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FLORIDA FAMILY SUES HOSPITAL AFTER TODDLER SWALLOWS BATTERY
Parents Cole Parsons and Courtney Thorne said in a lawsuit Wednesday that Wolfson Children’s Hospital in Jacksonville should have taken out the lithium battery within two hours, which is recommended by poison control centers. They are also suing Dr. David Smith, who they say downplayed the dangers. The battery was removed about five hours after the parents arrived at the hospital.
3RD BODY FOUND IN WATER AFTER CAR CRASH IN SOUTH FLORIDA
Local news outlets say the body was spotted Wednesday morning near Fort Lauderdale by a news traffic helicopter. Broward Sheriff’s spokeswoman Gina Carter says the identity hasn’t yet been confirmed. The crash happened early Monday. Sheriff’s officials said in a news release that 21-year-old driver Keiontae Myers survived the crash. Two of the passengers were killed.
2 DIE WHEN PLANE CRASHES INTO FRONT YARD IN CENTRAL FLORIDA
Volusia County Sheriff’s spokesman Andrew Gant tells local news outlets the plane crashed just before 6 p.m. Tuesday while approaching an airport in Port Orange. Sheriff Ben Johnson tells reporters it looked like the plane either stalled or came down in a spin. It narrowly missed a house, but no one on the ground was injured.
VANDALS DO $30,000 IN DAMAGE TO MIAMI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
The break-in occurred early Tuesday morning at Comstock Elementary School. Miami-Dade Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho says the vandals climbed onto the second story and threw large rocks through the windows. Once inside, they wrecked more than 20 classrooms. Police believe the vandalism was gang-related because of the graffiti left on the walls. Nothing appeared to be stolen.
TEEN CHARGED IN FATAL CRASH INVOLVING STOLEN CAR
Christianne Weiner, a teacher at Coral Springs Elementary School, was killed in Tuesday’s crash. Authorities say Coral Springs police began pursuing a Toyota Corolla Tuesday morning because it had been reported stolen in Miami Springs. Authorities say the 17-year-old boy driving the car attempted to flee, ran a red light and collided with Weiner’s Mercedes-Benz sedan.
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