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Woman Fatally Struck By SUV Near Northwest 103rd Street

The residents of a Miami Dade neighborhood are in shock after a woman who was well known to them was fatally struck by an SUV over the weekend.  Local 10 Station WPLG’s Madeline Wright reported that the incident happened on Sunday, November 29th, near Northwest 103rd Street and Northwest 13th Avenue near a Dollar Tree store that the woman often frequented.  Authorities say that 70-year-old Maria Hernandez was crossing the … Read More »

Car Fire After Accident On The Venetian Causeway Sends Three To The Hospital

A vehicle that caught fire along the Venetian Causeway in Miami sent three people to the hospital on Friday.  WVSN, Channel 7 in Miami, reports that the incident happened when a Mercedes sedan was traveling along the Venetian Causeway when the driver lost control of the vehicle near the intersection of Northeast 12th Place.    According to Miami Police Commander Freddie Cruz, the car struck the median, hit some trees, and … Read More »

Miami Man Dies In Parachute Accident

A Miami man was killed in North Florida after his parachute did not properly deploy during a practice jump on Friday. According to the article appearing on the Click Orlando website, seven men, all originally from Cuba, were practicing for an event to honor the family members of fallen police officers. In a statement to reporters on Friday, Major Brad Smith, spokesperson for the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office, said that … Read More »

Three Teens And A Child Injured In Firearm Accident

According to Stanford University’s Children’s Health Institute, approximately 3.3 million children live in households where there are firearms. Some of those weapons are left loaded at all times. Researchers have found that a child living in a home with a gun is 22 times more likely to be involved in an accidental shooting. CBS 4 in Miami reports that a shooting incident in southwest Miami-Dade which caused injury to two … Read More »

Boat Owner Arrested One Month After A Hit-And-Run Accident

Fort Lauderdale Police have arrested a man who was the operator of a boat involved in a fatal boating accident in Haulover Inlet after a month-long search. Local 10, Station WPLG in Miami reports that an arrest warrant for 53-year-old Dean Michael Sealy of Pompano Beach was carried out on Wednesday after reportedly causing a disturbance at the Royal Beach Palace Hotel in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday. Investigators with the … Read More »

Miramar Police Search For Armed Robbery Suspects

Police in Miramar are still searching for two suspects after an armed robbery and police pursuit that began in Miami-Dade on Tuesday night. Local 10 in Miami reports that on the night of Tuesday, October 13, police received a call involving an armed robbery at a Shell gas station near the intersection of Northwest 27th Avenue and Flagler Street.  Officers with the Miami-Dade Police Department spotted the black Hyundai and … Read More »

Beloved Family Member Loses His Life In Hit-and-Run Crash

Police in Hialeah are asking for the public’s help in finding the person responsible for a hit-and-run crash that killed an 85-year-old pedestrian earlier this month. Station WPLG reports that the fatal crash happened on Friday, September 18th, at approximately 7:00 a.m., outside the Amelia Earhart Park located on East 65th Street and 4th Avenue. Eyewitnesses to the incident say that the force of impact of the driver striking the … Read More »

Fatal Off-Road Crash Into A Pole Sets Car On Fire

One person is dead after a violent crash and car fire in Miami-Dade County along the South Dixie Highway on Friday. WPLG Local 10 reported that the three-vehicle crash happened on Friday, September 18th, at approximately 10:00 a.m. at the intersection of Southwest 232nd Street and South Dixie Highway.  Authorities say that one of the vehicles involved in the crash was a black Ford Mustang and a red pickup truck.  … Read More »

A Pedestrian Dies In A Crash Involving The Attorney General of South Dakota

The Attorney General of South Dakota was involved in a fatal crash earlier this month when he struck and killed a pedestrian. NBC in Miami reports that on Saturday, September 12th, Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg was returning from a Republican fundraiser and driving along a stretch of rural road when he thought he had struck a deer.  Ravnsborg called 911 to report the accident to the Hyde County Sheriff’s Office.  … Read More »

The FAA And NTSB Investigate A Plane Crash That Killed Two People

Two people were killed when their small aircraft struck a storage building in Pembroke Park last week. According to the story reported by Channel 10, WPLG, the crash happened on Friday, August 29th in Broward County. Authorities have identified the victims onboard the 1969 twin-engine Aero Commander 500S as Joaquin Ricalde Magaña. The identity of the second victim in the plane crash was not released at the time of the … Read More »

A Teenage Bicyclist Dies After Being Struck By An SUV

It seems so callous that someone could hit another person with their vehicle and simply drive away.  That is what happened over the weekend, and now Miami-Dade Police are searching for a woman that they believe is directly involved with a crash that left a teen bicyclist dead. Station WPLG Channel 10 reported on their website that at approximately 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 22nd,  14-year-old Ethan Gordon was crossing … Read More »

Car Accident Turns Into Homicide Investigation After Bullet Wounds Are Discovered

A woman has died immediately following a traffic crash that happened in Pompano Beach early Saturday morning.  In what appeared to be a single-car crash, rescuers found that the woman had suffered multiple gunshot wounds before the accident.  NBC Miami reports that on Sunday, August 16th,  deputies from the Broward County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene of a crash in the 2900 block of Northwest 27th Avenue at approximately … Read More »

A Crane Drops At A Construction Site, Six Workers Injured

A construction site in Brickell was shut down after a load of rebar was dropped by a crane at the job site and injured six workers. The Miami Herald reports that the incident happened on Wednesday, August 5th, at 830 Brickell Plaza. City officials issued a stop-work order to Ant Yapi, a construction company based in the UK, and Civic Construction of Miami Beach. Firefighters with Miami Fire and Rescue … Read More »

Doctor Charged With Driving Over Three Times The Legal Limit, Hitting Construction Worker

Southern Florida NBC affiliate WTVJ reports that an area podiatrist has been charged for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol and causing a fatal crash earlier this year. According to the news release,31-year-old Zeeshan Anwar was traveling southbound on Interstate 95 in February when he struck a construction worker with his vehicle and pinned him against a pickup truck near the Northwest 62nd Street exit. Investigators with the Florida … Read More »