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Gas Pump Catches Fire After Crash

In a scene straight out of almost anyone’s nightmare, a gas pump at a Chevron station in Lauderhill burst into flame after being hit by a car. The CBS Local station affiliate in Miami reported a story that Monday’s crash happened at the Chevron gas station located on State Road 7 and Northwest 16th Street. The driver in the accident was exiting the gas station, turning widely. She did not notice … Read More »

Van Full Of Children Crashes Into Restaurant Wall

A traffic accident on Wednesday afternoon sent a minivan loaded with children into a brand-new restaurant in North Miami. According to a story that appeared on the CBS Local Miami website, the accident happened just after 2:00 p.m. near the intersection of Northwest 122nd Street and Seventh Avenue. The driver of the van had been traveling northbound on NW 7th avenue when she says she was cut off by another … Read More »

Reckless Teen Driving May Have Been Behind Tesla Crash

Age and experience and the potential for making a mistake can definitely make a difference when it comes to auto accidents. Younger drivers are far more likely to engage in reckless driving, risking both their lives and the lives of those who ride with them and other drivers that they share the road with. According to an article appearing on Miami’s CBS local station website, investigators of a fiery crash … Read More »

Crash Insurance Case Assisted By Unlikely Source

There is a purpose for having insurance on your vehicle at all times. One woman, however, is found herself in a bit of trouble in 2016 when she is accused of insurance fraud for her purchase insurance online a mere 10 minutes after a crash. According to an article appearing on the Miami CBS Local website, the woman and her attorney received a bit of legal assistance at her hearing … Read More »

Truck Falls Over Embankment In Golden Glades

For anyone who has been in an accident or needed help, whenever a Good Samaritan shows up, it can be especially reassuring. That sort of kindness is what may have saved a young woman’s life after her pickup truck plunged over a guardrail in Miami Gardens. According to a news story which appeared on the CBS Local Miami website, the accident happened on the on-ramp to the Florida Turnpike from the … Read More »

Hit-And-Run Driver Found In Miami

The urge to fight or flee can be strong enough for reasonable people to do things that they might not have done otherwise. This appears to possibly be what happened in an accident last week.  Police have found and arrested an alleged hit-and-run driver for his role in a fatal accident that happened in Miami-Dade on Sunday evening. According to a story appearing on the NBC Miami website, Michael Vernet, 59, … Read More »

Seven Joyriders Steal Car, Now Two Are Dead And Five Are Injured

A vehicle that was stolen by a group of seven adolescents aged 12 -14 has ended in tragedy on Monday leaving five of the youths injured and claiming the lives of two others. As reported on the NBC Miami Website, Broward County Sheriff’s Office Deputies say that the incident occurred at approximately 3:00 a.m. in the 1100 block of NW 15th Street in Pompano Beach. The driver of the stolen … Read More »

Police Search For Hit And Run Driver Responsible For Fatal Accident In Miami

A bicyclist has been struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash that happened in Northwest Miami-Dade on Tuesday Night.  Authorities are still searching for the driver responsible for the fatal accident. NBC Miami reported on their website that the man who was killed has been identified by authorities as Charles Taylor, 55.  Taylor had been crossing the street in the 12500 block of Northwest 17th Avenue when he was struck by … Read More »

Fatal Wrong-Way Wreck On I-95

The Florida Highway Patrol received multiple calls regarding a vehicle traveling the wrong way on I-95 just moments before a fatal crash early Saturday morning. According to a news story that appeared on Miami’s CBS local website many of those calls were regarding a white or silver vehicle driving the wrong way down the highway. Sgt. Lazaro Castano of the Florida Highway Patrol Officer said in an interview that the FHP … Read More »

Hazardous Materials Spill On I-95

A rollover accident involving a tanker truck caused the complete shutdown of all southbound lanes of Interstate 95 near Hallandale Beach Boulevard early on Friday morning. In a report which appeared on the NBC Miami website, the accident which involved the overturned semi resulted in the release of hazardous material in the area just past the 18 exit ramp on I-95 in Hallandale. Emergency crews from Miami-Dade Fire and Rescue along with … Read More »

Driver Crashes Into Group Of Motorcycles, One Rider Dead

Authorities are still unsure as to the cause of an accident when a man drove his pickup truck into a group of motorcyclists on Saturday night. According to a story appearing on Miami’s CBS Local website, authorities say that a driver crashed into a group of motorcyclists that had stopped along the Florida Turnpike. The crash left one rider dead and injured two others within the group of bikers. A … Read More »

Rollover Crash Kills One, Injures 14 On I-75

The actions of one person can change the lives of others, sometimes tragically. That is what happened after a fatal rollover crash that happened on Tuesday that left one person is dead and an additional 15 others injured. According to a story on the NBC Miami website, Miami Police have arrested Nisbany Surit Garcias, 30, on charges which include DUI causing serious bodily injury and DUI with damage to the property … Read More »