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• Dog Attacks Nine Year Old

  Chrissie Cole | July 13, 2007 1:06 AM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  A nine-year-old boy walking home, Saturday afternoon, suffered a dog bite by an American Bull Dog on Mystic Avenue, in New Port Richie.The boy was transported by helicopter to the hospital with a dog bite on the leg. The dog was taken into custody by Pasco Animal Services while Pasco Sheriff's Office and Animal Services continues to investigate the incident.If you or a loved one has suffered a...

• Mail Carriers Beware: South Florida Dogs Bite

  Christina Cole | May 28, 2007 2:04 AM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  Mail carriers hoping to escape dog bites should avoid South Florida.Thursday kicks of Dog Bite Awareness Week and the Post Office is releasing helpful information on where the biggest problems are for carriers.South Florida recorded 71 dog bites in 2006, the fifth worst spot in the nation. The New York metropolitan area recorded no dog bites of mail carriers. While at the other end of the scale,...

• Driver Hits Two Pedestrians on Beach, One Dead

  Christina Cole | May 16, 2007 12:14 AM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  A 24-year-old driver, suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol, struck two pedestrians in a car accident on Fort Myers Beach, Saturday, killing one, said Florida Highway Patrol.The accident occurred just after 9:30 p.m. on Main Street.FHP says the victims, a 55-year-old man and an unidentified woman were crossing the street when they were hit by a car. The impact caused the windshield...

• 3 Killed, 4 Injured In Head-On Collision

  Christina Cole | May 07, 2007 12:52 AM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  A woman and her two children were killed in a fatal car accident, Saturday, and four others were injured when an SUV crashed head-on into another vehicle south of Fort Myers, authorities said.Florida Highway Patrol said the accident occurred at around 1 p.m. when the SUV was attempting to make pass in the left lane on Corkscrew Road, losing control of the vehicle and crashing head on into a...

• 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...

• 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...

• Three Dog Bites in One Week

  Christina Cole | January 13, 2007 10:53 PM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  During a vicious dog attack in Cape Coral, a man lost part of his finger. But this is just one of three aggressive dog attacks in Cape Coral in this week. City officials are currently working on a solution to the problem.The unprovoked displays of dog aggression in Cape Coral parallels the fact that more dogs are roaming the streets unattended and some of which are proving to be very...

• Jury Selection Begins in Nursing Home Death

  Christina Cole | January 09, 2007 11:30 PM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  Martha Bell, the former manager of a Robinson nursing home is being accused of covering up an 88-year-old Alzheimer patient's death. Bell said little as she sat doodling notes while attorneys were interviewing potential jurors.Bell is being charged in connection with the death of Mabel Taylor, a resident of (now-closed) Ronald Reagan Atrium/Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. Bell is being...

• FL Couple Arrested After Dog Bite

  Christina Cole | April 27, 2007 1:53 AM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  A Florida couple was arrested after their pit bull, bit a veterinary worker.The couple has been charged with culpable negligence and keeping a dangerous animal.The dog, Kane, was confiscated in February, after he attacked an animal control officer and tore his pants. But a judge returned the dog agreeing with the owners and their lawyers, that the dog had been provoked into biting the animal...

• 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...