Child Accident
Child Services Investigating After Child Breaks Leg At Daycare
A Broward County family is accusing a local daycare of severely injuring their child. WSVN.com reports that two-year-old Ron Jay Smith was under the care of the daycare at First Church of the Open Bible in Lauderdale Lakes when the injury occurred. The report says that Smith was playing with other kids, jumping up and…
Read MoreNews: Child killed when tractor-trailer slams into back of car on US-27
BROWARD COUNTY, FL – A collision on U.S. Route 27 in northern Broward County Tuesday left one child dead and at least eight other people injured, WPLG reports. Authorities said it appeared that a tractor-trailer rear-ended a Nissan sedan at mile marker 47 near the Palm Beach County line at about 2:40 p.m. Nine people…
Read MoreOne Dead And Many Injured In Broward Crash
A massive car crash in Broward County left one person dead and more than a half dozen injured. WSVN.com reports that the crash occurred near the Palm Beach County line on US 27 just after 4 p.m. on Tuesday. Though details regarding the collision were not immediately clear, the report does indicate that the crash involved…
Read MoreSurveillance Video Shows Deadly Miami Beach Crash
On February 24 a horrific traffic incident saw a luxury vehicle hop a Miami Beach curb and strike several people. The collision left one person dead, many others injured, and locals wondering how this could happen. Now, the authorities have released surveillance video of the incident. New view has been released of the crash at…
Read MoreCrash Involving School Bus Leaves Two Hospitalized in Orange County
A crash involving a school bus in Orange County, Florida left two people hospitalized on Monday. ClickOrlando.com reports that the collision occurred near South John Young Parkway and 38th Street when the school bus driver apparently became distracted due to an unruly student. While attending to the student the driver looked away from the road and…
Read More3 Dead and Multiple Injured After Series of Crashes in Dense Fog
Three people are dead after dense fog led to a series of crashes in Florida Thursday morning. WSVN.com reports that 17 vehicles were involved in the collisions which occurred at about 1:30 a.m. in the area south of Daytona Beach. Kim Montes of the Florida Highway Patrol says that there were four crashes involving a total…
Read MoreNational Brain Injury Awareness Month
March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month, marking a good time to consider just how devastating these injuries can be – and giving hope as new efforts and research focus on helping victims of brain injury recover. According to the CDC, the leading cause of brain injury is falling. Nearly half of all traumatic brain…
Read MoreKIA Recalls Over 70,000 Vehicles Due To Defect That Could Cause Fire
Automaker KIA is recalling over 70,000 vehicles due to a defect that could result in a car fire. ConsumerReports.org reports that the issue affects 2013-2014 KIA Optima models and occurs when a low-pressure fuel hose may malfunction and catch fire. Apparently, this defect was previously the subject of a recall but dealers may not have…
Read MoreSpecial Needs Child Dies After Falling Into Miami-Dade Canal
A four-year-old special-needs child died Saturday after he fell into a Miami-Dade canal. WSVN.com reports that the child fell into the canal near Southwest 280th Terrace and 141st Avenue on Saturday afternoon when his mom took her eyes off of him. #BREAKING – A boy on the autism spectrum has drowned after he fell into…
Read MoreNews: 1 dead, 6 injured after car crash into Miami Beach sidewalk cafe
MIAMI BEACH, FL – Police said a car crashed at a sidewalk cafe in Miami Beach on Thursday evening, killing one person and injuring six others. According to WSVN, the incident happened at Call Me Gaby, a restaurant on Washington Avenue, at about 6 p.m. Miami Beach police said an elderly woman was trying to parallel…
Read MoreOne Dead And Six Injured After Bentley Jumps Curb In Miami Beach
One person is dead following a Miami Beach crash in which a vehicle struck several people on a sidewalk. WSVN.com reports that the Bentley ran into several people outside a Miami Beach café at about 6 p.m. on Thursday evening. The crash apparently trapped one person underneath the massive vehicle, resulting in good Samaritans attempting to…
Read MoreThree Dead After Drowning In Hollywood Pool
Three people are dead after they were found unresponsive in the pool of a Hollywood, Florida home. WSVN.com reports that the victims were found Thursday at about 3:30 p.m. and include a two-year-old, a five-year-old child, and an adult. #UPDATE: Two children and one adult male have been pronounced dead at the hospital after they were…
Read MoreSouth Florida Mom Outraged After Daycare Downplays Son’s Severe Burns
A South Florida mom is speaking out against a local daycare after an accident involving a bottle warmer left her son significantly burned. WSVN.com reports that Karen Hensel dropped off her 11-month-old son at the daycare at about 9 a.m. Sometime later the daycare called her and said that her son Malaki had suffered minor…
Read MoreNews: 3 injured after car crashes into barricade in Fort Lauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Three people were injured in a fiery crash in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, according to WSVN. The incident occurred in the area of Northeast 4th Avenue and Northeast 9th Street. Authorities said the driver of a Cadillac was involved in a collision with other vehicles and then crashed into a concrete…
Read MoreNearly 200 Migrants Require Assistance as Boat Capsizes
In the early hours Monday morning officials responded to a report of several hundred migrants stranded in the Florida Keys. WSVN.com reports that at least 11 law enforcement units responded to the emergency, in which up to 200 people were in need of assistance. This morning, before 5 a.m.,@CBP components along with our law enforcement partners…
Read MoreNews: Driver runs stop sign and hits girl riding bicycle, Pembroke Pines police say
PEMBROKE PINES, FL – A girl riding her bicycle was struck by an SUV in Pembroke Pines Thursday afternoon, reports WPLG. The child was riding outside Lakeside Elementary School in the area of Northwest 136th Avenue and Northwest 10th Street when the accident occurred at about 2 p.m. Pembroke Pines police said she was hit by a…
Read MorePolice Believe Driver Who Struck Girl in Pembroke Pines Was Suffering a Medical Event
Yesterday we blogged about a girl who was hit and severely injured by a driver while she was riding her bike in Pembroke Pines. Now, authorities have released more information about the tragedy. WSVN.com reports that Pembroke Pines Police suspect that the driver who struck the girl may have suffered a medical emergency in the…
Read MoreGirl In Critical Condition After SUV Strikes Her in Pembroke Pines
A child is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle in South Florida Thursday. WSVN.com reports that the child was riding her bicycle in a Pembroke Pines neighborhood near Northwest 136th and 10th Street when a white SUV collided with her. Apparently, the SUV then crashed into a post and was severely damaged.…
Read MoreNews: Arrest made in Wilton Manors hit-and-run that killed 2 children
WILTON MANORS, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office announced it has made an arrest in a hit-and-run crash that killed two children and injured four others in Wilton Manors on Monday afternoon. This is an update to a previous story. The suspected driver, 27-year-old Sean Charles Greer of Wilton Manors, was booked into jail…
Read MoreNews: 2 children dead, 4 injured after being struck by hit-and-run driver in Wilton Manors
WILTON MANORS, FL – Authorities said two children were struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Broward County Monday afternoon, WPLG reports. Police and rescue crews responded to the area of Northwest 9th Avenue and Northwest 24th Street outside an apartment building in Wilton Manors after the crash took place at about 2:50 p.m.…
Read MoreNews: 5-year-old boy dies after being hit by vehicle in Lauderdale Lakes
LAUDERDALE LAKES, FL – The Broward Sheriff’s Office reports it is investigating a crash that killed a 5-year-old child in Lauderdale Lakes on Sunday evening. Authorities responded to the scene in the area of 2225 Northwest 32nd Terrace after the incident was reported at about 6 p.m. Detectives determined that the boy had been playing at…
Read MoreNews: 2 killed, 3 injured when car goes off road, crashes into canal in West Broward
WEST BROWARD, FL – A car accident on Alligator Alley Tuesday night left two people dead and three others injured, according to WSVN. The Florida Highway Patrol said a driver was headed west near mile marker 29 in West Broward County at about 5:30 p.m. when the car’s back left tire blew out. The driver…
Read MoreNews: Driver sought in West Palm Beach hit-and-run that injured 4-year-old
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Police are searching for the driver responsible for a hit-and-run crash in West Palm Beach that injured a young boy. WPTV reports the victim was a 4-year-old who was struck Sunday night in the eastbound lanes of Okeechobee Boulevard near Rosemary Avenue shortly after 8 p.m. The boy was walking…
Read MoreTeen In Stable Condition After Hit-And-Run Crash Saturday Night
A 17-year-old is recovering in the hospital following a hit-and-run car crash in Miami Gardens. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred Saturday night as the teen was crossing Miami Gardens Drive at about 7:30 p.m. The report says that the driver struck the teen, who was attending a school event at the time. A 17-year-old…
Read MoreNews: Hit-and-run accident in Deerfield Beach leaves 3 hospitalized
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – Deputies from the Broward Sheriff’s Office responded to a hit-and-run crash in Deerfield Beach early Wednesday morning. WSVN reports the collision occurred near a railroad in the vicinity of Southwest 10th Street and Dixie Highway shortly after 1 a.m. One of the vehicles involved was a silver sedan. The driver of…
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