Car Accident
BMW Defect Causes Parked Cars to Catch Fire
BMW owners are increasingly alarmed following several incidents of the vehicles spontaneously bursting into flames. ABC7Chicago.com reports that one such incident occurred in September when a Chicago family’s BMW ignited as owner Lina Ricchio dropped her daughter off at school. Interestingly, Ricchio says that the car was parked and not running at the time. “Thank…
Read MoreDriver Crashes Into Daycare in Lauderhill
A West Broward daycare suffered significant damage after a vehicle crashed into it Thursday night. Local10.com reports that witnesses believe that two vehicles may have been drag racing along West Broward Boulevard when one of the cars struck a palm tree, lost control and ran into New Beginnings Christian Academy. Interestingly, the owner of the…
Read MoreNews: Car plows into day care facility on West Broward Boulevard in Lauderhill
LAUDERHILL, FL – A driver lost control of a car and crashed into a day care facility in Lauderhill, WPLG reports. Police responded to the scene Friday at the New Beginnings Christian Academy on West Broward Boulevard. Witnesses were quoted as saying they believed two cars may have been drag racing and were swerving while…
Read MoreNews: Driver dies in car wreck at Miami International Mall in Doral
DORAL, FL – Police were at the scene of a deadly car wreck at a mall in Miami-Dade County on Thursday. NBC Miami reports a driver was killed after crashing into a tree in the parking lot of the Miami International Mall on NW 107th Avenue in Doral at about 1:30 p.m. No information was released on…
Read MoreNews: Wreck involving car and semi-truck shuts down US 1 in Pinecrest
PINECREST, FL – One person was hospitalized following a collision between a car and a semi-truck in Pinecrest Monday morning, reports CBS Miami. Police and emergency crews responded to the scene on US 1 north between Southwest 136th Street and Southwest 132nd Avenue at about 2:20 a.m. One man involved in the collision was taken to…
Read MoreEight Injured in Early Morning Doral Car Crash
A serious car crash left 8 people hospitalized on Saturday. WSVN.com reports that the 2-vehicle collision occurred at about 3:10 a.m. in the vicinity of Northwest 58th Street and 102nd Avenue in Doral. Though the details of the collision are unclear, the report does indicate that eight people were injured in total. First responders took…
Read MoreNews: Scooter rider killed in collision with car on State Road 7 in West Park
WEST PARK, FL – Authorities were at the scene of a collision in Broward County Thursday morning that killed a scooter rider, WPLG reports. The incident took place in the area of State Road 7 and Miramar Parkway in West Park. The motor scooter was involved in a crash with a white Jaguar shortly before…
Read MoreCar Crashes into Building in Lauderhill – Injuring 3
Three people were injured when a car crashed into a building in Lauderhill on Thursday. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred when a white Honda crashed into an apartment building at the intersection of Northwest 49th Street and Northwest 78th Avenue. A neighbor told the news outlet that she was watching TV when they heard a…
Read MoreNews: Deerfield Beach man killed when car slams into tree
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office reports it is investigating a fatal car accident in Deerfield Beach last week. Traffic homicide detectives say 34-year-old Carlos Guzman Castaneda of Deerfield Beach was driving a Hyundai Elantra on West Hillsboro Boulevard Friday morning when the accident occurred at about 8 a.m. A witness told…
Read MoreNews: Brightline train hits car carrying grandmother, toddler in Pompano Beach
POMPANO BEACH, FL – A 71-year-old woman and her 1-year-old grandson were in a car that was struck by a Brightline train in Pompano Beach Monday morning, reports WPEC. The incident took place in the area of Northeast Third Street and North Flagler Avenue at about 10 a.m. Officials said the woman was driving her…
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