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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

A Jupiter police officer was taken to an area hospital in serious condition after a collision on I-95. The car crash was said to have been caused by a driver who fell asleep at the wheel. The 34-year-old police officer was leaving the county jail at the time of the accident. According to authorities, the accident occurred on the northbound side of I-95 just beyond the Military Trail exit. The 30-year-old driver was traveling north

Florida residents who use small SUVs will likely find recent safety test results to be important. Safety experts have found that serious flaws were exposed in a tougher crash test, revealing consumer vulnerability in the event of an auto accident. The particular crash mode that is under consideration is called small overlap. This type of accident causes about 25 percent of deaths and serious injuries during frontal collision events. While these incidents only involve a

A Miami waiter faces charges for his part in a vehicle accident that killed a passenger and harmed a cab driver. During the accident, the car crossed multiple lanes and hit the cab. The accused driver and the cab driver were taken to nearby hospitals for serious injuries. The Florida Highway Patrol has determined that both the waiter and his passenger had been drinking and weren’t wearing their seat belts during the accident. They had

Three people were injured in an accident in Florida that involved a car turning in front of two motorcycles. The driver of the car, an 83-year-old man, was reportedly intoxicated when he turned in front of two oncoming motorcycles at the intersection of Mary Lane. The first motorcycle was a Harley Davidson that was driven by a 53-year-old man and had a 40-year-old woman riding as a passenger. That motorcycle struck the right rear of