NewzA 9-year-old boy was airlifted from the Bahamas to South Florida on Wednesday after suffering serious injuries in a dog attack, according to investigators.U.S. Coast Guard crews surrounded the child on a gurney moments after emergency responders brought him to Miami from the island of Bimini.The boy suffered multiple bite wounds to his legs, face, head and one of his arms, according to police in the Bahamas. The injuries were significant enough that he needed to be transferred to Miami for treatment.Doctors and nurses at Jackson Memorial Hospital have been caring for the child, where he has reportedly undergone several hours of surgery.Investigators say the attack happened in broad daylight on a beach in Bimini while the child was alone collecting sand.A witness was able to scare the animals away, according to investigators.
The child then made his way back to the apartment where he and his parents were staying, leading to the first call for help. .l10-neighborhood, .l10-neighborhood * { box-sizing: border-box; } .l10-neighborhood{ --blue-dark:#0d2c73; --blue:#1f57c4; --blue-light:#3370e6; --gray-bg:#f2f3f5; --gray-border:#d6d8dc; --text-dark:#1a1a1a; --white:#ffffff; font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif; max-width:860px; margin:1.5rem auto; border-radius:10px; overflow:hidden; border:1px solid var(--gray-border); background:var(--gray-bg); box-shadow:0 4px 14px rgba(0,0,0,.12); text-align:center; } .l10-head{ background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--blue-dark),var(--blue)); color:var(--white); padding:12px 16px; font-weight:800; text-transform:uppercase; font-size:1rem; letter-spacing:.3px; display:flex; justify-content:center; align-items:center; gap:8px; } .l10-body{ max-width:740px; margin:0 auto; padding:0 16px 18px; } .l10-sub{ margin:12px 0 10px; font-size:.95rem; color:var(--text-dark); font-weight:500; text-align:center; } .l10-grid{ display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr; gap:12px; } @media (min-width:600px){ .l10-grid{ grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr); } } .nb-btn{ display:grid; place-items:center; text-align:center; line-height:1; width:100%; min-height:48px; padding:10px; border-radius:8px; text-decoration:none; font-weight:800; text-transform:uppercase; font-size:.95rem; background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--blue-light),var(--blue)); color:var(--white); box-shadow:0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.15); transition:back… A woman was killed and a man was injured after a two-car crash in Oakland Park on Wednesday evening, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.Deputies and Oakland Park Fire Rescue responded around 6:35 p.m.
to the intersection of Northwest 44th Street and Northwest 31st Avenue following reports of a two-vehicle crash.Investigators said the crash involved two cars with one person in each vehicle. The female driver of one of the vehicles died at the scene.The male driver of the other vehicle was taken to Broward Health treatment of his injuries.Detectives with BSO’s Traffic Homicide Unit are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal crash. A woman was arrested in Hollywood after allegedly fleeing from officers who were trying to check on her welfare.
According to police, officers responded to Convenience World, located at 3038 Johnson St., on Sunday night after receiving reports of a woman in the drive-thru who appeared to have fainted. Officers arrived to find Julia Pilkington, 35, inside a black Jeep Grand Cherokee “in actual physical control of the vehicle,” that also included a young child in a car seat in the back row of the Jeep, according to official documents. Police said Pilkington, who was conscious and breathing, would not cooperate despite officers telling her they were only there to check on her wellbeing.
When an officer attempted to reach inside the vehicle and unlock the doors, police said Pilkington put the Jeep into drive and took off at a high rate of speed.According to authorities, Pilkington drove westbound in the eastbound lanes of Johnson Street, going through a construction zone before moving “into the lane of oncoming traffic, failing to maintain control of her vehicle resulting in a head-on collision” with a responding officer in a marked police cruiser. She was then taken into custody and is facing charges of child neglect without great bodily harm, resisting an officer without violence and reckless driving. Sharon Byrd still lights up at the mention of her son’s name.“He has his Heisman trophies right here,” Byrd said.
“So this is a young man that had a future and once that accident happened, everything went away.”Demetrius Byrd, once a standout football player at Miami Central who helped lead LSU to a national championship in 2005, is now in jail, accused of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.Byrd’s mother blames a head injury from a car crash, just before he was set to be drafted into the NFL, for triggering mental illness.“Everybody is against him, everybody wants to hurt my son, in his mind,” Byrd said. “Everyone wants to hurt him.”Byrd, 40, appeared before a judge Tuesday to answer to the charge.“He had a silver multi-tool in his right pocket,” the judge said.Police said it was on Monday when the 40-year-old was on a Miami-Dade Transit bus in Miami Beach, causing a disruption near Abbot Avenue and Island Creek Drive.They said a male passenger tried to calm Byrd down, but that only escalated the confrontation.“He opened his multi-tool to a blade and asked the victim if he wanted to die and walked towards him with a blade in his hand,” the judge said.The bus driver called police, which led to Byrd’s arrest.“My son don’t need jail, he needs help mentally,” Byrd’s mother said.Despite her plea for help, Byrd’s mother said she is not giving up on her son.“There’s nothing vicious about him and anyone who knows him will tell you that.
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