Florida Senate advances bill targeting undocumented truckers
The Senate Transportation Committee voted 6-3 to approve the bill which would also take drivers thought to be undocumented into federal immigration custody.
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The Senate Transportation Committee voted 6-3 to approve the bill which would also take drivers thought to be undocumented into federal immigration custody.
A man is dead following a major crash on the Dolphin Expressway that caused major traffic issues on Saturday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
According to investigators, two of the people involved in the crash were found dead at the scene, while paramedics took the third person to an area hospital for treatment, BSO said.
911 calls made after a crash in Pompano Beach that claimed the lives of three teenagers have been released.
Jezeniah Gonzalez faces a charge of vehicular homicide and a charge of reckless driving with serious bodily injury, the sheriff's office said.
Authorities identified three teenagers killed in a Pompano Beach crash Monday night, with investigators saying excessive speed may have been a factor.
Around 7 p.m., Broward Sheriff's Office deputies were called to the crash in the 1600 block of North Federal Highway.
According to arrest documents obtained by CBS News Miami, the 32-year-old man was charged with vehicular homicide and driving without a license
One person is dead and three other people were hospitalized after a multi-vehicle crash near Miami International Airport late Friday night, deputies said.
A man is dead and another was hospitalized after a crash involving two motorcycles near the Dolphin Expressway on Saturday, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, both the first and second crashes involved in the incident involved wrong-way drivers.
A 21-year-old Miami Dade College student was charged with vehicular homicide after police said he was driving 80 mph in a 30-mph zone.
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The issue of undocumented truck drivers has drawn national attention since semi-tractor-trailer driver Harjinder Singh, a native of India, was arrested in August.
Police found a Tesla fully engulfed in flames, trapping the sole occupant, 24-year-old Julie Eibinder, inside.
North Miami Beach police said officers responded at about 4 p.m. to a traffic crash near Northeast 29th Avenue and Northeast 34th Avenue.
A driver died Wednesday afternoon after a vehicle caught fire during a crash in North Miami Beach, police said.
Adam and Nathan Bravo were killed when the Lexus they were in collided with a GMC along Quail Roost Drive and Southwest 117th Avenue, authorities said.
Loved ones are preparing to say goodbye to a father and son after they were killed in a crash Friday night near Zoo Miami in Southwest Miami-Dade.
Surveillance video obtained by CBS News Miami captured the moments when a Lexus seemingly lost control and hit the back of a GMC.
The bill would require law enforcement officers to take into custody truck drivers who are determined to be undocumented immigrants.
When fire crews arrived, they found the car fully engulfed in flames up against a light pole and quickly extinguished it.
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Florida Highway Patrol said the man was partially ejected from the truck due to his "lack of safety belt usage."
A 64-year-old man is dead after a rollover crash on Florida's Turnpike in Davie Thursday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
A freeze warning is in effect for parts of South Florida as the NEXT Weather Team tracks a significant arctic blast approaching the region.
Hundreds of protesters gathered in the Minneapolis suburb of Columbia Heights outside Valley View Elementary School on Saturday, where 5-year-old Liam Ramos was taken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement earlier this month.
Farmers and growers spent Saturday preparing their products for when the temperatures drop.
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In a Saturday press release, Miami Police said the five suspects were arrested after a thorough investigation into the shooting of 39-year-old Desiree Gonzalez, as well as a separate shooting that happened on Jan. 22 that involved some of the suspects.
A freeze warning is in effect for parts of South Florida as the NEXT Weather Team tracks a significant arctic blast approaching the region.
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In a Saturday press release, Miami Police said the five suspects were arrested after a thorough investigation into the shooting of 39-year-old Desiree Gonzalez, as well as a separate shooting that happened on Jan. 22 that involved some of the suspects.
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