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• Driver Crashes into Side of House

  Christina Cole | April 07, 2007 2:11 AM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  A driver lost control of his vehicle, in a car accident, when he crashed into the side of a child's bedroom in Fort Myers, Florida. The accident left a huge hole in the side of the house located on Saint Ann's Court.A neighbor was nearly run over in the accident but officials say that no one was home at the time of the accident. A neighbor heard some noise, turned around and saw the truck go...

• Woman Attacked at Florida Dog Show

  Christina Cole | March 26, 2007 2:19 AM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  After attacking a woman at a dog show in Melbourne, Florida, Animal Control agents took a large Akita into custody.The dog attacked a 70-year-old woman injuring her left ankle. Witnesses told police the dog started to drag the woman before many men pulled the animal off her. Captain Brown, spokesman for Brevard County Animal Services, said there was no clear reason for the attack.This dog breed...

• Driver Transporting 11 Children, Cited for Accident

  Christina Cole | March 15, 2007 7:00 PM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  Fort Myers Police is investigating a day care worker that has been involved in a car accident on Wednesday with eleven children. None of the children had their seatbelts on, nor were they in car seats, say police.Officials say the woman was driving her Dodge Durango on State Road 82 when she tried turning left onto Buckingham when she drove into the path of a van. The driver of the van was...

• Nursing Home Janitor Charged with Abuse

  Christina Cole | March 07, 2007 6:22 PM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  A former nursing home employee in Palm Beach County is being charged with striking a disabled nursing home resident.He was arrested after a completed investigation by the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Units Patient Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation (PANE) team. The investigation show's he was employed as a janitor at the Nursing Center.The investigation alleges, he struck a 48-year-old...

• Man Suffers Multiple Dog Bites

  Christina Cole | March 01, 2007 1:59 AM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  A man suffered several dog bite wounds on Thursday when he was attacked by a group of pit bulls that had escaped from their yard, reports Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.The man was transported to Northside Hospital for treatment.When Officials arrived on the scene, they found Smith pounding on a neighbor's door, shouting for help, after being attacked by three pit-bulls. One dog turned to...

• 3-year-old Injured in Hit and Run

  Christina Cole | February 17, 2007 2:38 AM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  Police are searching for the driver that ran over a three-year-old boy "twice" in a hit and run accident.The driver of a white truck backed up over the boy and then rolled over him again, before taking off. The car was found blocks away from the accident, but the driver is still unknown.The boy is in critical condition but authorities report he is expected to recover from his injuries. He was...

• 2 Nurses Arrested on Numerous Nursing Home Neglect Charges

  Christina Cole | February 11, 2007 1:55 AM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  According to the Florida Attorney General, two nurses from Suwannee County nursing home have been arrested on several counts of nursing home abuse and neglect. An investigation showed they withheld medication from nursing home patients.The attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit began its investigation against the two nurses last October after they had received an abuse report from the...

• One Killed, 3 Injured in Rollover

  Christina Cole | February 06, 2007 12:12 AM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  At 4:42pm, a Fort Myers man was traveling east in a two-door 1998 Chevy on Wildflower Way, Florida Highway Patrol reports. While traveling at a high speed, Perez lost control of the vehicle and slid clockwise toward the shoulder of the road, the FHP reported.The left side tires then hit a raised concrete curb edge, causing the vehicle to overturn many times across the shoulder.The driver and a...

• Man Killed in Fort Myers Car Crash Identified

  Christina Cole | January 31, 2007 12:38 AM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  According to the Florida highway Patrol, a 29-year-old Lehigh Acres woman was identified as the pedestrian that was killed in a car accident last night.Heidi M. Thacker was hit by a car on Monday night while walking north on Bass Road. The fist car swerved to avoid hitting Thacker, who was walking in the road, but ended up hitting her. Another car that had breaked to avoid the accident, ran her...

• Woman Suing National Retail Store for Slip & Fall

  Christina Cole | January 23, 2007 12:57 AM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  A woman is suing a national retail store after slipping and falling while shopping at their store in June 2005.Aline E. Valentin-Dansmuir, a customer at Big Lots, slipped and fell on an unknown substance. The lawsuit, filed January 10th, states "The substance was on the floor in the nature of a hidden danger, trap, snare, or the like."The suit also states Valentin Dunsmuir has suffered permanent...