David Glatthorn Honored By the Traffic Safety Council of the Palm Beaches
David Glatthorn Receives Distinquished Service Award David Glatthorn was recently honored by The Traffic Safety Council of the Palm Beaches at a luncheon recognizing him among many law enforcement officers as a Distinquished Service recipient. Mr Glatthorn had underwritten the distribution of 10,000 "Baby in Back" bracelets to hospitals,day care centers and pre-schools to help...
It’s Not Your Imagination; Palm Beach Traffic is Getting Worse
Posted on Feb 23, 2013 What could you do with 47 hours? According to the 2011 Urban Mobility Report from the Texas Transportation Institute, that's the amount of time that the average South Florida commuter spent in traffic last year. That's an extra weekend worth of time! And if it seems to you that traffic...
Man From Davies Dies in Boynton Beach Tire Blowout Crash
A Davie man is dead after an accident on southbound Interstate 95 in Boynton Beach. The Florida highway accident occurred on Saturday, January 7 around 2:30 p.m. Forty-year-old Daniel Cohen was driving south of Woolbright Road when a tire blew out on his 1987 Chevrolet van. Cohen swerved onto the shoulder of the highway where...
Brake Malfunction Causes Fatal 18-Wheeler Crash on I-95
Defective brakes may be to blame for a fatal accident in Martin County that involved an 18-wheeler and six other vehicles. The Martin County trucking accident occurred on Thursday, November 29, at about 8:00 a.m. Twenty-six-year-old Andrii V. Plys, of Oviedo, was driving a 2006 Freightliner semitrailer south on I-95 near Kanner Highway. He was...
Okeechobee Man Dead in 7-Vehicle Crash on Beeline Highway
A seven-vehicle crash on S.R. 710 is being blamed on a heart attack. The Palm Beach Gardens highway accident occurred at about 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 12. Forty-five-year-old Danny Major was driving a tractor-trailer in the westbound lanes of Beeline Highway. He approached a line of cars that were stopped at a red light...
I was in a Boca Raton car accident. My tooth was broken. Will the insurance cover my dental work?
A: Broken and chipped teeth are common injuries from Boca Raton car accidents. Although the enamel that covers the teeth is the hardest substance in the human body, it is no match for the force of impact in a Florida car accident. The same forces that shatter safety glass and twist metal can do a...
Boynton Beach Man Faces DUI Charges after Delray Beach Crash
Colby Allen Brown of Boynton Beach is facing DUI charges for his role in a Delray Beach car accident that occurred on New Year's Eve. His blood alcohol level measured 0.225, almost three times the legal limit. The Delray Beach DUI accident occurred at about 11:30 p.m. on December 31, 2012, at the intersection of George Bush...
Man Dies In Loxahatchee Garbage Truck Roll-over Accident
A Riviera Beach man is dead after falling under a garbage truck. The Loxahatchee trucking accident occurred on Friday, August 17, shortly before 12:49 p.m. Charles Sears, 49, of Riviera Beach and Luis Marin Perez, 38, of Lake Worth, were collecting garbage on 91st Place North near the intersection of Seminole Pratt Whitney and Northlake Boulevard. Perez...
Lake Worth Man Dies When Tractor-Trailer Crashes Into Motorcycle
A Lake Worth man is dead after a tractor-trailer accident in Boca Raton. The fatal truck accident occurred just after 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 31, at Congress Avenue just north of Yamato Road. A 2004 Sterling tractor with a boxed trailer stopped for traffic in the southbound lanes of Congress Avenue. Twenty-nine-year-old Daniel Wilson...
Brake Malfunction Causes Fatal 18-Wheeler Crash on I-95
Defective brakes may be to blame for a fatal accident in Martin County that involved an 18-wheeler and six other vehicles. The Martin County trucking accident occurred on Thursday, November 29, at about 8:00 a.m. Twenty-six-year-old Andrii V. Plys, of Oviedo, was driving a 2006 Freightliner semitrailer south on I-95 near Kanner Highway. He was...