MIAMI, FL – First responders were called to the scene of a collision with injuries in downtown Miami last Friday night. According to WPLG, the crash took place on Northwest Seventh Street near the intersection with 19th Street, just east of Jackson Memorial Hospital. The circumstances surrounding the crash are…
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News: Driver arrested after police chase, crash in SW Miami
MIAMI, FL – A woman was hospitalized and a man was taken into custody following a police chase and resulting crash in southwest Miami on Sunday night. According to a report by Local 10, officers responded to reports of reckless driving in the area of Carver Drive and Lincoln Boulevard.…
News: Lutz man dies following car accident on State Road 54
LUTZ, FL – A multi-vehicle accident on State Road 54 last week left one person dead and several others injured. According to the Suncoast News, the collision took place west of Heron Cove Drive Wednesday afternoon shortly after 4:30 p.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said a man driving a sedan…
News: Early-morning vehicle fire blocks I-95 at Hollywood Blvd.
MIAMI-DADE CO., FL – Major traffic delays were reported following a collision on I-95 in the Hollywood area this morning. According to a report by Total Traffic Miami, the fire was reported at about 6:24 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the freeway near the exit to Hollywood Boulevard. 6:24am…
News: Pedestrian struck, killed by vehicle on NW 87th Ave.
MIAMI, FL – A man was killed when he was hit by a vehicle while crossing the street in northwest Miami earlier this month. According to WPLG, the incident occurred on Wednesday, October 5th near the intersection of Northwest 87th Avenue and Seventh Street. Troopers with Florida Highway Patrol say…
News: Fiery crash in Miami Gardens leaves 3 injured
MIAMI, FL – A fiery crash in the Miami Gardens area this morning left three people injured, according to WPLG. Police say the driver of a Corvette was traveling at a high rate of speed in the 3700 block of NW 213th Street when it slammed into two other vehicles.…
News: Multi-vehicle wreck in Brooksville area leaves 3 injured, 1 critically
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said three people were injured, one critically, in a multi-vehicle wreck in the Brooksville area Wednesday morning. According to the Citrus County Chronicle, the crash happened in the vicinity of U.S. 98 and Lake Lindsey Road at about 7:30 a.m. State troopers…
News: Woman, 76, fatally struck by vehicle at shopping plaza in The Villages
THE VILLAGES, FL – A pedestrian accident at a shopping plaza in The Villages last week claimed the life of a 76-year-old woman, the Villages-News reported. The incident occurred in the parking lot of a gas station at Lake Deaton Plaza on Thursday just before noon. The Florida Highway Patrol…
News: Bicyclist dies after being hit by 2 vehicles on State Road 471
SUMTER COUNTY, FL – A bicyclist died after being struck by two vehicles in Sumter County Sunday night, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The accident happened on State Road 471 near Tarrytown, according to the Leesburg-News. The FHP said the bicyclist, a male, was riding south at about 9 p.m.…
NTSB Pushing for BAC Monitoring Devices to be Installed in All New U.S. Cars to Curb Drunk Driving | Florida DUI Accident Injury Lawyers Whittel & Melton
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a recommendation for all new cars in the U.S. to have blood alcohol detection systems that can stop a drunk person who gets behind the wheel from driving. If the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) chooses to see this through, then the…