News: Police make arrest in hit-and-run crash that killed driver in Miami
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…
Read MoreNews: Pedestrian struck and killed by car in Fort Lauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Police were at the scene of a fatal pedestrian accident in Fort Lauderdale early Thursday. According to WSVN, the incident occurred in the vicinity of Northeast 54th Street and North Federal Highway. The pedestrian, reported to be a man in his 60’s, was struck by a car and suffered fatal injuries. …
Read MoreNews: Driver dead after car crashes into West Palm Beach canal
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Authorities said a single-vehicle car accident in West Palm Beach Monday morning left a driver dead, according to WPBF. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue crews were dispatched to the scene following a report of the crash that occurred along South Congress Avenue at about 6 a.m. According to an eyewitness account, a…
Read MoreAuthorities Continue to Search for Dozens of Missing Migrants
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…
Read MoreNews: Pedestrian with shopping cart fatally struck by truck in West Palm Beach
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – An accident in West Palm Beach Wednesday morning left a pedestrian dead, authorities said. According to WPTV, the victim was identified as 55-year-old Richard M. Massa of West Palm Beach. The incident occurred near the parking lot of a CVS store on Jog Road near Okieechobee Boulevard at about 6:10…
Read MoreUp to 39 Migrants Missing After Boat Capsizes Off Florida Coast
A boat caring dozens of people capsized earlier this week, leaving at least 39 people missing. Local10.com reports that the missing migrants were aboard the vessel when it capsized about 45 miles off Fort Pierce Inlet on Saturday night. A Good Samaritan rescued one of the 40 people who had been aboard the vessel and…
Read MoreNews: Woman dead, man injured after being struck by vehicle in Miami
MIAMI, FL – Police said a car struck two pedestrians in Miami Tuesday morning, killing one of them. WPLG reports a man and woman were walking across Northwest 7th Street near Northwest 57th Avenue just after 6:30 a.m. when they were hit by a Cadillac going east on Northwest 7th Street. Investigators believe the two failed to…
Read MoreNews: Hit-and-run crash in Little Havana neighborhood leaves 2 injured
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…
Read MoreNews: Elderly driver killed in Palm Beach County collision
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…
Read MorePedestrian Seriously Injured After Crash Involving Flatbed Truck
A vehicle struck a pedestrian on the Florida Turnpike Monday, seriously injuring the victim. Local10.com reports that a flatbed truck struck the victim on Monday afternoon in the vicinity of Bird Road near the Florida Turnpike. Apparently, after the diver collided with the victim, the driver remained at the scene, as is required by Florida law.…
Read MoreNews: Person of interest sought in fatal Homestead hit-and-run
HOMESTEAD, FL – Authorities have identified a person of interest in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a man in Homestead last week, reports WPLG. This is an update to a previous story. The person police are searching for is 20-year-old Edgar Mendez of Homestead. Detectives are trying to locate him in regards to…
Read MoreNews: Collision in Pompano Beach sends 3 sheriff’s deputies to hospital
POMPANO BEACH, FL – A collision in Pompano Beach Saturday injured three deputies from the Broward Sheriff’s Office, according to NBC Miami. Investigators said the three were in an unmarked patrol car near the 800 block of South Dixie Highway when the crash with another vehicle took place at about 7:41 p.m. The deputies suffered…
Read MoreThree Broward Sheriff’s Deputies Injured in Two-Vehicle Collision | Miami, FL
Three Broward Sheriff’s deputies were hospitalized following a crash on Saturday. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred in Pompano Beach when officers were traveling in an unmarked car and were involved in a traffic collision with another vehicle near the 800 block of South Dixie Highway. The report does not indicate the cause of the…
Read MoreCrash Involving Tractor Trailer and Box Truck Leaves Three Hospitalized
Three people have been hospitalized following a crash involving a semi-truck in Miami on Saturday. WSVN.com reports that the crash occurred in Davie at about 5:00 a.m. when a passenger vehicle was involved in a crash with a tractor-trailer and a box truck. Florida Highway Patrol states that initially, the box truck struck the sedan.…
Read MoreNews: Woman charged with leaving scene of Boca Raton crash
BOCA RATON, FL – Authorities say a driver is under arrest in connection with a collision in Boca Raton that injured another driver. Accordng to WPEC, 30-year-old Amanda Farino is charged with leaving the scene of a crash with injuries and driving without a license. The accident took place in October 2021 at the intersection of…
Read MoreNews: 71-year-old man fatally struck by hit-and-run driver in Homestead
HOMESTEAD, FL – Police are searching for the driver who struck and killed a man in Homestead on Sunday, according to a report by WSVN. The victim, identified as 71-year-old Carlos Diaz, was hit by a vehicle in the area of Northwest 8th Street. Family members said the incident happened as he walked on a sidewalk…
Read MoreFour Rescued from the Water After Restaurant Deck Collapses
South Florida Boaters came to the rescue of at least four people after a section of a local restaurant suddenly fell into the water. WSVN.com reports that the incident occurred at about 5:00 p.m. on Friday at Flip Flops Dockside Eatery, located in the 3000 block of Northeast 32nd Avenue. Several people, many from out…
Read MoreOne Dead and Two Injured After Highland Beach Boat Crash
Three people were injured in a boating crash on the Intercostal Waterway in Highland Beach over the weekend. One of the victims died from his injuries. CBS12.com reports that a man and two minors were involved in the crash, which occurred when the 25-foot-vessel in which they were riding hit a wake and lost control.…
Read MoreNews: Woman hospitalized after crashing her car into fence in Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD, FL – Rescue crews responded to the scene of a crash in Hollywood that left a driver injured early Thursday morning, WSVN reports. Officials said a woman was driving her vehicle on the eastbound lanes of Pines Boulevard when she crashed into a fence near 68th Avenue at about 5:45 a.m. The vehicle then went…
Read MoreNews: Man injured in workplace accident at Fort Lauderdale tile business
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue was on the scene of a workplace accident Wednesday afternoon that left a man hospitalized. In a Facebook post, the rescue team said it responded to reports of a man trapped in a machine. WSVN reports the incident took place at a tile business in the area of Southwest 21st…
Read MoreNews: Collision in Palm Beach County kills motorcycle rider
LAKE WORTH, FL – Authorities said a man was killed when his motorcycle was involved in a collision in Palm Beach County. According to WPTV, the accident occurred early Sunday morning on Lantana Road in Lake Worth at about 1:36 a.m. The sheriff’s office said the driver of a Hyundai Elantra was making a left…
Read MoreUniversity Of Miami Medical School Student Feels Lucky to Be Alive After Hit-And-Run
A Miami medical school student is thankful after surviving a hit-and-run crash in Brickell in mid-December. WSVN.com reports that the crash occurred on Southeast Seventh Street when a Dodge Durango slammed into Jason Greenfield and Ian Edelman. Greenfield is a medical student at the University of Miami. In a video of the crash, shared on…
Read MoreNews: Pedestrian struck, killed by train in Deerfield Beach
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – A woman died after she was hit by a train early Wednesday morning in Broward County, reports NBC Miami. Deputies from the Broward Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene at Southeast 4th Street and South Dixie Highway after the incident was reported just before 4 a.m. The pedestrian, whose identity has…
Read MoreNews: Driver, passenger hospitalized after car crashes into tractor-trailer in Miami
MIAMI, FL – An accident in Miami involving a car and a tractor-trailer left two people hospitalized Monday night, WPLG reports. Officials said a Lamborghini struck the back of a tractor-trailer in the vicinity of Southwest 8th Street and Southwest 4th Avenue shortly before 11 p.m. The car then became stuck underneath the truck. The…
Read MoreTwo Seriously Injured After Vehicles Strikes Them in Pompano Beach
Two people were seriously injured after a vehicle struck them in Pompano Beach Tuesday. WSVN.com reports that the collision occurred near Northwest Sixth Avenue and Second Street when the vehicle struck the victims, apparently as they crossed the street. The report does not give details as to the circumstances surrounding the collision and does not detail…
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