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Centenarian Involved In Fatal Car Accident

In Davie, a teenaged girl was struck by a 100-year-old driver on her way to school and later died as a result of the injuries she suffered in the crash. In an article that appeared on the NBC Miami website, authorities say that 16-year-old Melani Rivera passed away on Monday after being hit on her way to her school bus stop on Thursday. Rivera had been attempting to cross Davie StrNova … Read More »

Family Seeks Help Finding Hit And Run Driver

It doesn’t matter what the circumstances; losing a loved one is always difficult. Unfortunately for the family members of the Cepeda and Luna families, who are now facing the loss two family members, the sense of loss is devastating. The investigation has so far produced few answers.   In an effort to get closure and begin healing, the grieving family has now turned to the public for help. In a story … Read More »

Five People Struck by Mercedes In Miami Beach

On Sunday, a suspected DUI driver is responsible for five people being injured in Miami Beach. Two of the people injured were infants. As reported in a story by Miami’s local CBS station, the driver of a black Mercedes jumped the sidewalk, hit a parking meter and mowed down five people before striking a stand of palm trees and coming to a stop. The accident happened at approximately 3:30 p.m. Sunday … Read More »

Deadly Motorcycle Accident On I-595 Near Nobb Hill Road

There is nothing else that brings a sense of freedom and excitement of the open road in the way that riding a motorcycle does. Motorcycles are an incredibly popular mode of transportation because they are an economical and maneuverable mode of transportation. Motorcycles, however, also have some notable disadvantages compared to other motor vehicles on the road.   One such motorcycle crash that was recently reported on the NBC Miami … Read More »

Additional 3.3 Million Vehicles Recalled For Takata Airbag Problems

Just when we thought that the largest recall in U.S automaking history couldn’t possibly get any larger, airbag manufacturer Takata recently announced that it is recalling an additional 3.3 million faulty airbags. In a story that appeared on CBS Local in Miami, this latest recall affects the frontal airbags in certain 2009, 2010 and 2013 vehicles from by most automakers including Audi, BMW, Daimler Vans, Fiat Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, … Read More »

Teen Hit and Run Driver Turns Himself In

The tragedy of losing a loved one in an accident can be overwhelming to families, especially when young people are involved. Such a tragedy unfolded on the streets of Ft. Lauderdale when a young boy was killed in a hit and run crash this past weekend. A young boy has died and another is hospitalized after a hit and run accident over the weekend. In a story that appeared on the … Read More »

Car Crash Ends in Deadly Fire On 163rd Street

One person has been killed in a fiery crash that happened in North Miami Beach on Wednesday night. In a story that appeared on the Miami CBS Local Website, authorities say that the fatal accident took place at NE 163rd Street and 19th Avenue. Major Richard Rand with the Miami Police Department said in a statement that the accident occurred at approximately 9:00 p.m. when a 23-year-old woman driving her … Read More »

No Charges in Williams Crash

Earlier this summer, a fatal accident involving tennis star, Venus Williams, and another driver, required police investigators to carefully examine all of the details surrounding the crash. According to a story appearing on the Miami CBS Local website, Palm Beach Gardens Police investigators have rendered a final decision.  According to the report, no charges will be filed against Williams or the other driver in the fatal crash. Police say that … Read More »

Bus Crashes With 11 Students, No Obvious Injuries

Getting into a motor vehicle accident is almost always traumatic. Such an event can be even worse when children are involved. Every weekday, school buses travel the road and most good drivers tend to be very careful when they are near them.   At other times, something else can happen that can end up causing a school bus crash that may be just as unexpected. Fortunately for some Miami students riding … Read More »

Drunk Driver Hits FHP Trooper in Miami

Law enforcement officers, firefighters and other emergency crew staff put their lives on the line every day to ensure the safety of the public.  Even during the course of the routine performance of their duties, accidents can happen and their lives can be put at serious risk. According to a recent story that appeared on Miami’s CBS Local station, a drunk driver is responsible for striking a Florida Highway Patrol … Read More »

Dade County Officer Injured in Crash

It doesn’t matter who you are or who you work for; when a person chooses to get behind the wheel after consuming alcohol they can end up getting into some serious trouble once they’re caught. In a story that appeared on CBS Local in Miami, Justin Bieber’s head of security, 32-year-old Michael Arana, has been charged with two counts of DUI after he allegedly rear-ended a Miami-Dade police cruiser in … Read More »

Crash Victim Gets To Thank Those Who Saved His Life

This is the time of year when people reflect on those things that they are thankful for. Nearly the year after a horrific accident that nearly ended in tragedy, three Miami-Dade Police Officers were thanked by the community and by the very man whose life they helped to save. According to a news story that aired on the CBS Local Miami station and appeared on their website, it all began … Read More »

Cyclist Killed in Rear-End Crash in Pembroke Pines

An early morning crash on Sunday morning has left a cyclist dead. In an article that appeared on the CBS Local website in Miami, Pembroke Pines police said that a passenger vehicle rear-ended a cyclist near the 1200 block of South University Drive at approximately 3:19 a.m. Police investigators say that Jonadin Saint-Louis had been riding his bicycle northbound on University Drive inside the bicycle lane. As he approached the … Read More »

Police Seek Help To Find Driver that Killed a Disabled Person

In a story that appeared on the Miami CBS Local website, Miami-Dade law enforcement is asking for the public’s help in apprehending the driver in a fatal hit and run crash that happened in the N.E. 62nd Street and N.E. 2nd Court intersection. Margarett Ruiz, 83, was riding in her wheelchair when a four-door dark-colored vehicle struck her as she was attempting to cross the street. Ruiz’ friend, Alfreda Marshall … Read More »