Category Archives: accidents
The Dangers of Road Debris
According to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, approximately 200,000 car crashes were caused by road debris over a four year period. The AAA Foundation’s most recent report also included data indicating that 39,000 injuries were sustained in these traffic-related accidents and a further 500 people tragically lost their lives. Road Debris Defined In… Read More »
Injuries Result From Truck Rollover Accident
Three men were injured and required hospitalization after an accident in which the tractor trailer that they were riding in rolled over. According to reports, the accident happened when the driver lost control of the tractor trailer and hit a light post, then left the roadway and rolled over. No other vehicles were involved… Read More »
Canal Crash Kills Three
A Fort Lauderdale area canal was the scene of a tragic accident recently when a speeding car left a roadway and crashed through a fence separating the roadway from the canal. Witnesses said that the car went over the top of trees bordering the canal before ending up in the water in the early… Read More »
Roof Collapse Injures Workers
Several members of a construction crew working at a Northwest Miami-Dade warehouse suffered injuries during a recent workplace accident. The workers were performing roof repairs at the time of the incident, when the roof they were working on collapsed beneath them. Workers fell between eight and ten feet into the building as a result… Read More »
Secondary Injuries Stem From Semi Accident
A tractor trailer driver suffered serious physical injuries as a result of an accident earlier this month in which his truck hit a barrier on a Florida interstate highway and fell off an overpass onto the roadway below. However, he has now suffered financial injury as well, having received a ticket for using his… Read More »
Sunrise Homeowner Safe After Home Damaged By SUV
A Sunrise homeowner escaped injury recently when the 65-year-old driver of an SUV lost control of her vehicle and crashed into the woman’s home. According to reports, the driver hit both a median and a tree before hitting the house; the homeowner was in her bedroom at the time of the accident, which is… Read More »
Biker Breaks A Hip
A woman riding her bicycle in Dania Beach has suffered a broken hip as a result of a hit and run accident. The cyclist, who was struck by a car on Fifth Avenue, did not feel pain when she first fell off her bike; she got right back on and kept riding. However, a… Read More »
Scooter Accident Claims Fort Lauderdale Man’s Life
A tragic accident on Interstate 95 has claimed the life of a man riding his scooter on the busy roadway. The accident occurred when a passenger vehicle hit the scooter which, according to authorities, caused the man to be thrown from the scooter. The man was then run over by a tractor trailer as… Read More »
Truck Driver Dies In Pembroke Park
An accident involving a tractor trailer maneuvering through a freight access area has resulted in the death of the rig’s driver. According to reports, the driver contacted security in the freight area about the accident, in which he struck two other parked trailers. By the time authorities responded to the call, the driver was… Read More »
Child Okay After Fall From Fourth Floor
Parents of a three year old girl are undoubtedly thanking their lucky stars after their toddler escaped serious injury in a fall from a fourth floor window in a Miami apartment building. The child and her family were visiting a friend at the apartment building, where she and another child were playing near a… Read More »
