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Man Flees Hospital to Escape Arrest—Unstoppable?

Police were called in early Monday morning when Michael Burcks was caught trespassing at Bayfront Park on Biscayne Boulevard. In order to escape arrest, Burcks jumped into the water and had to be apprehended by the Coast Guard. Because his escape attempt resulted in injury, Burcks was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital Crisis Center for treatment. Hours later, the police were chasing Burcks again after he fled the hospital to … Read More »

Bus Crash Injures 3

In many cases where a school bus is involved, it’s the driver of the other vehicle who causes the accident.  It seems some believe that the school bus not only has a similar stopping distance to normal sized vehicles, but they also have the same type of visibility that others have on the road.  Unfortunately, this is not the case. The onramps to I-75 can be very tricky to navigate.  … Read More »

Bond for DUI Manslaughter Defendant Set at Over $500k

Nothing is more frightening for a parent than the first time their teen takes the car out for a drive. Are they ready? Will they be safe? If something happens, how will you know and help? So many doubts run through your mind, but there comes the day when you have to let them go and trust they’ll do the right thing. We can only imagine how the parents of … Read More »

Woman Sentenced After Dragging Biker

Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol is extremely dangerous for both the drunk driver and others. Not only can drunk driving cause accidents of all kinds, but it also impairs judgment, causing some to do or allow things that are simply awful. Take the case of Donna Brown, of SW Florida. While driving under the influence last May, she hit a man on a motorcycle. Not only that, … Read More »

Man Injured in Hit and Run

The hit-and-run crash happened around 8 PM along US Highway 27, close to SW 46th Street. He was found by others after the fact and was reportedly bleeding from the ears, which suggests very serious head trauma. In fact, his injuries were so severe; he had to be airlifted to the hospital.

3 Injured in School Bus Crash

When you send your children off to school, you probably can’t help by worry about their safety. It’s only natural for parents to feel that way, especially when, in recent years, school have not always been the safest place for our kids. Even when going to and from school in a school bus, we can never guarantee our children’s safety. Take the example of this Tampa Bay area school bus. … Read More »

Elderly Wrong-Way Driver Causes Fatal Crash

Often, car accidents seem to come out of nowhere, so sudden yet permanent in what they leave behind. Take the example of one five-car pileup on this Florida highway. In an instant, two lives were lost and several more were injured. 91-year-old Ernest Lee Holmes of High Springs was driving a 1993 Buick Century, traveling southbound in a northbound highway lane. He hit 55-year-old Peter J Linek, from Ormond Beach, … Read More »

Miami Officers Rescue Woman from Burning Car

For Miami-Dade police officers responding to an SUV crash, it was just a regular day.  The Kia SUV spun out of control, hurtling toward and smashing into a concrete block wall on a townhouse patio.   The SUV started to burn, raising the stakes for getting 51-year-old Josefa Fernandez out of the driver’s seat. Officers Ramon Hernandez and John Crawford were already in the area when they got the call.  The … Read More »

Miami-Dade Officers Pull Woman From Her SUV Just As It Begins to Burn

April Fools is a long-standing American tradition. A similar day is celebrated on different dates around the world. But what happens when something serious happens on April First? Would your automatic reaction be to call it a prank? Couldn’t that be dangerous? That’s what happened for Elisa Castellanos, who got a call from her son-in-law, saying someone had crashed a car into a part of her home. She thought it … Read More »

Early Morning Accident

Sunday morning saw a horrific car accident that has left two people in unknown condition. The crash occurred early Sunday on the 79th St. Causeway when one driver lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree located in the median. That vehicle actually broke in half on impact, and its driver was able to walk away with minor injuries. A second car was also involved in the accident and … Read More »

Traffic Accident Claims the Life of Four Year Old Boy

Saturday evening, around 8:30pm, a black BMW sedan struck a mother and her two children as they made their way across a crosswalk. Natali Alja’ouni and her two children, an 8 month old in a stroller and her four year old son, were crossing a crosswalk in the 4100 block of Pine Island Road in Sunrise when a black BMW swerved to avoid another car. The driver, described as being … Read More »

Teen Dies in Freak Accident

An ongoing investigation is underway after a teenager was struck by two different vehicles and killed in St. Petersburg Beach. The accident happened right around 12:45 a.m. Saturday morning according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies believe that Patrick McClean, seventeen years old, was struck by first one vehicle and was then struck immediately by another. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities believe alcohol was a factor … Read More »