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News: 1 woman killed, 1 injured when car slams into pole on U.S. 1
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FL – State troopers said one woman was killed and another injured when their car crashed in St. Lucie County on Sunday. TC Palm reported the accident occurred on U.S. 1 south of East Midway Road shortly after 2 p.m. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 52-year-old woman was driving a…
Read MoreNews: Driver flees scene after crashing into parked car in Miami Beach
MIAMI BEACH, FL – Police are trying to track down the driver responsible for a hit-and-run crash in Miami Beach early Tuesday morning. According to WSVN, the person was driving a Polaris Slingshot, a three-wheeled vehicle with one rear tire. Police say the driver crashed into an unoccupied parked silver sedan in the area of Collins…
Read MoreNews: Trapped victim rescued from car following Miami collision
MIAMI, FL – Firefighters in Miami rescued a person from a car following a collision early Saturday morning, according to WPLG. Police said a Jeep and an SUV were involved in the crash in the area of Northwest 2nd Avenue and 29th Street. One person ended up trapped inside one of the vehicles and had…
Read MoreNews: 3 injured, 1 critically, in Fort Lauderdale car wreck
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Emergency crews were on the scene of a serious crash in Fort Lauderdale Tuesday that left three people hospitalized, WPLG reports. The accident involved two vehicles and occurred at the intersection of Federal Highway and Northeast 56th Street. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue responded and took the injured to North Broward Hospital,…
Read MoreNews: Man facing charges in fatal hit-and-run boating accident
MIAMI, FL – Authorities announced an arrest in the case of a man who was struck and killed by a boat while riding a personal watercraft over the weekend. This is an update to a previous story. According to NBC Miami, 50-year-old Jorge Rodriguez Del Rey of Miami was arrested on Tuesday. The Florida Fish and…
Read MoreNews: Police searching for driver who struck pedestrian in SW Miami-Dade, left scene
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Police are searching for the driver who struck a pedestrian in southwest Miami-Dade County and then left the scene. WPLG reports the man was struck by a car Monday morning in the vicinity of Southwest 112th Avenue and Southwest 184th Street. He was transported to Jackson South Medical Center, where he…
Read MoreNews: 4 vehicles involved in fatal collision in Homestead
HOMESTEAD, FL – Police said four vehicles were involved in a fatal collision in Homestead on Saturday night, reports WSVN. Authorities responded to the scene in the area of Southwest 147th Avenue and Campbell Drive near Homestead Hospital. Investigators said an SUV and a sedan were among the vehicles involved in the crash, which happened at about…
Read MoreNews: Car accident in Miami Gardens sends 3 children to hospital
MIAMI GARDENS, FL – A two-car accident in Miami Gardens on Friday left three children hospitalized, according to a report by NBC Miami. A minivan and a sedan were involved in the crash in the area of NW 207th Street and NW 37th Avenue. The children were airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, where…
Read MoreNews: Driver leaves scene after SW Miami-Dade crash that killed bicyclist
MIAMI-DADE, FL – State troopers say a bicyclist was struck and killed in southwest Miami-Dade County by a driver that left the scene. WPLG reports the incident happened Tuesday morning in the vicinity of Southwest 200th Street and Southwest 172nd Avenue. The bicycle rider was going east on 200th Street and was hit by a…
Read MoreArrest In Connection With Deadly Personal Watercraft Collision
Several days ago we blogged about a man who was killed while riding a personal watercraft in Biscayne Bay, and that the pilot of the boat that collided with the man fled the scene. Now, authorities have arrested someone in connection with the tragedy. Local10.com reports that police have arrested Jorge Rodriguez Del Ray for…
Read MoreNews: Bond denied for teen driver charged in crash that killed 4 in Miami-Dade
MIAMI, FL – Bond was denied Friday for Alex Garcia, the teenager facing charges in a crash that killed four people in Miami-Dade, WSVN reports. This is an update to a previous story. At a court appearance, Garcia’s attorney asked for his client to be released until the trial begins in July. But the judge…
Read MoreNews: Car plunges into NW Miami-Dade canal, leaving 2 people hospitalized
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Two people were hospitalized after their car plunged into a canal in northwest Miami-Dade County Saturday morning. According to WPLG, the car went into the water in the vicinity of Northwest 118th Avenue and Okeechobee Road. Authorities said a Good Samaritan who was driving by the scene saw what had happened…
Read MoreNews: Hit-and-run crash kills man on jet ski near Rickenbacker Marina
MIAMI, FL – Police are investigating a hit-and-run boat accident that killed a man on a jet-ski Saturday afternoon, NBC Miami reports. Authorities say the victim, identified as 26-year-old Alcides Valdez, was riding his personal watercraft near Rickenbacker Marina at 2:19 p.m. when he was struck by a 30-foot boat. He was pronounced dead at Jackson…
Read MoreTwo Killed In Serious Crash – Including Eight-Month Pregnant Woman
Two people were killed in the crash on Sunday, including an eight-month pregnant woman. Local10.com reports that the collision occurred in the vicinity of Northeast 8th Street near 34th Terrace when a silver Infinity collided with another vehicle. Yoani Garcia, a neighbor who lives down the road from the location of the crash, heard the…
Read MoreMan Riding Personal Watercraft Dead After Colliding With Boat Filled With Passengers
A man riding a personal watercraft was killed in a collision with a boat on Saturday. Local10.com reports that the victim, 26-year-old Alcides Valdez, and the boat collided on Saturday at about 2:19 p.m. near the Rickenbacker Marina. The 30-foot boat with which Valdez collided was carrying between 10 to 15 people at the time…
Read MoreNews: Fiery car wreck in Weston leaves driver hospitalized
WESTON, FL – A driver was hospitalized after their car crashed in Weston and burst into flames on Thursday, according to WSVN. The accident happened in the westbound lanes of Interstate 75 near Indian Trace at about noon, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Rescuers transported the driver to a hospital after the vehicle crashed and caught…
Read MoreNews: Hit-and-run driver killed in Pembroke Park crash, police say
PEMBROKE PARK, FL – Authorities said a driver who left the scene of a previous accident was killed in a crash in Pembroke Park Thursday night. According to WSVN, the incident began as police officers attempted a traffic stop of a speeding driver in the 6600 block of Miramar Parkway at about 9 p.m. Police said…
Read MoreNews: Pedestrian walking on I-75 fatally struck by tractor-trailer
WESTON, FL – Authorities are trying to find a truck driver who struck and killed a pedestrian on Interstate 75 early Friday morning, reports the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. The vehicle being sought is a Volvo tractor-trailer. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver of the truck was not able to avoid the pedestrian as…
Read MoreNews: Fort Lauderdale man dies after being hit by vehicle in Lauderhill
LAUDERHILL, FL – Authorities have released details of a fatal pedestrian accident in Lauderhill earlier this month. In a news release, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim of the April 16 crash as 65-year-old Aaron Adams of Fort Lauderdale. Investigators determined that he was crossing in the 3400 block of West Broward Boulevard at…
Read MoreNews: Woman critically injured in NW Miami-Dade hit-and-run
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Police are asking for the public’s help in tracking down the person responsible for a hit-and-run crash in northwest Miami-Dade County last week. According to NBC Miami, a woman was struck by a Toyota Camry while standing in the 9000 block of Northwest 79th Street last Wednesday at about 6 a.m.…
Read MoreAppeals Court Orders EPA to Decide on Pesticide Ban Within 60 Days
A U.S. Appeals court told the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Thursday that it must either ban a pesticide, which has been linked to child brain damage, or declare that the pesticide is safe. Local10.com reports that the pesticide, chlorpyrifos, has been in wide use for nearly a decade and a half. During that time activists…
Read MoreNews: Police searching for driver in fatal pedestrian accident in University Park
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – A search is underway for a driver who left the scene after a fatal pedestrian accident in Miami-Dade County, WPLG reports. The crash happened Saturday in the area of Coral Way and 112th Avenue in the University Park neighborhood. A witness told WPLG the victim had just left a gun show and was…
Read MoreNews: Man surrenders in NW Miami-Dade crash that killed bicycle rider
MIAMI-DADE, FL – Authorities say a man has surrendered in connection with a crash in northwest Miami-Dade County that killed a bicyclist. NBC Miami reports 45-year-old Frederick Howard Bailey turned himself in Monday and now faces charges stemming from the incident on Feb. 9, 2020. The victim, 18-year-old Derek Betancourt, was riding his bike in the…
Read MoreNews: Scooter rider seriously injured after being hit by car in Dania Beach
DANIA BEACH, FL – A scooter rider was hit by a car and seriously injured Wednesday morning, according to WSVN. The man was struck while riding in the area of Dixie Highway and Southeast Seventh Street in Dania Beach. He was rushed to the hospital for treatment. The driver of the car involved left the…
Read MoreBicyclist In Critical Condition Following Collision With Car in Coconut Grove
A bicyclist was severely injured in a multi-vehicle crash in Coconut Grove on Wednesday. WSVN.com reports that the crash occurred at around 3:45 p.m. in the vicinity of South Dixie Highway and Southwest 27th Avenue. First responders with the City of Miami Police and Fire Rescue transported the victim to Jackson Memorial Hospital in critical condition.…
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