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SUNRISE, FL –  State troopers were at the scene of a fatal crash that shut down a portion of the Sawgrass Expressway in Sunrise Thursday evening. According to WSVN, four vehicles were involved in the accident that occurred shortly after 5:30 p.m.  One person was pronounced dead at the scene after being ejected from one of…

HOLLYWOOD, FL – At least eight people were hospitalized after a stolen vehicle being chased by police crashed on Interstate 95 in Hollywood on Wednesday, NBC Miami reports. The pursuit of the Infiniti SUV began in Fort Lauderdale following a report of an attempted burglary at about 7 a.m. at a home on Northeast 28th…

MIAMI BEACH, FL – Police say a driver who crashed into a Miami Beach home and then left the scene was taken into custody, according to WPLG. 22-year-old Haley White, an Illinois resident, was driving an Audi when she hit the front of a home in the area of West Avenue and 14th Terrace on Monday…

Police arrested a South Florida man on Friday and charged him with the hit-and-run killing of a teen girl. Local10.com reports that police arrested 60-year-old Jose Fimia and charged him in connection with the death of 16-year-old Dayana “Diani” Gomez, who authorities allege Fimia struck on May 16 as she went for a jog. Instead of stopping to help…

 BROWARD COUNTY, FL – A collision involving an SUV and a pickup truck in Broward County left one driver dead and the other critically injured. According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, the crash happened on Alligator Alley on Interstate 75 at about 6:45 Sunday night. The Florida Highway Patrol said the pickup truck driver was heading…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Authorities responded to two crashes in two days at the same Interstate 95 entrance ramp in Fort Lauderdale, according to WSVN. The first incident occurred Saturday afternoon at about 3:30 p.m., when the driver of a Cadillac SUV struck a wall on the ramp from State Road 84 and landed on the…

MIAMI, FL – Police disclosed new developments in their investigation of a hit-and-run crash that killed a Miami teenager last weekend, NBC Miami reports. Police said a car was located that matched the description of the vehicle that was sought in connection with the death of the 16-year-old.  Investigators believe she was struck by a…

Yesterday we blogged about a bicyclist who was struck by a vehicle that was fleeing police yesterday. Now, the victim is speaking out. Local10.com reports that five juveniles, ages 12 to 16, were attempting to steal a vehicle in Broward County on Wednesday when police arrived and thwarted their plan. The teens fled in another stolen…

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Authorities are investigating a crash that killed a pedestrian in northwest Miami-Dade County early Sunday morning, reports WPLG. The incident occurred on Interstate 95 near State Road at the Golden Glades Interchange. The Florida Highway Patrol said a person was trying to walk across the southbound lanes of I-95 at about 3:30…

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – A woman was killed when her car crashed in Palm Beach County early Sunday morning, according to the Palm Beach Post. The incident happened on Southern Boulevard near Guava Avenue west of Palm Beach International Airport at about 4:15 a.m. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, the victim…

Five minors fleeing from the police in a stolen vehicle were involved in a serious crash Wednesday evening. Local10.com reports that the incident occurred at about 7:00 a.m. when officers responded to a burglary in the vicinity of 2200 block of Northeast 28th Avenue in Broward County. Police believe that the suspects were attempting to…

MIAMI, FL – Miami-Dade police are investigating after a bicyclist was struck and killed Friday morning by a driver who fled the scene. According to NBC Miami, the driver of a Mercedes-Benz hit the bicycle rider in the Southwest 10900 block of Sunset Drive shortly before 2 a.m.  The cyclist, whose name was not released, was…

DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office says a pedestrian died after a multi-vehicle crash in Deerfield Beach on Friday morning. In a news release, the sheriff’s office said the pedestrian was walking along 5100 N. Dixie Highway shortly after 10 a.m. when a Ford F-150 pickup truck driven by 59-year-old John Burgess…

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – State troopers say an SUV slammed into a restaurant in Southwest Miami-Dade last week, leaving one person injured. According to WSVN, the incident happened after a collision between two vehicles near Diced on U.S. 1 near Southwest 90th Street on Thursday afternoon. The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of a Mercedes-Benz…

Auto manufacturer KIA is recalling vehicles for the second time in relation to a defect that can cause the vehicles’ engines to catch fire. FoxBusiness.com reports that KIA is recalling over 440,000 cars and SUVs due to a defect that could cause brake fluid to leak into the control panel, potentially causing an electrical short.…

MIAMI, FL – Authorities say a driver fled the scene after hitting a pedestrian in Miami on Saturday night. WSVN reports the man was hit by a car in the area of Northwest 51st Street and Second Avenue shortly after 9 p.m. Miami police and first responders arrived and found the man unresponsive. He was rushed…

Local10.com reports that a man was killed by a falling vehicle in Homestead on Saturday. Apparently, the man was working on the vehicle in the vicinity of 10th Street and 2nd Avenue when the vehicle fell. The report did not detail the circumstances of the incident.  First responders pronounced the victims dead at the scene.…

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – A collision in West Palm Beach this week left a 19-year-old driver dead, according to WPEC. Authorities said the young man was driving west on Forest Hill Boulevard on Monday when he struck the rear bumper of another vehicle that was headed south on Woods Bend Road. The 19-year-old kept…