A well-known former restauranteur in South Florida has been released on bond after being arrested and charged more than eight months after a fatal car accident. The 52-year-old Miami chef reportedly turned himself in at the local police department on June 29 and was charged with leaving the scene of an accident with injuries and vehicular homicide. Arrest documents show that the driver was arrested early that morning and booked into custody at TGK Correctional

Seven people suffered injuries after an accident on a Florida interstate that involved a pedestrian. A 37-year-old Jacksonville man was walking on Interstate 295 when a Volkswagen driver stopped to help him. The Volkswagen driver stopped his vehicle in the right travel lane, causing an oncoming Jeep to hit it from behind. The collision caused the Volkswagen to hit the pedestrian. The pedestrian was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

A Miami-Dade circuit judge ordered the Miccosukke Indian tribe to pay $3.2 million in a personal injury lawsuit after a hearing on June 21. The tribe, located in the southern region of the state, must pay relatives of a woman who died in a car crash. The deceased was in an auto accident with a female tribal member in 1998. The tribe’s lawyer argued that the Miccosukke was a sovereign nation and not required to

A 26-year-old man was arrested in a fatal Miami car crash that claimed the lives of two people. The man, who was under the influence, drove into a car that had been stopped at a red light at an intersection, killing its occupants immediately. Toxicology reports indicate that the man who caused the auto accident had been driving under the influence of alcohol. Authorities determined that he had been speeding when he hit the victims’

A head-on collision that occurred in Orlando on the evening of June 14 between a tractor-trailer and a utility pickup shut down the Florida Turnpike and Interstate 4 interchange for approximately six hours overnight. Orlando police reported that the onramps from Interstate 4 to the Florida Turnpike were shut down while they conducted their investigation. Police officers stated that their preliminary findings led them to believe that a pickup truck was going the wrong way

In Florida and across the nation, brachial plexus injuries sometimes occur if a person has been injured in a car wreck. Other types of injuries associated with car accidents could include brain injuries, spine fractures and shoulder injuries, and victims often require hospitalization as a result. A medical doctor reports that when a victim suffers from these serious nerve injuries, they could be very weak in their arms. Medical personnel may struggle in diagnosing these

A Miami-Dade bus collided with a Chevy Malibu, leaving three men in serious condition. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, the car crash occurred at Northwest 27th Avenue and 36th Street. The bus had been traveling eastbound on 36th Street when it collided with the Chevy. The Chevy lost control and hit a third vehicle. There were three men inside the Chevy. All three were taken to a nearby Trauma center where they were all listed

Florida Governor Rick Scott traveled to Miami in early June to sign legislation banning texting and driving. The bill prohibits a driver from manually pressing characters such as letters, symbols or numbers into any wireless communication device, such as a cell phone. The ban will make it illegal to text, instant message and email while driving. The legislation also prohibits reading text messages while driving. However, drivers can use a talk-to-text feature without breaking the