Pedestrian Dead After Orlando School Bus Runs Him Over
A Florida man is dead after he was involved in a traffic collision during which a car struck him and then a school bus ran him over. ClickOrlando.com reports that the crash occurred Americana Boulevard and Texas Avenue at about 6:30 a.m. on Thursday. The victim was crossing the road in a crosswalk when a…
Read MoreWhat are the Most Common Dangers on a Cruise Ship?
Cruise ships are intended to be fun, to provide passengers with an exciting and relaxing time while allowing them to see sights that would otherwise be impossible. And, while this is surely the case for many cruise ship passengers, a surprisingly large number sustain serious injury during routine cruises. One of the leading causes of…
Read MoreSunny Isles Beach Mayor Advises Against Using Dangerous Crosswalk
A South Florida mayor is advising locals not to use a local crosswalk, claiming it is too dangerous. The crosswalk is located in Sunny Isles Beach at Collins Avenue near 189th Street. Locals say that the crosswalk is so dangerous because cars tend not to stop there as they are “racing up the causeway,” which is nearby.…
Read MoreNews: Scooter rider killed in collision with truck in Miami Beach
MIAMI BEACH, FL – Police responded to a deadly scooter accident in Miami Beach on Thursday, according to WSVN. The incident took place in the vicinity of 83rd Street and Harding Avenue. Authorities said a person riding a scooter collided with a delivery truck. The rider, whose name was not immediately released, was pronounced dead…
Read MoreNews: Person of interest identified in hit-and-run that killed child in Fort Pierce
FORT PIERCE, FL – Police reported new developments Friday in a hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a child in Fort Pierce. WPTV reported that police had identified a person of interest in the case and had also located the vehicle involved in the incident. The crash occurred Thursday morning in the area of…
Read More10-Year-Old Killed in Hit-and-Run at Bus Stop
A young girl is dead following a hit-and-run crash in Fort Pierce, Florida on Thursday. WSVN.com reports that the 10-year-old victim died after a vehicle struck her while she was walking toward her school bus at about 6:35 in the morning. Authorities have identified the victim as Yaceny Berenice Rodriguez-Gonzalez. Gonzalez was reportedly crossing the street toward…
Read MoreNews: Victim identified in fatal Fort Lauderdale pedestrian crash
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Authorities have identified the victim in a fatal pedestrian accident in Fort Lauderdale last week. This is an update to a previous story. According to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, the man killed was 45-year-old Kris Krofka. Detectives say he was hit by a semi-truck Friday near South Federal Highway and…
Read MoreNews: Crash on I-95 in West Palm Beach kills 19-year-old driver
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – A young woman died after she lost control of her vehicle and crashed on Interstate 95 Tuesday night, WPTV reports. The accident happened on I-95 south near Belvedere Road in West Palm Beach at about 7:30 p.m. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the 19-year-old driver was in the inside…
Read MoreNews: 2 seriously injured in Pembroke Pines rollover accident
PEMBROKE PINES, FL – Two people were seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash in Pembroke Pines Saturday morning, WPLG reports. Police responded to the scene at Pembroke Road and Southwest 94th Way. According to investigators, the driver was trying to avoid hitting an iguana when the vehicle rolled over at about 10 a.m. The two…
Read MoreNews: Sheriff’s office searching for driver who struck pedestrian on State Road 7 in Broward County
BROWARD COUNTY, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office is searching for the driver responsible for a hit-and-run crash that critically injured a pedestrian last week. In a news release, the BSO said deputies responded to the incident Sept. 15 near the 1800 block of South State Road 7 in unincorporated Central Broward shortly before 7:30…
Read MoreNews: Man dies after driving off I-95 in Miami-Dade, crashing into tree
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – State troopers were at the scene of a deadly crash in Miami-Dade County early Wednesday morning. According to WPLG, the accident happened as a man was driving a Mercedes-Benz sedan on Interstate 95 north at about 4:40 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver lost control of the vehicle near…
Read MoreMiami-Dade Psychiatrist Arrested for Child Sex Abuse
A psychiatrist has been arrested for alleged child sex abuse in Miami-Dade. Local10.com reports that 65-year-old Dr. Tom Wyatt is accused of having sexually abused Gentry Fry and two of his friends when they were children. Fry accuses Wyatt, who also goes by the name Thomas Clayton Wyatt, of showing the boys pornography and sexually abusing…
Read MoreNews: Miami-Dade detectives make arrest in fatal hit-and-run crash
HOMESTEAD, FL – An arrest has been made in a hit-and-run crash that killed a scooter rider in Miami-Dade County Sunday morning, according to WPLG. The accident happened in the vicinity of North Krome Avenue and Northeast 14th Street in Homestead at about 3:40 a.m. Investigators said 58-year-old David Linares of Florida City was driving…
Read MoreNews: Man charged with vehicular homicide in SW Miami-Dade accident
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – A driver has been arrested and charged in connection with a crash that killed three people in southwest Miami-Dade County last month, WPLG reports. 24-year-old Rodney Rodriguez of Hialeah is facing three counts of vehicular homicide for the Aug. 31 collision at Southwest 72nd Street and Southwest 92nd Avenue. Police said Rodriguez…
Read MoreNews: 2 dead after car rear-ended at red light at Boynton Beach
BOYNTON BEACH, FL – A rear-end collision in Boynton Beach early Sunday morning left two people dead. According to WPEC, a Hyundai Elentra was stopped at a red light in the area of Boynton Beach Boulevard and Winchester Park Boulevard shortly after midnight. Police said the vehicle was struck from behind by a Volkswagen Jetta that…
Read MorePolice Arrest Florida Man For Fatal Hit-and-Run Involving Scooter
Monday afternoon police continued to search for the driver of a pickup truck that struck and killed a man riding a scooter Sunday. Now, it appears they have arrested a suspect. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred at about 3:45 a.m. when the dark-colored pickup truck struck the scooter driver near Krome Avenue ad Southwest…
Read MoreNews: Woman killed when crash sends car into West Park barbershop
WEST PARK, FL – A collision Friday morning sent a car into a Broward County barbershop, killing a young woman. WSVN reports the accident occurred at 5600 Pembroke Road in West Park. According to police, the driver of a Dodge Charger did not stop at a flashing red light and took off before sheriff’s deputies…
Read MoreNews: Pedestrian fatally struck by semi-truck in Port Everglades
PORT EVERGLADES, FL – Authorities are investigating a fatal pedestrian accident that occurred in Broward County Friday morning, according to WPLG. Police said a pedestrian was hit by a semi-truck in the area of South Federal Highway and Southeast 30th Street in Port Everglades just before 7 a.m. The victim, whose name was not released, was…
Read MoreScooter Rider Dead After Homestead Hit-and-Run
A man riding a scooter died after being involved in a traffic collision on Sunday. Local10.com reports that the victim was riding a scooter in the vicinity of Krome Avenue and Southwest 14th Street at about 3:32 a.m. when the vehicle struck him. MAN ON SCOOTER DEAD IN HOMESTEAD: A man has been struck and…
Read More8-Months Pregnant Woman Injured in Crash
A pregnant woman was injured in a crash in Pembroke Pines on Saturday. Local10.com reports that the 8-month-pregnant woman was injured in a rollover crash that occurred at about 10:00 a.m. in the area of Pembroke Road and Southwest 94th Way. Authorities believe that the driver swerved in order to avoid an animal in the…
Read MoreOne Dead after Semi Strikes Pedestrian in Broward County
A person was killed in a traffic collision involving a semi-truck near Port Everglades on Friday. Local10.com reports that the crash occurred at about 7:00 a.m. when a semi-truck struck a pedestrian near South Federal Highway and Southeast 30th Street. PEDESTRIAN FATALLY STRUCK BY SEMI: A pedestrian died at a hospital Friday morning shortly after…
Read MoreNews: Man and woman killed when Tesla crashes into tree at intersection in Coral Gables
CORAL GABLES, FL – Two people died after the driver of a Tesla lost control and crashed into a tree in Coral Gables Monday night, according to WPLG. Police responded to the scene in the area of Alhambra Circle and Coral Way, where the vehicle caught fire after the crash. The victims, whose names were not immediately…
Read MoreNews: 8-car pileup slows traffic on I-95 south in Fort Lauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Rescue crews were on the scene of an accident that snarled traffic on Interstate 95 Thursday morning, WSVN reports. A total of eight cars were involved in the crash on I-95 south near Broward Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale at about 6:40 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating to determine whether…
Read MoreTwo Hospitalized After Crash Resulting from Police Chase
Two people are hospitalized following a police chase and crash in NW Miami-Dade. WSVN.com reports that the crash occurred after two people began a chase near NW 31st St. and NW 19th Ave. Reportedly someone called police and reported shots fired, complete with a description of the vehicle and the vehicle’s tag number. #DEVELOPING –…
Read MoreNews: Miami hit-and-run crash leaves elderly man critically injured
MIAMI, FL – Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash in Miami that left an elderly man critically injured, according to WPLG. The incident happened Thursday morning as the victim was walking in the vicinity of West Flagler Street and Northwest 47th Avenue. Investigators said he was hit by a car at about 2 a.m., and…
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