VILLAGE, FL – A man riding a scooter was injured when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver in North Bay Village, reports WSVN. The incident, which was captured on dashcam video, happened Sunday morning on a bridge in the area of Northeast 79th Street and East Treasure Drive. The driver of a…

Two people were injured in a boat crash near the Broad Causeway Bridge when the vessel crashed into a channel marker. According to NBCMiami.com, four people were sailing in a 32-foot boat when the boat struck the marker, injuring two of the boaters enough to require hospitalization. #Breaking 4 people aboard a 32-foot vessel allied w/…

A bicyclist was left hospitalized after being involved in a collision with a vehicle on Sunday. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred in the vicinity of Bonaventure Boulevard near South Post Road and involved a gray sedan and the bicyclist. The victim was seriously injured in the crash and authorities transported the victim by helicopter to a…

Yesterday we blogged about a man who allegedly struck and killed a teen who was jogging in Miami-Dade. Now, authorities are alleging that the suspect hid the teen’s body after striking her with his car. #UPDATE – Police have released the mugshot of 60-year-old Jose Fimia, the man accused of killing a 16-year-old girl in…