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Child dies after being hit by car outside of Miami pharmacy

A 7-year-old pedestrian who was hit by an elderly driver while walking outside of a Miami pharmacy with her mother has died, officials announced over the weekend.  The girl was walking outside the pharmacy, located at Southwest 32nd Avenue and 22nd Street, on Sept. 2 around 4:30 p.m. when a…

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One dead, two others injured after golf cart clams into propane truck over the weekend, cops say

A man died after he lost control of his golf cart in Fort Myers and crashed into a propane truck Saturday, injuring his passenger and the driver of the truck, according to reporting from The Miami Herald.  The crash happened around 11 a.m. Saturday on Winkler Road. Officials with Florida…

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Leesfield & Partners secured over $1.8 million for a man left with debilitating pain after a fall at a Florida vacation rental

Justin B. Shapiro, a Partner and Trial Lawyer with Leesfield & Partners, secured a $1,824,327 record settlement for a client whose fall left his pelvic bone so shattered doctors said the fragments resembled “bread crumbs.”  In an article published in the Daily Business Review, Mr. Shapiro told reporters that within…

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Girl hit by Car Over Labor Day Weekend Outside Miami Pharmacy Still in Critical Condition

A girl, 7, who was hit by a car while walking with her mother outside of a Miami pharmacy Monday remains hospitalized in critical condition, officials say.  The incident happened around 4 p.m. at a Navarro Pharmacy on  SW 32nd Ave. and 22nd St. when a 92-year-old woman in a…

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Woman killed in ATV accident that sent herself, one other careening into Miami canal, officials say

A woman died after she and another woman lost control of an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) resulting in them plunging into a nearby canal, according to reporting from The Miami Herald.  Police told the newspaper that the crash happened around 1 p.m. Thursday near Southwest 112th Street and 157th Avenue. Both…

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Police find Body Found in North Miami Nursing Home with Missing Patient. What Happened?

A body was found in a closet at the same Miami nursing home from where a 71-year-old man was reported missing, according to reporting from The Miami Herald.  Police were called out to the North Dade Nursing and Rehabilitation Center around 10:30 a.m. Monday morning. The man who had been…

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Miami-Dade Drivers Don’t Know School Traffic Laws, School Bus Cameras Footage Shows. What You Should Know.

Do you have to stop for a school bus in Florida? In the first two weeks of school, approximately 11,500 Miami-Dade County drivers were cited after footage captured from 950 school district buses caught them disobeying traffic laws.  The cameras were authorized last year to add extra protections for students…

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Woman faced felony charges Wednesday in fatal Pensacola crash involving U.S. Navy Sailors

A 19-year-old woman was charged Wednesday for a crash in June where police say she ran a red light in Pensacola, killing an Uber driver and injuring two U.S. Navy sailors.  The woman was charged with DUI manslaughter, DUI with serious bodily injuries and two counts of DUI, according to…

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Teen Lauded as Hero after Following Electric Shock Incident that Injured Five People at Indiana Swimming Pool

Five people, including three children and two adults, are recovering at a local hospital after electrocution at an Indiana swimming pool, according to reporting from national news outlets.  The incident happened over the weekend at a home in Logansport, Indiana, an almost two-hour drive from Indianapolis, when the swimmers “felt…

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Broward County Schools Superintendent Calls for Installation of Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Following at least two gas-related incidents at Broward County schools in as many weeks, the district’s superintendent called for carbon monoxide detectors to be installed at every campus. “We also discovered that we don’t have carbon monoxide detectors in our kitchens and in our cafeterias,” Superintendent Howard Hepburn told local…

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