A speeding vehicle appears to be to blame for the death of a woman in the Miami area late last month. That car plowed into several people who were waiting at a bus stop, after first slamming into another vehicle. In total, six individuals were hurt in the crash. According to the woman driving the vehicle that the speeding car hit, the speeding vehicle came from nowhere. She and her three children, who were riding
Continue readingDeadly Miami truck accident has one driver unable to remember
A recent truck accident in the Miami-Dade area has left one driver dead and the other unable to recall what happened. But the man’s lack of memory may not spare him from the law or a wrongful death lawsuit if it is determined that he is at fault. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the truck accident happened when two tractor-trailers approached a flashing red light at the intersection on Northwest 138th Street and Okeechobee
Continue readingPediatricians recommend that cheerleading become a sport
A leading group of pediatricians has recommended that cheerleading become designated as a sport. Not because these eminent physicians have adopted jumping and pompom waving tendencies. They content that cheerleading has become so athletic and dangerous, it should be labeled a sport to improve safety measures. The group adopted this position publicly in an October issue of Pediatrics, published by the American Academy of Pediatrics. They cite the dramatic increase of cheerleader injuries over the
Continue readingSen. Rubio’s daughter airlifted to hospital after accident
With the presidential election rapidly approaching, over the course of the last few months, Florida’s Sen. Marco Rubio has been seen on television sets across the nation, campaigning for his party’s candidate. This past weekend however, he was in the news for another reason–an injury to his 12-year-old daughter. The girl apparently suffered a head injury after riding on a golf cart that was involved in an accident. At the time of the incident, which
Continue readingStreet race claims three lives in Miami
Three people lost their lives after one car in a street race crashed into oncoming traffic. According to police, three cars were illegally street racing on Flagler Street. Just before 2:00 a.m. at Flagler and 58th Avenue, one racing car met a family of four in a large SUV head-on. The SUV driver, a 43-year-old father, and his 15-year-old son were killed in the tragic car accident. The mother and another child, age 12, are
Continue readingBrain injury caused by steel-toed boots results in conviction
A conviction in Fort Lauderdale serves as a reminder that a person can be charged in criminal court and sued in civil court for the exact same incident. The most famous example of this was O.J. Simpson who was found not guilty in criminal court for the murder of two people, and was found liable in civil court for the deaths of the same two people. Recently it was made public that a Florida teenager
Continue readingFamily of woman who died in Hialeah crash donating organs
Some individuals awaiting transplants of various organs may soon receive the news they have been waiting for. This good news is the result of bad news for another family. A 21-year-old woman who was involved in a Miami area accident late last week has been declared brain dead. The crash that left the young woman in this state involved a Hialeah Police Officer. The collision occurred at the intersection of East 49 Street and 9th
Continue readingFailure to yield: Truck crashes into Florida ambulance
When an ambulance turns on the siren, they’re usually speeding off to the rescue of a person in need. When drivers fail to yield to their lights, however, it’s the paramedics who need rescue. This scenario played out in Lee County this week as a car accident involving an ambulance sent three people to the hospital. The accident took place at an intersection in Estero, when an ambulance entered an intersection on its way to
Continue readingContestant collapses and dies after winning bug eating contest
To some, the prospect of winning a contest brings out their competitive nature. While at the end of most contests, clear winners and losers, are established, in most cases death is not a part of the equation for individuals in either of those groups. Sadly, it was for a man who took part in a bug eating contest this past month. The contest took place in conjunction with the giveaway of a snake and was
Continue readingNorth Miami ATV accident claims a life
An ATV rider was killed in a car accident in North Miami. Witnesses stated that the ATV was speeding when it crashed into a minivan. The fatal car crash happened on 6th Avenue, at the entrance to a Walgreens near the corner of northeast 149th Street. One eyewitness said that it appeared that the ATV rider tried to hit his brakes, but it was too late. The ATV hit the minivan near the passenger door.
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