Complete Fort Lauderdale, FL accident reports and news.

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Accidents in Fort Lauderdale result in serious injuries and deaths each year

After a Fort Lauderdale crash, injured people and their families need resources and support. Regardless of the severity of the collision, the people involved are left to deal with injuries, medical bills, property damage, and insurance claims. When a Fort Lauderdale accident is fatal, families are left to struggle with their grief and loss as best they can.

Here are resources to help accident victims and their families after a Fort Lauderdale wreck

Regardless of whether it is a car accident, pedestrian accident, motorcycle crash, bicycle collision, truck accident, or any other kind of injury accident, the following resources can be helpful for crash victims and their families and friends.

Fort Lauderdale Police Department;

Fort Lauderdale Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services Department;

Broward County Sheriff’s Office;

Fort Lauderdale major hospitals include Holy Cross Hospital and Broward Health Medical Center.

Broward County Superior Court;

Fort Lauderdale real-time traffic report;

Florida State Office of Insurance Regulation site.

What to do after a serious injury accident in Fort Lauderdale

When someone has been injured or killed in an accident, the accident victim and their family members are left with medical bills, lost income, and other costs. It is important to get legal assistance to help the accident victim recover, or when the accident is fatal, to help the family members get fully compensated for their losses. Learn more about how a Fort Lauderdale personal injury attorney will help injured victims and families.

 

Most recent accident reports

Date Type
Mon, 08/31/2015 Pedestrian Accident Wendy Cochran, 42, killed after 2 cars strike her on West Sunrise Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; 1st driver flees scene
Wed, 07/15/2020 Pedestrian Accident Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run collision on State Road 7 near Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Mon, 05/10/2021 Pedestrian Accident Lamercie Morency, 35, fatally struck by SUV that left the scene while crossing West Davie Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Sat, 05/30/2015 Boat Accident Dalton Shirley, 24, killed, and Justina Coronel and Austin Lail injured in boating accident on Intercoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Sat, 07/04/2015 Boat Accident 17-year-old in critical condition after boat crashes into wall near Bayview Drive in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Sun, 05/21/2017 Boat Accident Several injured when two boats collide near 32nd Avenue in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Wed, 08/12/2015 Boat Accident John Baker, 17, killed and Emily Giusti, Chris Gernert, Kevin Hurst, Sean Mahoney, and George Marshall injured in boating collision into bridge on Middle River in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Thu, 02/01/2018 Bus Accident Several people injured in collision involving commuter bus on SE Sixth Street in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Mon, 01/11/2016 Bus Accident Multiple people injured in collision between bus and trolley on Northwest 6th Way in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Thu, 05/26/2016 Bus Accident Cedrick Camper III, 41, and Otis Harvey III killed when car crashes into charter bus outside Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Sun, 03/26/2017 Train Accident C. David Stringfield, 77, killed by train Oakland Park Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Sun, 08/31/2014 Aircraft Accident Donald Thomasson, 70, dies in small plane crash in St. Petersburg, Florida
Sun, 04/12/2015 Aircraft Accident John Patrick Van Ommeren, 51, Monique Van Ommeren, 49, Sacha Van Ommeren,15, and Sharissa Van Ommeren, 13, killed in small-plane crash near Northwest 62nd Street in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Mon, 10/26/2015 Aircraft Accident James Alexander Townsend, 63, killed, and Robert Spohrer and Steve Browning survive small plane crash near I-595 and I-75 in Broward County, Florida
Sat, 12/01/2018 Aircraft Accident Two people killed in small-plane crash in Fort Lauderdale, Florida