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World Atlas Names Florida’s 11 Most Scenic Drives. Can You Guess Where?

World Atlas has released the Sunshine State’s 11 most scenic drives and the Florida Keys’ iconic Overseas Highway was first on the list. The road, which stretches 113 miles from Key Largo to Key West, boasts breathtaking, panoramic views of the water around it. The bridge spans 43 islands and…

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High-Speed Chase in Florida Keys Results in Police Using Spike Strips. What to Know.

A Fort Lauderdale woman faces multiple charges after police say she led them on a high-speed chase Saturday in the Florida Keys. Lianet Rodriguez, 35, was charged with felony fleeing and eluding police, a misdemeanor moving traffic violation, driving under the influence and resisting an officer. The chase was sparked…

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Tesla Trial Ends in 2019 Florida Keys Fatal Crash, $242.6 Million to Families. What to Know.

After a three-week-long trial, a Miami jury awarded $242.6 million to the families affected by a deadly 2019 crash in the Florida Keys. The jury deliberated for about seven hours, according to reporting from The Miami Herald, and decided Tesla’s Autopilot system was partially responsible. As a result, the world-renowned…

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Lawsuit Against Tesla Set to Start Monday Over Fatal Model S Crash in the Florida Keys. What to Know.

A trial is set to begin Monday, July 14, six years after 22-year-old Naibel Benavides Leon was killed and her boyfriend, Dillon Angulo, 27, was injured in a horrific crash involving a Tesla Model S on autopilot. The crash happened on April 25, 2019, when the couple was on a…

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Leesfield & Partners Representing Client in Key West Motor Scooter Accident Case. What to Know.

Leesfield & Partners is representing a Key West motor scooter rider whose life was upended after a negligent driver struck him, leaving him with a traumatic brain injury Our 46-year-old client was approaching a Key West intersection on his motor scooter when a driver, who had a stop sign, failed…

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Three Hospitalized Following Crash Monday on the Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys

Three people were airlifted to the hospital following a head-on crash on the Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys Monday afternoon, according to reporting from local media. The crash happened around 2 p.m. between a GMC Denali pickup truck and a BMW SUV. Photos from the Miami Herald show…

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Concerns Flagged over E-Bikes in Key West at Latest City Commission Meeting. What to Know.

Officials raised concerns about e-bikes in Key West this week at the first City Commission Meeting of 2025. The concern was flagged by Donie Lee, the City Commissioner and former police chief, who said the issue could not be solved with “more enforcement,” according to reporting from the Key west…

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Florida father accused of drunk driving in deadly crash that killed 5-year-old faces charges, police say

A father who was allegedly driving drunk the day he crashed his car into a tree, killing his daughter, 5, and injuring his son, 3, faces DUI manslaughter charges, police said in a Dec. 31 news release. The crash happened in Polk County, Florida, on Nov. 7 when a father,…

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Tractor-Trailer Driver Allegedly on social media Before Fatal Crash that killed woman, 8-year-old son.

A tractor-trailer driver who faces felony charges in the August 2023 crash in Nebraska that killed a woman and her young son, 8, is now being accused of using Snapchat as he crashed, according to reporting from the Miami Herald. Justin Zoerb, 22, was charged with two counts of motor…

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Key West Man Gets Three Felony Charges For Pointing This Device at Police. What to Know.

A Key West man was charged this week with three felonies and other misdemeanors after police say he pointed gloves with lasers into their car, almost causing an accident.  John Maximilian Zahner, 40, was charged with three felony charges of misusing a laser device, resisting arrest without violence and misdemeanor…

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