Personal Injury
News: Woman, 77, struck and killed by car in Dania Beach
DANIA BEACH, FL – The Broward Sheriff’s Office said it is investigating a crash that killed an elderly pedestrian in Dania Beach last week. BSO deputies and Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue responded to the scene on South Federal Highway Thursday just after 2 a.m. Investigators said 77-year-old Doris Sandman of Dania Beach was crossing on…
Read MoreNews: Driver facing charges in Miami-Dade wrong-way wreck that left 5 dead
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Authorities say they have arrested the man who drove the wrong way in a crash that killed five people in Miami-Dade County, NBC Miami reports. This is an update to a previous story. The Florida Highway Patrol said 30-year-old Maiky Simeon is facing five counts of vehicular homicide for the wreck that occurred…
Read MoreNews: Woman struck by vehicle while walking near hotel on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach
MIAMI BEACH, FL – A driver was arrested following a pedestrian accident in Miami Beach on Saturday morning. According to a report by WSVN, the driver of a Kia sedan lost control of the vehicle on Collins Avenue at about 9 a.m. and struck a woman who was walking on the sidewalk near a hotel.…
Read MoreNews: Collision in Palm Beach County leaves 1 dead, 2 injured
LAKE WORTH BEACH, FL – Authorities said one person was killed and two others injured Saturday in a high-speed car wreck in Palm Beach County. According to WPTV, the accident happened on Lantana Road near Lake Worth Beach at 6:39 p.m. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said 20-year-old Guy Ludgy Barbancourt was driving a…
Read MoreNews: 5 dead in crash involving wrong-way driver on Palmetto Expressway
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – A crash involving a wrong-way driver in Miami-Dade County over the weekend left five people dead, according to WPLG. The incident took place early Saturday morning on the Palmetto Expressway near Northwest 57th Avenue. The Florida Highway Patrol said 30-year-old Maiky Simeon was driving a silver Infiniti east in the expressway’s…
Read MoreNews: Driver flees scene after crashing into store in SW Miami-Dade
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – A search is underway for the driver who fled the scene of a crash in Southwest Miami-Dade on Thursday, according to WSVN. Police said the driver crashed into the wall of a Dollar Tree store in the vicinity of Southwest 117th Avenue and Southwest 72nd Street at about 5:3 0p.m. The…
Read MoreNews: North Lauderdale woman arrested for crash that injured toddler
OAKLAND PARK, FL – The Broward Sheriff’s Office announced an arrest in a crash that injured a toddler in Oakland Park last week. The incident happened Aug. 11 in the area of Northwest 43rd Street and Northwest 5th Avenue, where deputies arrived shortly after 6 p.m. and found that a 2-year-old child had been struck…
Read MoreNews: Pedestrian fatally struck by vehicle on Federal Highway in Dania Beach
DANIA BEACH, FL – The Broward Sheriff’s Office was on the scene of a fatal pedestrian accident in Dania Beach early Thursday morning. The incident occurred on Federal Highway between Southeast 3rd and 4th Street at about 2 a.m., according to WPLG. BSO deputies arrived at the scene and found the body of the victim, while…
Read MoreNews: Fatal car accident shuts down southbound lanes of Interstate 95
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – A car accident left a man dead and shut down a portion of Interstate 95 on Wednesday afternoon, the Miami Herald reported. The crash happened on I-95 south near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport at about 2:30 p.m. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a man was driving a Toyota Matrix when…
Read MoreNews: Former Vero Beach mayor hospitalized after being hit by pickup truck
VERO BEACH, FL – The former mayor of Vero Beach was struck and injured by a pickup truck Monday morning, TC Palm reports. 69-year-old Laura Moss was hospitalized after the incident. Police said she was crossing the southbound lane of Cardinal Drive at about 8:30 a.m. after leaving a restaurant when she was hit by the…
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