Car Accident

BOCA RATON, FL – A Tri-Rail train and a car were involved in a fatal collision in Boca Raton Wednesday afternoon, WPEC reports. Police said 41-year-old Jeanneau Darilus was driving a Honda Pilot and went through a railroad crossing gate at Southwest 18th Street that had been lowered. The Pilot was struck by an oncoming…

A car crashed into a Lauderhill apartment Sunday, injuring two people. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred at an apartment building at 2322 Northwest 56th Avenue. Police say that at about 1 pm the vehicle with two people inside slammed into the apartment building, breaking through the wall and into a dwelling. The driver, who is…

TAVERNIER, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol responded to the scene of a fatal car accident in the Florida Keys Monday night, according to a report in the Miami Herald.  The incident took place in the area of mile marker 91 along U.S. 1 in the community of Tavernier.  The FHP said a 51-year-old man was…

DORAL, FL – Authorities said they have charged a man in a fatal crash that took place on June 22, 2020 in Doral. According to NBC Miami, 51-year-old Christian J. Diaz-Flores was arrested Monday on several charges, including DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide. Diaz-Flores was driving a Nissan Altima when the collision occurred in the area…

MIRAMAR, FL – Police are investigating an accident in Miramar that left two pedestrians injured, according to WSVN. The incident occurred Sunday morning as the two were walking across Miramar Parkway.  Investigators said they were struck by a car while in the vicinity of Southwest 61st Avenue. The two victims were taken to an area…

LAUDERHILL, FL – Police said a driver died following a car accident in Lauderhill Sunday, according to WSVN. An investigation by Lauderhill police determined that the driver was going west in the 4000 block of Northwest 19th Street at a high rate of speed when he lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a tree.…

A woman and her boyfriend are lucky to be alive after a vehicle struck them as they exited a convenience store Wednesday night. WSVN.com reports that Maura Schrews and her boyfriend Jonathan were exiting the America Latina Market along Davie Road when a vehicle crashed into the front door of the market, striking the couple.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

SUNRISE, FL – A woman has been arrested in connection with a deadly car accident in Sunrise on Feb. 27, 2020, NBC Miami reports. 60-year-old Matilde Perez has been charged with vehicular homicide and reckless driving in the case.  Authorities said Perez was speeding when he drove through a red light at the intersection of Northwest…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – A pedestrian was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle on Interstate 595 in Broward County Wednesday morning, reports the Miami Herald. The incident took place in the westbound lanes of I-595 in the vicinity of Exit 10B near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the pedestrian…

BOCA RATON, FL – Authorities said a driver was killed in a high-speed car crash in Palm Beach County early Saturday morning. The Palm Beach Post reports the incident took place on Palmetto Park Road near St. Andrews Boulevard in Boca Raton shortly before 3 a.m. Investigators said 20-year-old Kevin Powell was driving a BMW sedan west…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – A woman who drove drunk and caused a fatal crash in Broward County in 2016 has been sentenced to prison, WPLG reports. 34-year-old Joselyn Lopez of Margate will serve 16 years and four months in state prison followed by 10 years of probation. The case stems from an incident on Aug.…

MIAMI GARDENS, FL – A young man has been charged with causing a fatal car crash in Miami Gardens last month, according to WPLG. 19-year-old Innocent Friggson is facing one count of vehicular homicide/reckless manner in connection with the Sept. 25 collision in the 3800 block of Northwest 183rd Street. Police said evidence determined that Friggson was speeding…

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL  – Traffic was backed up on the Palmetto Expressway Friday morning after an accident involving four vehicles, including a Miami-Dade police car. WPLG reports the wreck occurred in the roadway’s southbound lanes near Northwest 25th Street in northwest Miami-Dade. Police said a Miami-Dade police officer was on her way to work sometime…