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MIAMI, FL – A pedestrian was killed last week when they were hit by a vehicle while crossing the street in Pompano Beach last Thursday.

According to a report by CBS Miami, the unidentified victim was struck while walking in the area of West Atlantic Boulevard and Andrews Avenue at about 8:30 a.m.

The pedestrian was taken to Broward Health North, where he died early Friday.

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BROOKSVILLE, Fl — State troopers said a pedestrian accident in Brooksville Sunday morning claimed the life of a 3-year-old boy.

According to WTSP, the incident took place on Evening Star Avenue near Broad Street at about 8 a.m.  The Florida Highway Patrol said that the boy and his parent were walking west across Evening Star Avenue when the child was hit by a southbound Lincoln Town Car towing a utility trailer.  The victim was pronounced dead after being rushed to an area hospital.

Troopers said the vehicle came to a controlled stop following the incident.  The driver was not injured.

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OAKLAND PARK, FL – Six people were hospitalized Saturday night following a collision in Oakland Park, NBC Miami reports.

The collision took place at about 9:30 p.m. on Oakland Park Boulevard, between 13th Avenue and 14th Avenue.

Firefighters say two vehicles were involved in the crash. However, the circumstances leading up to the incident are not mentioned in the report.

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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 not mentioned in the report. However, police say bystanders rusehd to assist the injured parties.

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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. When officers attempted to stop one of the suspects, he took off.

After a brief pursuit, the suspect’s vehicle crashed into a bus near Southwest 120th Street and 117th Avenue.

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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 west on State Road 54 went across the median and hit an SUV headed east.  The sedan then struck another eastbound vehicle, a van, and all three vehicles came to rest in the eastbound lanes.

The driver of the sedan, a 53-year-old man from Lutz, died at the scene.  The SUV driver, a 52-year-old Land O’Lakes man, was seriously injured.  The driver of the van, a 49-year-old Port Richey woman, and two boys ages 11 and 9 riding with her sustained minor injuries.

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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.

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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 the victim, an unidentified Hispanic man, was attempting to cross the street when he was hit by a Toyota. He died at the scene a short time later.

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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.

The Corvette’s driver was able to get of the vehicle before it caught fire. That individual was airlifted to a local hospital for treatment.

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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 said a woman was driving an SUV east on Lake Lindsey Road when she entered the intersection from a stop sign and a flashing red signal.

The vehicle entered into the path of a semitractor-trailer going south on U.S. 98 and the SUV was struck by the semi.  The impact caused the SUV to collide with two pickup trucks that were stopped in the left turn lane of U.S. 98.  One of the pickups then flipped onto its roof.

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