Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Baby Dies After Being Struck By Car
A young child’s life was taken, and her mother injured, as a result of being struck by a car and dragged under it. The baby’s mother, who was walking her baby in a stroller down the sidewalk, suffered serious physical injuries as a result of the accident. These physical injuries, however, may be easier… Read More »
Driver Killed And Passenger Seriously Injured In Rollover
Two people in their early 20s were involved in a serious rollover accident on I-75 when their vehicle left the roadway, entered the median, and struck a concrete drain before winding up in a construction site hole. No other vehicles were involved in the incident. The driver, who was thrown from the vehicle, died… Read More »
Runner Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Runaway Tire
Imagine you are out for your morning run – the last thing you expect is to have to dodge tires to avoid getting hit. This is exactly the situation a local runner faced, however, as she ran along the Rickenbacker Causeway. Unfortunately, the woman was not so lucky as to be able to get… Read More »
Car Accident Critically Injures High School Principal
South Dade Senior High School’s principal faces a much different life as a result of a recent car accident, in which he was struck by a woman alleged to be driving her truck at a high rate of speed while under the influence of alcohol. According to the police reports, the driver struck a… Read More »
The Dangers Of Bouncing
About a year has passed since the freak accident in which an inflatable bounce house was blown across a parking lot into a road as a result of a waterspout coming ashore in the Fort Lauderdale area. During the incident, an adult and three children were injured, one seriously. Fortunately, the most seriously injured… Read More »
The Risks Of Self Improvement
Losing weight can be life-changing as far as the health benefits one reaps from dropping just a small percentage of body weight. Along with the change on the scale, changes happen to your body. Most of the time these changes are a desired result, but some of the changes may not be exactly what… Read More »
A Lesson In Being Thankful
Every single time we get on the road, there is a chance that something can go wrong. A local aspiring musician is an example of someone who is able to find the bright side of a situation even when things go very wrong. Despite enduring a six-hour reconstructive surgery on his face, this young… Read More »
Bulldogs Attack Women And Kill Her Dog
Two Hollywood women were attacked by bulldogs recently during a tragic incident while the one woman was out walking her terrier. The bulldogs broke loose and began to attack the woman walking her dog; a second woman ran to assist her and was also attacked by the bulldogs. Both women suffered injuries as a… Read More »
“All Natural” Drug Anything But All Natural
A Florida man recently received a four-year prison sentence for distributing diet pills as ‘all natural’ diet supplements that actually were made with a prescription weight loss drug that had been taken off the market years earlier due to its link to risks of heart attacks and strokes. For people who subscribe to a… Read More »
What Are The Chances?
Often times, an accident is just that – an accident. No one can predict it will happen, and there is not much to prevent its occurrence. At first glance, that is exactly what happened recently to cause a popular South Dade high school principal severe injuries, when a South Florida high school principal struck… Read More »
