West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
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Tue, 01/28/2014All lanes are now open after a fatal motorcycle crash snarled southbound traffic on Interstate 95 for more than three hours.
Complete Palm Beach County, FL accident reports and news.
Accidents in Palm Beach County are a major cause of property damage, injury, and death each year
In Palm Beach County, statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that traffic crashes remain a primary public safety issue. Car, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, and motorcycle accidents are all a common occurrence, despite improvements in vehicle safety features, road design, bicycle and pedestrian corridors, and traffic signs.
When an accident happens in Palm Beach County, it is important to do the following immediately:
- Remain at the crash scene;
- Check on the condition of all people involved in the crash;
- Call the police;
- Exchange information with other drivers;
- Get contact information from witnesses;
- Inform your insurance company;
- Get appropriate medical treatment, and track the details;
- Take photos of vehicle damage and injuries;
- Consider hiring a personal injury attorney.
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Most recent accident reports
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
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Mon, 01/27/2014Three people were hurt after two vehicles and a train hauling sugar cane were involved in a crash Tuesday morning, according to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue.
The wreck occurred at about 8:17 a.m. in the 35500 block of State Route 80 near Hatton Highway.
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
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Sun, 01/26/2014A woman was flown to Delray Medical Center with serious injuries after a three-car wreck in suburban Lake Worth, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said.
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
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Sun, 01/26/2014The Florida Highway Patrol arrested a driver in an overnight hit-and-run crash on Interstate 95 South. A driver hit a car at about 1:15 a.m. Monday on I-95, just north of Linton Boulevard in Delray Beach. FHP said no one was seriously hurt, but the truck connected to the crash was later found.
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
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Wed, 01/22/2014A 27-year-old from Pompano Beach was seriously injured when he crashed his motorcycle Thursday night on State Road 7 west of Boca Raton, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s officials report this morning.
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
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Wed, 01/22/2014A 79-year-old woman from suburban Delray Beach died in a three-car crash less than a mile from her home Thursday afternoon, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s officials report this morning.
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
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Wed, 01/22/2014One person was transported from the scene by Trauma Hawk helicopter after a crash in Royal Palm Beach on Thursday morning.
The wreck occurred at Okeechobee Boulevard and State Road 7 around 5:30 a.m.
Some lanes were closed earlier this morning but all were back open by 6:30 a.m.
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
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Wed, 01/22/2014A helicopter crashed at the North County Airport on Thursday afternoon, but no one was injured, according to officials. Firefighters were dispatched to the airport off Beeline Highway at 11600 Aviation Road about 1:45 p.m.
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
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Sat, 01/18/2014A 20-year-old West Palm Beach man is facing criminal charges after police say he lost control of the car he was driving and crashed into a parked car, injuring his child who was in the front unrestrained.
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
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Sat, 01/18/2014Osvaldo Andarcio-Valdes didn’t stop when he allegedly caused a crash with injuries on Sunday afternoon in West Palm Beach, according to a probable cause affidavit.
The Palm Springs man also didn’t stop when he allegedly caused a second crash a few blocks away.
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
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Thu, 01/16/2014A driver was taken to the hospital after his red Mercedes crashed along Village Boulevard early Friday morning.
Investigators said the man's vehicle went through a guardrail, over a canal and then about 50 more yards before landing on its top near Cumberland Drive.
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
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Wed, 01/15/2014Three people were taken to area hospitals after they were hurt in a Wellington crash involving multiple vehicles this afternoon.
The crash happened shortly before 4 p.m. at Southshore Boulevard and Pierson Road, said a spokesman for Palm Beach County Fire Rescue.
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
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Wed, 01/15/2014A Wellington woman has been arrested by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office and charged with DUI and leaving the scene of an accident. Deputies say that just before 11 p.m. Thursday night they were called to Summit Blvd and Congress Ave about a possible DUI driver.
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
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Tue, 01/14/2014One person was hurt after a head-on crash early Wednesday morning near Port Mayaca. At 6:30am rescue crews responded to the 14977 block area of US 441 for reports of a sugarcane truck accident. First-arriving crews found heavy damage to both vehicles, according to Cpt.
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
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Sun, 01/12/2014A 65-year-old man is in critical condition after being hurt this afternoon in a two-vehicle crash in suburban West Palm Beach, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said.