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Two brothers face felony charges after police accused them of attacking a worker and using his own gun against him in Miami mechanic shop brawl Monday afternoon.

Pedro Luis Rodriguez, 40, was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and Angel Rodriguez-Candano, 32, was charged with aggravated assault with a firearm. Aggravated battery with a deadly weapon is a second-degree felony in Florida that, if convicted, can carry up to 15 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Penalties for aggravated assault with a firearm include up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000, if convicted.

The alleged incident stemmed from a dispute that broke out Monday afternoon at Tire Liquidators, a shop located at 2090 Southwest 67th Avenue. Police told local reporters that the two brothers argued with the unnamed mechanic over past repairs made to Rodriguez’s vehicle. The two brothers allegedly followed the mechanic into the shop’s office where, police said, Rodriguez began punching him several times. At one point in the altercation, the mechanic pulled out a gun that Rodriguez-Candano lunged for, according to the report. The brawl between the three men continued until the mechanic fired the weapon three times.

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The operator of a boat involved in a 2022 boat crash in Boca Chita Key that killed one teen and permanently injured another has been ordered to surrender to police after news broke last month he would be facing vessel homicide charges, according to local news outlets. 

The order was signed by a judge Wednesday and calls for 54-year-old George Pino, a Miami real estate developer, to surrender to authorities. In addition to the vessel homicide charge, Pino will allegedly face one count of driving a vessel in a reckless manner. 

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At least one person has died and 38 others fell ill from E.coli linked to organic baby carrots. 

The outbreaks started on Sept. 6 with more sprouting up until Oct. 28 in 18 states, though numbers may be higher and consumers in other states may also be affected, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Sunday. Minnesota, New York and Washington were the states with the most outbreaks as of Monday morning. 

Following investigations, it was concluded that Grimmway Farms, a Bakersfield, California, company that is the one of the largest producers of organic carrots in the world, was the supplier of the carrots people consumed before they got sick. 

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A bicyclist was killed after being hit by a car Tuesday morning in Miami. 

The crash, which allegedly left the bicyclist with a severe head injury, happened around 5:30 a.m. near Southwest 27th Avenue and 22nd Street, according to reporting from local news outlets. 

The bicyclist, a man in his 50s, was riding his bike in the opposite direction of oncoming traffic, police told reporters. He was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition and later died from his injuries. 

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A private contractor in Weston was shocked by an underground electrical line this week at construction site, according to local media. 

Emergency responders were called out just after 9 a.m. to the construction site at 2300 Glades Circle after reports that a worker had been shocked. Officials told reporters that a private contractor was operating machinery that hit an underground electrical line, critically injuring the worker. 

The man was taken to Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale.

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A mother, 20, and her 5-year-old son were seriously injured in a crash over the weekend in Allapattah, a neighborhood in the City of Miami,  officials told The Miami Herald

Emergency responders were called around 8:20 a.m. to the area of 1793 NW 20th St. on Friday where the mother’s car had been hit by another driver. Officials said that the mother allegedly crossed mid-block and not at the intersection, according to reporting from local news outlets. One car stopped but anther, who police told reporters did not see her vehicle, did not. 

Both were transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center with serious injuries but are said to have been in stable condition. 

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A 1-year-old died this week in St. Petersburg Florida after being left in the backseat of his father’s car, according to reporting from local news outlets

The incident happened Wednesday after the father had taken the baby to an appointment and seemingly forgot to drop him off at daycare. St. Petersburg police told reporters. When the father returned to the daycare to collect his child, employees at the facility told him that the baby was absent that day. 

The baby was later found in the backseat of the father’s car, where he had been all day, according to police. 

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A motorcyclist riding near Miami International Airport died after crash that threw them over an overpass where they landed on train tracks, officials told The Miami Herald. 

The crash happened on exit 2 of State Road 112 near Miami International Airport. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency responders. 

The Miami-Dade County Police Department’s Traffic Homicide unit is investigating the crash. 

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A federal investigation from the U.S. Department of Labor concluded that two contractors’ safety violations could have prevented a Fort Lauderdale crane collapse in April that killed a 27-year-old construction worker.

The investigation concluded that Phoenix Rigging & Erecting LLC and Maxim Crane Works LP be cited for the alleged safety violations the day the man, Jorge de la Torre, fell 30 stories to his death on April 4, 2024. These findings come from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which is a branch of the Department of Labor. 

De la Torre is alleged to not have been properly secured in the incident but a co-worker who was “wearing the required fall protection” was not injured, according to reporting from WSVN Channel 7 News Miami.

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Evan Robinson, a Leesfield & Partners Trial Lawyer,  secured a $350,000 settlement for a woman who shattered her hip as a result of a violent fall at a Monroe County tourist attraction. 

Our client visited the popular tourist attraction while on vacation in the Keys with her husband.  As the couple navigated the property’s narrow and crowded walkway, that was supposed to be flanked with gravel on both sides, our client stepped off the edge of the walkway and into a trench in an area where there was no gravel.  As a result, our client lost her balance and fell violently onto the concrete ground, causing an injury that would forever alter her previously active lifestyle.  

During the course of the litigation, Mr. Robinson learned that the walkway on which our client fell posed a dangerous hazard that was well-known to numerous employees and managers who worked at the attraction. Specifically, the frequent displacement of gravel caused by visitors constantly kicking it around resulted in the walkway repeatedly becoming unlevel.  This recurring hazard presented such a serious danger that it required daily inspections and maintenance for over 16 years.  In fact, every employee who worked at the attraction was instructed to keep watch over this area and bags of additional gravel were kept on site so that maintenance personnel could re-level the walkway when the gravel was displaced. 

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