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SUV from Hit and Run Found

An SUV has been recovered that the Florida State Patrol believes was involved in a deadly hit and run accident early Tuesday morning in southwest Miami-Dade. The accident happened just after midnight at SW 40th Street/Bird Road and SW 97th Avenue. According to witnesses a Toyota Yaris was were heading westbound on Bird Road when it was struck from behind in the intersection by a light colored Cadillac Escalade travelling … Read More »

Witness Observes a Hit and Run Acccident

According to WSVN, Miami-Dade Police are investigating a traffic collision that claimed the life of a woman Saturday morning. Authorities said the incident took place on Northwest 79th Street and 12th Avenue in Northwest Miami-Dade. According to a witness, the unidentified victim was crossing the street from a gas station when a speeding car clipped her and then took off. “I saw her try to cross the street, and I … Read More »

Electrical Fire Leaves Many Homeless

A fire ripped through a Miramar apartment building on Monday morning that has left two families homeless. The blaze started in one unit at an apartment complex at the 6300 block of Southwest 27th Avenue at about 9 a.m. The fire then quickly spread to four neighboring apartments in the building. It took approximately one hour for fire fighters to bring the blaze under control and put it out. According … Read More »

Motorcyclist Slides Under Vehicle, Killed

A motorcyclist has been killed during the morning commute on Interstate 95 on Wednesday. According to the Florida Highway Patrol report, the accident happened in the northbound lanes of I-95, near 103rd Street. Investigators say that the accident’s sole victim had tried to stop, but was unable to avoid the crash. The cyclist ended up underneath the car directly in front of him. Morning traffic was backed up on the … Read More »

Trolley Jumps Curb, Crashes Into Garage

A trolley was involved in an accident with two other cars in Ft. Lauderdale Wednesday night. The accident occurred between the 550 and 600 block of Sea Breeze Blvd at approximately 6:40 p.m. Local police cited the trolley operator for Sun Trolley, Jacquelin Ducatel, 52, with failure to use due care in changing lanes. According to eyewitnesses, the trolley had started drifting from its lane into another. The trolley jumped a curb, … Read More »

Critically Injured Teen Comes Home

Two months after 14 year-old was hospitalized after a bus accident leaving him critically injured, he is finally going home. Jerry Cunningham, 14, was trying to catch a Broward County transit bus on Sample Road on May 10th to his middle school, when his arm became stuck in the door as the driver pulled away. Cunningham, who fell and was run over, suffered a traumatic brain injury and multiple broken … Read More »

Coke Truck Crashes into Home

A Coca-Cola truck crashed into a home located near the I-95 on Ives Dairy Road earlier this month. The event caused a pregnant woman who was inside the home at the time to go into premature labor. According to the woman’s attorney, Otto Ospino told local reporter, Brian Andrews, that his client, Junaei Morales, gave birth prematurely to a baby boy the night of the accident, May 10th, at Memorial West … Read More »

Infant Injured at Daycare, Child Fine

A 2-month-old baby was injured when he was dropped during an altercation at a south Miami-Dade daycare Monday, police said. The infant received minor injuries during the event and was taken by a helicopter to Miami Children’s Hospital as a precaution for treatment. Police spokespersons say, however, that the child is expected to recover fully after his uncle who was carrying him was pushed by another man. Miami Dade Police … Read More »

Watercraft Accident Claims a Life

A Miami-Dade man is dead after a tragic watercraft accident late Thursday evening. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue divers recovered the body of 49-year-old Adam Quiles, from a Northwest Miami-Dade lake, Friday morning. Quiles went missing after he was thrown into the lake while riding a personal watercraft with friends and family on Fourth of July. According to his family, shortly before 7 p.m. Thursday, they saw Quiles stand up on his … Read More »

BBQ Explosion Injures Four Men

A family barbecue in Hialeah Gardens in honor of the Independence Day Celebration on July 4th ended with four men rushed to the hospital after an outdoor barbecue that they were using exploded. According to police, the explosion was caused by a leaking gas tank on the custom-made brick oven and grill at Hialeah resident, Luis Fabian Chirino’s home in the 9800 block of Northwest 135th Street. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue … Read More »

Toddler Dies After Pickup Runs Over Him

Florida State troopers say that an Orlando toddler has died after being run over by a pickup truck driven by his father. According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, Jose Manuel Cruz was driving out of a driveway Thursday afternoon when he realized he had forgotten something and put the truck in reverse so he could return to the house. Cruz’s 2-year-old son Prince was being watched by a 16-year-old baby-sitter. … Read More »

Parasailing Crash Critically Injures Two

Two 17-year-old teens from Indiana are in critical condition at a Florida hospital after parasailing near Panama Beach on Monday. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the two girls were parasailing when a line attached to the boat broke and they crashed in to a building, power line, and a parked SUV. The FWC is investigating the incident. According to a release, Sidney Renea Good of Roanoake, … Read More »

Bus Collides with Several Vehicles

Ten people have been injured in a collision involving a transit bus and another vehicle. The Miami Police are investigating the cause of a crash that happened at approximately 11 a.m. at the intersection of Northeast Eighth Street and Second Avenue in Miami. Five bus passengers were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. The driver of the car and a passenger were treated at the scene of the … Read More »

Boat Capsizes off the Florida Coast

Four people had to be rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard and other emergency crews after their boat capsized on Monday. The four men were fishing on board a 23-foot vessel when it began to list to one side. Florida Fish and Wildlife officials noticed the boat was having an issue. The boaters were only out fishing for a few hours and on their way back to Haulover Marina when … Read More »