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Lidvian Zelaya, a 35-year-old woman, died Monday after undergoing liposuction and a buttocks enhancement surgery at Strax Rejuvenation and Aesthetics Institute. Mrs Zelaya was rushed to Florida Medical Center where doctors told her husband she died from cardiac arrest. An autopsy on Zelaya has been started at the Broward County Medical Examiner’s office, but the cause of death has not…
Another day, another person injured in a Hit and Run accident. Francesca Moise, a 7-year old, was walking with her mother, brother and sister along the 7300 block of Tam O’Shanter Boulevard when a car ran onto the grass along the sidewalk and struck her. Police and relatives said told The Sun Sentinal, that Francesca is in a coma after…
Leopoldo Carrillo, a 78-year-old man was struck and killed by a car in Little Havana early Sunday morning. Mr. Carrillo was hit near Southwest Fifth Avenue and Seventh Street, just west of Interstate 95. At about 6:15 a.m., a passerby stopped and found Mr. Carrillo lying on the street, in distress but still alive. The passerby called 911, and Mr.…
A tractor-trailer rear-ended two cars on U.S. 27 in Weston, killing three people and injuring four others. The accident occurred in an area of U.S. 27 where troopers shut down a street-racing gathering about two weeks ago. The Highway Patrol, relying on witnesses’ accounts, told the Miami Herald that an Acura Integra and a Honda Civic were stationary, next to…
Jose Diaz was involved in a fatal crash on the Palmetto Expressway December 3, 2010, while he was performing mechanical repairs under a car parked on the east side of the Palmetto just north of Northwest 103rd Street. Mr. Diaz’ car broke down and he was trying to repair it when a van crashed into his car. The car was…
Full Speed Ahead (FSA), a leading bicycle component manufacturer is recalling some FSA BB30 Gossamer double cranks that were installed as original equipment on several bicycle models sold this year. As reported by VeloNews, FSA is working with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to conduct the voluntary recall. The issue with the cranks is that if the fixing bolt…
Faulty Defibrillators are becoming a growing concern. Not long ago lawsuits arose for certain facilities not having defibrillators on site. Now the concern is whether the defibrillators that are on site actually work. There is no question that external heart defibrillators can save lives. However, like anything else, they must be in proper working order. How can you tell whether…
John Goodman struck and killed 23 year old Scott Wilson in a Feb. 12, 2010 car accident. Blood tests taken hours after the crash found that Goodman’s blood alcohol content was 0.177 percent, more than twice the legal limit in Florida to be considered driving while intoxicated. Blood tests did not find any alcohol or illegal drugs in Wilson’s system.…
Mario Viera, an 8 day old infant was accidentally circumcised at South Miami Hospital. The boy’s mother is bringing a lawsuit for Medical Malpractice against the Hospital, and a cliam for battery against Dr. Mary Jean Pazos, who performed the circumcision. In an interview with Fred Tasker of the Miami Herald, Delgado told Tasker that, “No male in her family…
Florida had 422 fewer Traffic fatalities in 2009 than in 2008. In fact, forty-one states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico all had reductions in fatalities. Thus, Traffic deaths are at a 60-year low despite a slight uptick in miles driven. The numbers say that 33,808 people died on the nation’s roads last year. That number represents a decrease…