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A Fort Lauderdale food boat capsized while workers were aboard on Sunday. WSVN.com reports that Jay’s Sandbar Foodboat was located in the area of the 1800 block of Southeast Seventh Street before it capsized. SINKING SITUATION – The owner of Jay’s Sandbar Foodboat, a longtime Fort Lauderdale staple, said he is devastated after the vessel…
Read MoreThree Americans Dead and One Hospitalized After Falling Ill At Sandals Resort
Three people are dead and another is in the hospital after falling ill at a Sandals Resort in the Bahamas. Local10.com reports that the victims suffered from a “health emergency” at the resort, but the nature of the emergency is thus far undisclosed. SANDALS RESORT DEATHS: 3 Americans found dead at Sandals Emerald Bay Bahamas…
Read MorePedestrian Airlifted to Jackson South Medical Center Following Hit-and-Run
Rescue workers transported a pedestrian to the hospital by helicopter after a vehicle struck the victim in Florida City. #BREAKING – Rescue crews have airlifted one person to the hospital following a reported hit-and-run in Florida City. https://t.co/i7gvgAslJj — WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) May 7, 2022 WSVN.com reports that the collision occurred at about 8:30…
Read MoreNews: 1 woman dead, 1 injured following Miami car accident
MIAMI, FL – Police and rescue crews responded to the scene of a fatal car accident in Miami early Friday morning, WPLG reported. According to police, two vehicles were involved in the crash in the vicinity of Biscayne Boulevard and Northeast 82nd Street at about 4 a.m. A woman in her 20s was pronounced dead at…
Read MoreNews: Person standing next to disabled vehicle on I-95 fatally struck by car
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a woman died after being hit by a car on Interstate 95 Thursday night. According to WPEC, the incident took place on I-95 north in Palm Beach County, near Atlantic Avenue. State troopers said a car had crashed in the right travel lane and a…
Read MoreNews: 2 vehicles involved in fatal collision at Boynton Beach intersection
BOYNTON BEACH, FL – Police said a man was killed when two vehicles were involved in a crash in Boynton Beach Wednesday afternoon. According to WPEC, investigators said 19-year-old Ryann Wright was driving a Dodge Challenger east on West Gateway Boulevard when she entered the intersection with Royal Manor Circle. At the same time, 68-year-old Daniel Weitzer was driving…
Read MoreTwo Adults and Two Children Injured in Rollover Crash In Broward County
Four people were injured in a serious Broward County crash on Thursday. Local 10.com reports that the crash occurred as a Honda SUV was traveling on westbound US Route 27 near Collier County. Honda crashes on US Route 27 in west Broward https://t.co/5MnzeVp7O1 pic.twitter.com/MCaIClhhSp — WPLG Local 10 News (@WPLGLocal10) May 5, 2022 The report…
Read MoreNews: Driver sought in Fort Lauderdale hit-and-run that killed bicyclist
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Investigators are trying to track down the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run incident in Fort Lauderdale April 29, WPLG reports. According to police, 57-year-old Allen Trowbridge of Fort Lauderdale was riding a bicycle when he was struck and killed by a vehicle on North Federal Highway at about 3:41 a.m. On…
Read MoreNews: Teenager hit by car while riding bicycle in NW Miami-Dade
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Emergency crews were at the scene of an accident that injured a bicyclist in northwest Miami-Dade County, NBC Miami reports. Authorities said a teenager riding a bicycle was hit by a car Wednesday morning in the vicinity of Northwest 88th Street and N. Miami Avenue in the village of El Portal.…
Read MoreMan Injured In Personal Watercraft Crash At Haulover Beach
A man was involved in a personal watercraft crash on Tuesday. The call came in as a personal watercraft accident in the Haulover Beach area of Northeast Miami-Dade, Tuesday afternoon.https://t.co/Ykh0hsL2Pc — WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) May 3, 2022 WSVN.com reports that the crash occurred in Northeast Miami-Dade at Haulover Beach. Though details of the incident…
Read MoreNews: Driver killed when Brightline train strikes car in Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD, FL – A driver was killed after his vehicle was hit by a Brightline train in Hollywood Tuesday, the second such incident in Broward County this week. According to WPLG, the latest incident happened in the area of Garfield Street and North Dixie Highway when the driver of a Jeep Wrangler attempted to go…
Read MoreNews: Injuries reported after multi-vehicle crash on Florida’s Turnpike
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL – A multi-vehicle accident disrupted traffic for hours on Florida’s Turnpike in Palm Beach County on Tuesday morning. WPBF reports the incident took place on the turnpike’s southbound lanes near Boynton Beach Boulevard sometime before 6:15 a.m. One of the vehicles involved was a truck, which caught fire. The Florida Highway…
Read MoreNews: Pedestrian struck, killed by car on State Road 7 in Lauderdale Lakes
LAUDERDALE LAKES, FL – The Broward Sheriff’s Office reports it is investigating a fatal pedestrian accident that occurred in Lauderdale Lakes last month. Authorities said 80-year-old Janet Caesar of Lauderdale Lakes was walking from west to east across the southbound lanes of North State Road 7 on April 21 at about 4:30 p.m. when she…
Read MoreNews: Train slams into pickup in Broward County, killing driver
POMPANO BEACH, FL – A Brightline train was involved in a fatal collision with a vehicle in Pompano Beach early Monday morning, WSVN reports. The train slammed into a pickup truck in the northbound lanes of North Dixie Highway near Sixth Street at about 5:30 a.m. The driver went around the gate while it was down to…
Read MoreSecond Brightline Collision Fatality In Two Days
It’s getting difficult to keep up with all of the Brightline train collisions. After a fatal crash in Pompano Beach on Monday Brightline was involved in another fatal collision on Tuesday. #DEVELOPING: 1 person was hospitalized after a Jeep collided with a Brightline train in Hollywood. https://t.co/mQOY2Jm6D8 — WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) May 3, 2022…
Read MoreMan Killed in Collision With Brightline Train In Pompano Beach
2022 has seen numerous Brightline train collision incidents, with some of them being fatal. Monday tragedy struck again when a Brightline train struck and killed a driver in Pompano Beach. Driver transported after car collides with Brightline train in Pompano Beachhttps://t.co/uWFUnYunmK — WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) May 2, 2022 WSVN.com reports that the crash happened…
Read MoreNews: Child hospitalized after SUV, tractor-trailer collide in Hallandale Beach
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – A child was hospitalized after a car and a tractor-trailer collided Monday morning in Hallandale Beach, the Florida Highway Patrol said. According to WSVN, the driver of an SUV lost control of their vehicle on Interstate 95 north near Hallandale Beach Boulevard. The SUV entered the path of an 18-wheeler, causing…
Read MoreNews: Taxi passenger killed in accident on I-95 north in Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a taxi passenger died following a crash in Hollywood Friday night, NBC Miami reported. The incident occurred in the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 near Hollywood Boulevard at about 10 p.m. According to the FHP, a bicycle fell off the back rack of a pickup truck and…
Read MoreNews: Motorcyclist dies in crash on Seabreeze Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – An accident in Fort Lauderdale Sunday morning left a motorcycle rider dead, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Police said a man was driving a motorcycle when the crash happened on Seabreeze Boulevard near Las Olas Boulevard sometime before 7:20 a.m. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. His name…
Read MoreTwo Injured in Crash Involving Miami-Dade Police Cruiser
Two people were injured in a crash involving a Miami-Dade police cruiser on Sunday. WSVN.com reports that the crash occurred at about 2:30 a.m. in the vicinity of Northwest 59th Street and 30th Avenue when a police cruiser reportedly collided with another vehicle. A crash involving a police cruiser took place in Northwest Miami-Dade.https://t.co/YzMQ5Domog — WSVN…
Read MoreFord Recalls Over 250K Vehicles On Rollaway Risk
Automaker Ford has issued a recall for more than a quarter-million vehicles due to a defect that could cause the vehicles to roll away. CNET.com reports that Ford is recalling Explorer SUVs model years 2020-2022 due to a defective driveshaft that can become disconnected. In a statement, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said: “If the…
Read MoreFamily Grieves Toddler Killed in Miami-Dade Hit-and-Run
A Miami-Dade family is grieving after a hit-and-run driver killed a two-year-old girl Friday. A South Florida family is living a nightmare after, police said, a hit-and-run driver took the life of a 2-year-old girl and sent her parents to the hospital. Now the family’s pastor is speaking out about the tragedy. https://t.co/TmyS7c9acz — WSVN…
Read MoreNews: Crash in Hallandale Beach sends 6 people to hospital
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Police said a two-car crash in Hallandale Beach Friday morning left six people hospitalized, WPLG reports. A Range Rover and a GMC collided at the intersection of Federal Highway and Hallandale Beach Boulevard at about 12:40 a.m., according to investigators. One of the vehicles, the Range Rover, caught fire after the…
Read MoreNews: Former South Florida high school football star dead after car accident
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Police said 24-year-old Sam Bruce, a former high school football standout in South Florida, died following a car crash Wednesday night, according to WPTV. According to police, Bruce apparently suffered a seizure while driving and crashed on Northwest 22nd Road in Fort Lauderdale just before 8:30 p.m. He was pronounced dead the…
Read MoreTwo Injured In Volusia County Boat Crash
A boating crash at Highbanks Marina in DeBary left two people injured. 2 hurt in Volusia County boat crash https://t.co/IIef846gLz pic.twitter.com/RoG6X94dnk — Orlando Sentinel (@orlandosentinel) April 18, 2022 ClickOrlando.com reports that the crash occurred on April 18 and left a 51-year-old man hospitalized with serious injuries. A 63-year-old man was also hospitalized with minor injuries. A…
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