Personal Injury

Automaker KIA is recalling over 410,000 vehicles due to concerns relating to potentially defective airbags. Newsweek.com reports that the vehicles’ Airbag Control Unit could come into contact with the vehicles’ circuit board, potentially interfering with the components that control the airbags. Kia recalls more than 410,000 vehicles due to air bags potentially not working amidst…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – A worker was killed in an accident Tuesday at a Fort Lauderdale high-rise condominium building, WSVN reports. The incident happened at the Playa Del Mar at 39th Street and Galt Ocean Drive.  Investigators said the man was on the job during ongoing repair work when he fell from the scaffolding he was on…

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A police officer was injured after their cruiser was hit by another vehicle in Coral Springs early Tuesday morning. WSVN reports it happened during a search for burglary suspects in the area of 41st Street and Coral Ridge Drive at about 3:30 a.m. Police said a car with juveniles inside hit…

MIAMI BEACH, FL – Authorities have identified the woman who is facing criminal charges in connection with a hit-and-run crash in Miami Beach Tuesday evening, according to WPLG. This is an update to a previous story. Police say 37-year-old Jaclyn Alvarez was driving a pickup truck that crashed into a BMW at 71st Street and Bay…

MIAMI BEACH, FL – A driver was hospitalized following a hit-and-run crash in Miami Beach Tuesday evening. According to NBC Miami, a pickup truck and a BMW were involved in a collision at 71th Street and Bay Drive East at about 5:21 p.m.  The BMW driver was extricated from the car and transported to Jackson…

NORTH MIAMI, FL – Police have made an arrest in connection with a deadly car accident in North Miami Monday morning, reports WPLG. Jahmel James Minott Jr. was driving a Dodge that was involved in a three-vehicle crash in the area of Northwest 7th Avenue and Northwest 119th Street at about 1:50 p.m., authorities said. …

A man is dead following a fall from the 12th floor of a building in Fort Lauderdale. Local10.com reports that the victim was apparently on scaffolding which was attached to the building, located at 3900 Galt Ocean Dr. Though the building has scaffolding, the report did not indicate with certainty that the man had been…

OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FL – A man was arrested on drunk driving charges after a deadly crash Saturday evening in Okeechobee County, according to WPTV. The accident happened near the intersection of State Road 70 and SW 48th Avenue at about 6 p.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of a pickup truck failed to…

MIAMI, FL – An elderly woman died after an accident involving a bus in Miami on Monday morning, reports CBS Miami. Police said the 72-year-old victim was walking at the intersection of SW 1st Street and SW 2nd Avenue when she was hit by a Metro-Dade public transit bus making a left turn onto SW…

NORTH MIAMI, FL – A driver was killed in a multi-vehicle accident in North Miami early Monday morning, police said. According to WPLG, there were three vehicles involved in the wreck that occurred in the vicinity of Northwest 119th Street and Northwest 7th Avenue at about 1:50 a.m. Investigators said a Dodge, a Range Rover…

A person was killed in a traffic crash involving a bus on Monday. WSVN.com reports that the incident occurred near Southwest Second Avenue and First Street when the Miami-Dade transit bus collided with a 72-year-old woman. Authorities pronounced the victims dead at the scene. Elderly pedestrian fatally struck by transit bus in downtown Miamihttps://t.co/YDM8fOrVr4 —…

Florida officials are searching for a man who apparently fell from a boat while boating in the Lower Keys. The U.S. Coast Guard says that it is searching for 40-year-old Erik Rundle after he went missing while sailing on a small boat in Man of War Harbor, which is located near Fleming Key. HAVE YOU…

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for dozens of migrants who are now feared dead off the South Florida coast. WSVN.com reports that the Coast Guard suspended its search and rescue operations on Thursday after finding four additional bodies while searching for the missing migrants. The sole survivor of a capsized boat off…

OAKLAND PARK, FL – The Broward Sheriff’s Office released details of a deadly crash that occurred earlier this month in Oakland Park. Deputies from the sheriff’s office responded to the scene Jan. 3 at the intersection of Northeast 16th Avenue and East Oakland Park Boulevard at about 9:44 a.m. Investigators determined that 85-year-old William O’Malley…

MIAMI, FL – Police said they have made an arrest in a hit-and-run crash that killed a driver in Miami on Monday afternoon, reports NBC Miami. This is an update to a previous story. The suspect is a 17-year-old who authorities say was driving a stolen Range Rover at high speed when he went through a…

Automaker Nissan is recalling nearly 700,000 vehicles due to a defect that could present a fire risk. ConsumerReports.org reports that the issue involves a “poorly insulated electrical connector located in the driver’s footwell—the area in a vehicle where the driver’s legs go.” Moisture in the area can cause corrosion on a connector that could then…

38 people remain missing off the Florida coast after the boat on which they were sailing capsized Saturday night. WSVN.com reports that the group was involved with a suspected human smuggling operation. Of the original 40 who originally set out 1 has been found alive and 1 has been found dead. According to U.S. Coast…

MIAMI, FL – Police were searching for suspects Monday morning following a hit-and-run crash in Miami. According to NBC Miami, two vehicles were involved in a collision in the area of Northwest 11th Avenue and Northwest 3rd Street in the city’s Little Havana neighborhood. Police said a Range Rover struck a maroon vehicle before crashing into a…

GREENACRES, FL – An elderly driver was killed in a two-vehicle collision in Palm Beach County last week, according to a report by WPTV. The accident occurred Thursday in the vicinity of Silver Buttonwood Drive and 10th Avenue North in Greenacres. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said 79-year-old Suzanne McClellan of Palm Beach Gardens was…