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One person is dead and another hospitalized following a crash involving a Lamborghini overnight. WSVN.com reports that the crash occurred near NE. 82nd St. and first Avenue when a blue Lamborghini crashed into a light pole at about 1:15 AM. 1 dead, 1 transported following fiery crash in Miamihttps://t.co/jO9Bdo1NVX — WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) June…

OAKLAND PARK, FL – Authorities said a driver was killed in an accident involving a Brightline train in Oakland Park Tuesday afternoon. According to WSVN, the train struck a car in the area of Cypress Creek Road and Dixie Highway, pushing the vehicle north into Fort Lauderdale. The woman driving the car was pronounced dead…

Local news stations are reporting that there is a video depicting a fatal collision involving a Brightline train Tuesday afternoon. WSVN.com reports that the crash occurred in Oakland Park when an elderly woman stopped her vehicle on the train tracks at Cypress Creek Road near Dixie Highway. It was then that “I heard this big…

LOXAHATCHEE, FL – Authorities said a man driving an all-terrain vehicle was killed in an accident in Palm Beach County, according to WPTV. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said the incident happened Saturday night in the 4900 block of 200th Trail North in Loxahatchee at about 7:45 p.m. According to investigators, two Suzuki Kingquad ATVs…

MIAMI, FL – Police said a fleeing driver slammed into a building in Miami on Tuesday morning. According to NBC Miami, the driver of a white BMW SUV took off following an attempted traffic stop by police officers.  The crash took place at about 11:20 a.m. when the driver struck a building at Northwest 7th Avenue and Northwest…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Police in Fort Lauderdale said they are investigating a hit-and-run crash that killed a man in a wheelchair. In a news release, police said the incident took place Saturday night in the 900 block of South Federal Highway at about 10:11 p.m. Investigators said the victim, identified as 58-year-old Robert Brisebois…

LAUDERDALE LAKES, FL – Authorities were searching for the driver involved in a crash Saturday night that injured two Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies, WPLG reported. The incident took place in the area of Northwest 31st Avenue and Northwest 26th Street in Lauderdale Lakes, where investigators said the driver of a GMC pickup truck went through…

NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – A fatal accident disrupted traffic in Northwest Miami-Dade County early Monday morning. According to WSVN, the incident occurred on the Palmetto Expressway near the Dolphin Expressway, where a pickup truck struck a median at about 3 a.m. and overturned. One person was killed in the crash. The victim’s identity was not…

BOYNTON BEACH, FL – Police have arrested a driver involved in a fatal accident in Boynton Beach last month, WPEC reported. 31-year-old Paul McCormack Jr. of Lake Worth is charged with vehicular homicide in connection with the crash that occurred on Boynton Beach Boulevard near Winchester Park Boulevard on May 13. An investigation determined that…

Three people were aboard a boat that crashed into a jetty on Okaloosa Island Sunday night. WKRG.com reports that the crash occurred at about 8:50 p.m. when a “26-foot center console boast came out of the Harbor and was heading West/Northwest” said Destin Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief Mike Landis. Destin Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief Mike Landis said…

Auto manufacturer Mercedes-Benz issued a recall for almost 1 million vehicles due to a defect that could affect the vehicles’ brake system. TheGuardian.com reports that the wide-ranging recall affects SUV models ML and GL and R-Class minivans which were manufactured between 2004 and 2015. According to Germany’s federal transportation agency (KBA)  “Corrosion on the brake booster can…

After a series of fatal and nonfatal crashes involving vehicles and pedestrians, Brightline is launching a so-called “zero-tolerance” program in an attempt to stop the collisions. #BREAKING: A deadly Brightline crash took place in Pompano Beach.https://t.co/dRj09xbsga — WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) May 31, 2022 WSVN.com reports that Brightline officials, along with authorities from the Broward…

POMPANO BEACH, FL – Detectives are investigating after a bicycle rider was struck and killed by a vehicle in Pompano Beach Friday. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the victim was 43-year-old Jose Deras of Pompano Beach.  Investigators said he was riding a Resonance DBX bicycle east across the north/south lanes of South Andrews Avenue when the…

Authorities are shedding additional light on the fatal collision involving a Brightline train Tuesday. Local10.com reports that in a statement, Broward Sheriff’s Office said that the pedestrian was standing on the tracks as the train approached. The train operator reportedly told investigators that when he noticed the pedestrian on the tracks he began to flash…

POMPANO BEACH, FL – A pedestrian died in a railroad accident in Broward County Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. According to WPLG, the incident took place in the area of Copans Road and Dixie Highway in Pompano Beach. The Broward Sheriff’s Office said it received reports of a person struck by a train at about 4:20…

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – A motor vehicle accident in Miami-Dade County last week left a man dead and his mother hospitalized, NBC Miami reports. The accident occurred along the Florida’s Turnpike near Southwest 8th Street Friday morning at about 11:30 a.m. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver of a Toyota van was trying…