Car Accidents

Around 1:30 a.m., a driver lost control of his vehicle, ramming the Watercrest Care Center Nursing Home in North Miami Beach. The bizarre car accident cost the driver his life. The crash scene and the facility are located near Northeast 167th Street and West Dixie Highway. Nearby residents heard screeching tires, followed by a noisy explosion, but few, if any, actually saw the tragic impact. There was little to see until around 30 minutes later

For most residents of Florida, the memory of the series of chain reaction motor vehicle accidents that occurred this past January on Interstate 75 are likely still fresh. The incidents, which occurred in part due to the smoke and fog blanketing the stretch, resulted in 11 deaths and the hospitalization of 18 people. A report issued after an investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement indicated that the Florida Highway Patrol opened the stretch

Walking home from a grocery store proved hazardous to the health of a Miami man in July. Struck by a hit-and-run driver at Biscayne Boulevard and 64th Street, the victim was on the sidewalk holding his recently purchased groceries. The hit-and-run driver, a 33-year old from Palm Beach County, was driving north on Biscayne Boulevard before the car accident. For unknown reasons, the vehicle left the roadway and mounted the sidewalk, striking the innocent pedestrian.

A recent Southwest Miami High School graduate, returning home with four friends, lost her life in a two-vehicle car accident in Olympia Heights. The crash claimed the life of the 18-year-old just after midnight, only 10 minutes after the young lady called her mother to tell her she was coming home after dropping off her friends. While motionless at a stop sign at Southwest 52nd Street and 87th Avenue, a full-size SUV crashed into the

The widespread use of motor vehicles as transportation makes it nearly inevitable that car accidents will occur. While they can happen at any time during the year, particular attention is paid to the days surrounding holidays such as the 4th of July. Increased patrol is often employed in an effort to keep the crashes to a minimum. Nonetheless, motor vehicle accidents do occur in Miami as well as throughout the nation. In some cases they

In the summer months many families take advantage of the professional baseball season by attending games at ballparks throughout the nation. Miami is one of the locations in which this occurs with people taking in Marlins games. Recently an outing to see the Miami team ended badly for a family visiting from a neighboring state. They were hit by a Dodge minivan after they left the stadium. Three members of the family died as a

A vehicle matching the description of the one involved in a fatal hit and run car accident on the Florida Turnpike has been located. The owner of the vehicle suspected of causing the deadly accident and then, fleeing the scene, is cooperating with Florida Highway Patrol investigators. No suspects have as yet been charged in the Miami-area hit and run crash. Investigators are working to confirm that the vehicle they located was indeed the auto

It is fair to say that most residents of the Miami area do not want to be involved in a motor vehicle accident. Of those individuals, it is probably especially true that they don’t want to be in a car crash with a member of law enforcement. This recently happened to one woman who driving near the Florida Turnpike, however. The incident occurred earlier this month in nearby Boca Raton, at the intersection of Mizner

Last month we wrote a post about a Miami college student who was seriously injured when she was struck by a car that then left the scene of the incident. At that time, the owner of the car, a silver Mercedes, had been identified but the driver had gone into hiding. The discovery of the car used in the hit-and-run accident was due to the assistance of a man who had been hired to repair

It is unlikely that most Miami residents think about the possibility of getting into a car accident when they get into automobiles each day. This extends to people riding in taxis as well. Sadly, this past weekend, a fatal car accident involving a taxi occurred. The taxi in this accident reportedly collided with an SUV in the middle of an intersection. The front of the SUV reportedly hit the back part of the taxi. The