Drivers, beware the trail. Military Trail, that is! In 2022, there were almost 25,000 car crashes in Palm Beach County, per the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV). Palm Beach County ranked 5th in the state in the number of crashes, behind only Miami-Dade, Broward, Hillsborough and Orange. The roadway you…
Anyone who lives in Florida knows it always ranks highly as one of the “sunniest” states in the U.S. Something residents of the “Sunshine State” may not know? Their home is also among the national leaders in car crashes. In 2022, Florida ranked #3, behind only Texas and California, according to the National Highway…
Cyclist and pedestrian fatalities are on the rise in Palm Beach County, and officials want to know why. Members of the Palm Beach Transportation Planning Agency (TPA), the public entity that funds transportation projects, and creates traffic safety programs for the county are on a mission to find a solution to this problem, especially since the…
Supraja Alaparthi’s family may have a case against any company or person found responsible for the tragic parasailing incident on Memorial Day in the Florida Keys that killed her and injured her young son and nephew. The 33-year-old mother from Schaumburg, Illinois, was killed after a sudden storm prompted a boat captain to cut…
Deerfield Beach resident Reynald French, 55, was killed March 24 by a turning tractor-trailer on State Road 7 in Boca Raton. In situations such as these, it is not always clear whose fault the incident was. Truckers are subject to many different detailed regulations requiring them to get adequate sleep, only travel a limited…
Anthony Creech, 48, died on December 3 after he was hit by the trailer of a landscaping truck while crossing Okeechobee Boulevard and Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. in West Palm Beach. Data from FDOT shows Okeechobee to be most dangerous and deadly road in the entire county.
Jupiter Resident Dawn Bajak died on Monday after a driver ran a red light at an intersection and struck her in a crosswalk.
Melissa Hicks Nault, 38, of Callahan, died on Thursday night, February 27, after being struck by a car on US 301. Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) officials say the accident happened near Janes Lane. Nault was driving behind a Toyota 4Runner that came upon two horses standing in the southbound lane. The 4Runner’s driver was…
Alina Palla Acosta, 27, died in a bizarre accident on Wednesday, February 19, while rollerblading in Pompano Beach. According to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, Acosta was rollerblading down a multipurpose path along the 600 block of Northeast 10th Street. The driver of a speeding silver Nissan lost control of the vehicle and hit…
An early morning accident on Interstate 95 in Miami led to the death of a worker doing construction nearby on Sunday, February 16. Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) officials say the accident happened around 2 AM on Sunday, in the southbound lanes near 62nd Street. They report that a black SUV crashed into a white…