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  • Alina Palla Acosta Killed by Speeding Nissan While Rollerblading in Pompano Beach

    Alina Palla Acosta Killed by Speeding Nissan While Rollerblading in Pompano Beach

    Alina Palla Acosta, 27, died in a bizarre accident on Wednesday, February 19, while rollerblading in Pompano Beach.

    According to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, Acosta was rollerblading down a multipurpose path along the 600 block of Northeast 10th Street. The driver of a speeding silver Nissan lost control of the vehicle and hit a tree nearby a little after 5 PM. Detectives who worked the scene said the car was going so fast, it split in two, sending flying debris everywhere. Sadly, a piece of debris hit Acosta, pinning her to a pole. She was later pronounced dead.

    The driver, 25-year-old Endail Thomas, and a passenger of the Nissan were taken to a local hospital, where they remain in critical condition.

    Residents of the area say speeding is a major problem and they wish more could be done to address it. Some even say they’re reconsidering their use of the trail.

    “I rollerblade here all the time. That’s really scary, especially with my dog,” said area resident Brooke Kosher. “I would say I wouldn’t be as fast to react.”

    “She was such a great person. She didn’t deserve this,” said Acosta’s longtime friend Daniela Del Ciampo.

    Acosta’s friends and family have set up a GoFundMe to raise money to send her body home to Brazil.

  • 2-year-old Killed When Driver Crashes Into Vendor Tent near Homestead

    2-year-old Killed When Driver Crashes Into Vendor Tent near Homestead

    On Friday, February 14, 2-year-old Anthony De Leon died after being pinned under a car that crashed into a vendor tent.

    Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) say the boy was with his mother, who was selling Valentine’s Day gifts in a parking lot vendor tent. A 2019 Dodge Charger, driven by 42-year-old Hanskabell Amargos, was heading north on U.S. 1 near Southwest 296th Street a little before 1 PM. For unknown reasons, the car veered into the parking lot and crashed into the tent. Sadly, De Leon was pinned under the car. Bystanders rushed to help, including the owner of a nearby auto body shop, who ran over with a jack and tried to get the car off the little boy. First responders arrived and took De Leon to a local medical center, where he later died.

    Sadly, Florida leads the nation in deaths of pedestrians being hit by cars. These accidents typically happen on or near roadways, but as we see in this case, people in parking lots may be killed if a car veers off the road for any reason.

    Annually, the US averages nearly 400 children a year killed from being hit by a car. Most are not in tents when this happens, but their short stature makes them difficult to see. Drivers are always advised to look carefully, especially in parking lots where young children may dart out from between a row of cars unexpectedly.

  • Ilija Jovanovich of Port Charlotte Killed After Car Pulls Into the Path of Motorcycle

    Ilija Jovanovich of Port Charlotte Killed After Car Pulls Into the Path of Motorcycle

    Ilija Jovanovich, 59, of Port Charlotte died on Thursday afternoon after a car pulled into the path of his motorcycle.

    Officials from Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) say the accident happened shortly after 3 PM on Thursday, January 30. Their report says a 1998 Mercury Sable was facing south on Biscayne Drive, stopped at the intersection of SR-776. Ilija Jovanovich was riding his motorcycle westbound on SR-776 in the inside lane, approaching the intersection of Biscayne Drive. The Mercury Sable, driven by Shanni Cardoso, 31, of Port Charlotte, moved into the intersection of SR-776, directly in front of the motorcycle, according to FHP. This caused the motorcycle to hit the left front end of the car.

    Jovanovich was thrown from the motorcycle and landed in the paved median. Sadly, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

    Unfortunately, this is not an uncommon occurrence. Florida has the highest rate of motorcycle rider deaths in the country. In 2016 alone, 586 people in the state died while riding on motorcycles. These accidents can be caused by a wide variety of factors, from run-ins with wildlife to drunk or careless driving. Many drivers of cars and other large vehicles that hit motorcyclists say they simply didn’t see the biker. All drivers are urged to “look twice, save a life.”

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