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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – A single-vehicle crash in Fort Lauderdale Saturday morning left a driver dead, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported. According to police, the accident happened shortly before 2:15 a.m. as the victim was driving a car in the 200 block of Southwest 17th Street. She swerved from the road and crashed into several…

A fiery crash in Miami Beach left two people dead on Saturday. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred at about 5:42 a.m. An SUV was traveling southbound on Pine Tree Drive when it crashed into a tree after apparently attempting to avoid another car that was making a left turn. First responders transported the victims, two…

MIRAMAR, FL – Police said an out-of-control car slammed into the front of a home in Miramar Friday morning, leaving the driver hospitalized. WPLG reports a woman driving a Chevrolet Cobalt crashed in the 6600 block of Miramar Parkway near 66th Avenue at about 2 a.m.  The homeowner, who said he was asleep at the time, said…

MIAMI, FL – Police in Miami say a driver left the scene after a crash Thursday morning that left two people injured. According to WSVN, the accident happened in the area of Northwest 37th Avenue and 36th Street and involved at least three vehicles: a sedan, a minivan, and a Lamborghini. One person was taken…

A crash involving a Tri-Rail train killed one person in Miami Gardens on Friday. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred at approximately 4 p.m. in the vicinity of Northwest 13th Avenue and Northwest 155th Drive, and appears to have involved a pedestrian. At the time of the report, authorities had not released much information about…

MIAMI, FL – A Florida rapper was involved in a crash on State Road 112 in Miami early Thursday morning, according to a report by WPLG. The rapper Tafia, from North Miami, was driving an Audi SUV that collided with a tractor-trailer near Northwest 12th Avenue at about 3:30 a.m.  He reported that he and the…

MIAMI, FL – A man was hospitalized after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Little Havana Wednesday night, police said. NBC Miami reports the man was crossing the street near a bus stop in the area of Southwest 8th Street and 7th Street when he was hit by a car at about 8:30 p.m.…

PORT ST. LUCIE, FL – Police say a woman died after her car crashed in Port St. Lucie early Tuesday morning. According to TC Palm, the victim was identified as 28-year-old Brandy Wells.  She was driving a Nissan Versa in the 9300 block of U.S. 1 when the incident occurred at about 2:30 a.m. Traffic homicide…

MIAMI, FL – An El Portal police officer came to the rescue of a woman whose car crashed into a canal Tuesday evening, according to WSVN. Police said Sabrina Anderson was involved in a collision with another vehicle in the area of North Miami Avenue and 86th Street at about 5 p.m.  Anderson’s car went…

A crash involving a school bus and a van left and six students and a bus driver injured late last week. WinkNews.com reports that the crash happened at about 9 a.m. on Jones Loop Road in Charlotte County. The bus was carrying 24 students on board and was headed to Punta Gorda Middle School when a…

Automaker Genesis is recalling tens of thousands of vehicles due to a defect that could result in fire. ConsumerReports.com reports that Genesis is recalling more than 95,000 vehicles due to defective Anti-Lock Braking modules that could be prone to short-circuiting and catching fire. Genesis has identified G70 model years 2019 – 2021 and G80 model years…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Authorities are searching for the driver who left the scene after hitting and killing a pedestrian in Fort Lauderdale last week. NBC Miami reports the victim was identified as 55-year-old Glen Flaherty, a Minneapolis realtor who was in the area on a business trip. According to police, Flaherty was walking across…

A South Florida pastor suffered a severe traumatic brain injury when he was struck by a woman driving a Mercedes Benz in late March. Though the pastor was originally left in a coma, he has now awakened, leading some to call it a miracle. Local10.com reports that on March 25 Katherine Colabella dropped off her vehicle…

A boat caught fire in Sarasota, Florida, Saturday, resulting in the rescue of 9 people who had been aboard the vessel. WSVN.com reports that after the boat began to suffer mechanical issues the boat began to emit black smoke. “You saw black smoke just come from everywhere off the boat,” a witness said. 9 people rescued…

PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL – An elderly driver was killed when his car was involved in a collision at an intersection in Palm Beach County Thursday morning. WPEC reports the victim was identified as 77-year-old Jerome Goldman of Wellington. He was driving in the area of Greenview Shores Boulevard and Chatsworth Village Drive when the accident…

MIAMI GARDENS, FL – State troopers said a chain-reaction crash on the Palmetto Expressway was caused by drag racers and other drivers performing risky maneuvers, according to a report by WPLG. At least ten vehicles were involved in the pileup Tuesday morning in the roadway’s eastbound lanes near Northwest 27th Avenue in Miami Gardens.  The Florida…

A United States Postal Service (USPS) truck and an SUV crashed in Miami Beach on Friday, resulting in at least two hospitalizations. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred in the vicinity of 77th Street and Dickens Avenue at approximately 1:00 p.m.  TRAFFIC ALERT: MBPD is investigating a traffic crash at 77 Street/Dickens Avenue involving a…