Christopher McConnell and Dean Amelkin lost their lives in a senseless tragedy as they were innocently riding their bikes in suburban Broward County. After spending their night gambling at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino near Hollywood, Obrian Oakley and Sadik Baxter had burglarized several cars in the Rock Creek…
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St. Lucie Couple Files Wrongful Death Suit Against School After Son’s Death
Nine-year-old Aaron Beauchamp died tragically in a March bus crash in St. Lucie County. The school bus Beauchamp was riding in collided with a tractor-trailer on the boy’s ride home from school. The Friedland | Carmona’s report on the accident can be found here. In late July, his family filed…
Cyclist Hit On Key Biscayne’s Rickenbacker Causeway, In Critical Condition
An unidentified male cyclist was struck by a black BMW as he rode along the Rickenbacker Causeway on Tuesday. The cyclist suffered a head injury and was taken to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he remains in critical condition. The driver of the BMW, who struck the…
Pedestrian In Critical Condition After Hit And Run Accident In Downtown Miami
An unidentified victim was walking home along Biscayne Boulevard around 4:00 p.m. after a trip to the grocery store when Robert Sinn crashed into him. According to police, Sinn drove his Chevrolet Impala onto the sidewalk, hit the victim, stepped out to look him and then returned to his vehicle…
Two Miami Men Die In I-95 Crash, Driver Charged With DUI
A 2010 crash on Interstate 95 left two Miami men dead, put four in the hospital and police dumbfounded. The crash killed Victor H. Morales-Calderon, 49, and Wuilmer A. Sanchez, 31 and it took police officers nearly two years to charge a suspect. But now police have finally charged a…
Tampa Bay Teens Involved In Tubing Accident, One Dead
Many teens spend their summer days splashing around in one of the South Florida’s majestic waterways. The days are meant to be wild and carefree, but sometimes the summer days can turn deadly. Yesterday, two teenage girls were tubing in the intercoastal waterway near Tampa Bay when they crashed into…
Two South Florida Men Die In Plane Crash
A charter flight carrying two South Florida men crashed in southern France earlier this week, leaving the families to question what really happened. Robert Helton of Pembroke Pines and Dale Popik of Delray Beach were two of the three crewmembers aboard the plane. A 30-year old female crewmember also perished…
Speeding Car Crashes Into Lehigh Acres Home
Early yesterday morning, Jamie Alonso Giron Cardona crashed his BMW into the side of a Lehigh Acres home. Florida Highway Police Sgt. William Harris stated that the police believe Cardona was speeding down Parkdale Boulevard when he lost control of the vehicle and smashed into the house. Cardona crashed into…
Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission Releases Annual Report
Florida is the nation’s leading boating state, with almost one million registered boats. However, that also makes Florida one of the top ten states for boating accidents. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission released its annual report on 2011 boating accidents and deaths today, revealing a staggering number of…
Drivers “Lucky To Be Alive” After Fiery Broward Truck Crash
Two tractor-trailers were involved in an early morning fiery crash on U.S. 27. The accident left West Broward Highway closed for hours as crews worked to extinguish the flames and clean up the wreckage from the accident. Fortunately, no lives were lost in the flaming accident, but one of the…