Posts Categorized: Personal Injury - Page 4

Miami Officer Spills on the Dolphin Expressway

A Miami police officer has been injured in a crash that happened on the Dolphin Expressway early Tuesday morning. According to officials, the veteran officer on the Miami Police Force was riding westbound on his motorcycle when he crashed while exiting at NW 72nd Avenue. Miami police say that the cause of the accident was due to the officer sliding on road debris, causing him to spill his motorcycle. The … Read More »

Tattoo Shop Catches Fire from Electrical Short

Investigators are looking into the cause of a fire that broke out Tuesday just before 6:00 a.m. at a tattoo shop in a strip mall located along Northeast 125th Street and Seventh Avenue. According to investigators with the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Battalion, the fire started in the tattoo shop as a result of an electrical short. Fire crews were called to the scene and had the fire under control in about … Read More »

Officer Injured in Motorcycle Accident

A police officer with the Sweetwater Police Department has been injured after his motorcycle collided with another vehicle. According to officials, the accident happened on Southwest 18th Street and 122nd Avenue in West Miami-Dade when the officer was on his way home. The officer, whose identity has not been released was taken to the hospital and is listed in stable condition. Injuries on the job can happen at any time. … Read More »

Drunk Ambulance Driver Collides with Truck

In a national story, an ambulance driver has been accused of drunk driving after he ran a red light with his ambulance and smashed into another driver with the siren blaring. Police say that the driver’s BAC was more than three times the legal limit at .271. Prosecutors have brought in witnesses to the crime who testified in the initial hearing. After the crash, the ambulance driver stayed in his … Read More »

Houseboat Fire Claims Two Boats and Damages Others

One vessel has been completely destroyed and three others are damaged after a fire ignited on a houseboat early Saturday morning, According to official reports, fire and rescue crews responded to a call at around 5:00 a.m. in the area of Hilton Haven Road in Key West. Firefighters were able to get the fire under control, but not before the fire completely consumed the houseboat and damaged a nearby vessel. … Read More »

Explosion at Chemical Warehouse Covers Workers in Yellow Chemical

An explosion in Opa-Locka at the American Vinyl Company has taken the life of one and injured others. The explosion happened at a warehouse located at 2410 N.W. 147 St. on Thursday afternoon. According to police hazmat crews, a storage container in the building that holds 20,000 gallons of liquid inexplicably exploded. The storage container for the chemical blew a hole in the roof of the building. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue … Read More »

6-year-old Killed while Jaywalking with Grandmother by Teen Driver

An accident Wednesday morning has claimed the life of a 6-year-old elementary student and left her grandmother in critical condition. Miami-Dade Police Department is investigating the case where the girl and her grandmother were walking to school in North Miami Beach when they were both struck by a 16-year-old driver. The teenaged driver was also on her way to school. Police indicated that the accident occurred just prior to school … Read More »

Drilling Rig Falls and Strikes Neighboring Building

In Sunny Isles, a drilling rig that was being used in the construction of a condominium tipped over and struck a neighboring building Tuesday. The incident occurred in the area of 169th Street and Collins Avenue, at around 1:00 p.m. Crews were at work on the construction of the Jade Signature Condominium when a 50-foot-tall drilling rig, used to place concrete pylons into the ground, fell through a fence and … Read More »

Workers Barely Avoid Concrete Beams Falling on their Heads

Construction workers had to scramble to get out of the way of five concrete beams, each measuring 125 feet in length and weighing about 93 tons, when they came tumbling down while a skeleton construction crew was working over the weekend. Only one of the workers suffered any injuries. He had one superficial wound on one hand and refused transport to a hospital. There were no traffic closures and airport … Read More »

Man Injured after Cabin Cruiser Catches Fire from Battery Failure

A boater was injured after his boat caught fire in Key Largo, on Thursday morning. According to police reports, owner, 58-year-old Robert Doyle was attempting to put out a small flame he had noticed on the boat’s battery. The rag he used caught fire and the fire began to spread through the rest of the vessel. Doyle informed police officers that he quickly jumped off the boat once it was … Read More »

Medical Incident May have caused Crash

Two people are injured after the driver of a pickup truck crashed his vehicle into a business in Deerfield Beach. According to officials, the driver lost control of his vehicle and struck the Discount Concrete Cutting building just before 1:00 p.m. Police officials believe that the driver may have suffered from a medical issue just prior to the accident. Both the driver and another person who was inside the building … Read More »

Man Killed in a High Speed Chase, AK-47 Used

A high speed car chase through the streets of Opa-locka on Sunday has ended in a shooting that sent a South Florida man to the hospital, city officials said. Opa-locka spokesperson David Chiverton said two cars were chasing the victim’s vehicle at high speeds until he stopped near Northwest 141st Street and 23rd Place. The victim, a man in his early 20’s, was shot in the back while he was … Read More »

Boy Undergoes Brain Surgery After Motorcycle Accident

A 6-year-old South Florida boy is still fighting for his life after being struck by a dirt bike near his home last week. According to Police officials, 6-year-old D’Quell Boston ran into the street in the 1600 block of Northwest 23rd Avenue, just after 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Police said a car driving down the same street stopped to avoid hitting the child. A motorcyclist Brandon Dennis, who was directly … Read More »

Train Derailment Crushes Man Under Gravel

A train conductor has died after several freight cars derailed near the SunRail station in Sanford Thursday morning. In a statement, the Florida Highway Patrol identified the victim as being 36-year-old Christopher Putfark of Deltona. The derailment occurred on a track where construction is currently underway. The station is located at State Road 46 and Airport Boulevard. Florida Department of Transportation and Florida Highway Patrol officials say that a train … Read More »