The Miami-Dade Fire Rescue has confirmed that four people were injured in a gasoline-tank explosion Tuesday afternoon at a machine shop in Medley, Florida. Workers were supposedly cutting into an empty fuel tank that apparently was not cleaned properly on the inside and had fumes built up. According to the…
Florida Highway Patrol officials believe a West Palm Beach, Florida woman who supposedly changed a CD in her car while driving on Florida’s Turnpike Monday afternoon caused a collision that killed a 63-year-old Riviera Beach woman. The 55-year-old West Palm Beach woman allegedly told troopers she was changing a CD…
A 27-year-old Tampa, Florida woman and her unborn baby were killed Wednesday night after a car struck them from behind. The woman and her unborn baby were taken to Tampa General Hospital where doctors performed an emergency cesarean section, but the baby died shortly after birth. The woman was pronounced…
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, many Floridians have opted to try a new spin on the holiday staple – deep fried turkey. While the results can be delicious, deep frying can also be quite dangerous. In fact, the use of outdoor gas-fueled turkey fryers require turkeys to be immersed…
A fixed wing single engine plane crash that occurred over the weekend in the Morriston area has resulted in two fatalities. According to the Chiefland Citizen, the victims of the crash have not been positively identified as of yet. A witness with more than 50 years of experience as a…
A 51-year-old Dunedin, Florida man was rushed to St. Joseph’s Hospital with severe injuries early Monday morning after a crash with a motor vehicle ejected him from his Harley Davidson. According to Pinellas County officials, the man was driving his 2007 Harley in Tarpon Springs around 4 a.m. when he…
A Florida two-year-old boy is reportedly in stable condition following a vicious dog attack in Port Orange Tuesday afternoon. The boy and his parents were apparently visiting relatives when the boy was mauled on the porch of the home shortly before 4 p.m. The boy was first taken to Halifax…
The National Transportation Safety Board released a 14-page report on Monday citing a pair of employee errors as the main causes of a July, 5, 2009 monorail accident that killed a 21-year-old resort employee at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The federal investigation has taken nearly two-and-a-half years to…
A 53-year-old Live Oak, Florida man was instantly killed after being hit by a car on Oct. 16 while pushing a golf cart along a Suwanee County road. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the man was pushing a 1990 EZ-Go golf cart when he was hit from behind by a…
A one-year-old girl was taken to Tampa General Hospital Tuesday afternoon to be checked for injuries after she was trampled over by a minivan. The 22-month-old child was supposedly standing on the porch of a Tampa, Florida home when the driver, a 28-year-old woman, got into her Chrysler minivan around…