On November 8, 2021, the “higher-speed” prepare \u2014 which runs from West Palm Beach to Miami \u2014 slammed into a lady and her grandchild<\/a> driving throughout the railroad tracks in Pompano Beach. While they miraculously walked away with minor accidents, others have not been as lucky in recent times. <\/p>\n Dubbed the deadliest prepare per mile in America<\/a> by the Associated Press, Brightline has killed dozens of individuals throughout Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties within the years since its 2017 debut<\/a>. New Times <\/i>tallied greater than 20 pedestrian and motorist deaths attributable to collisions with the corporate’s trains in 2022 alone. <\/p>\n Here is a timeline of Brightline deaths in South Florida for the reason that prepare service began:<\/p>\n January 9, 2022<\/b> December 9, 2022<\/b> November 21, 2022<\/b> October 27, 2022 October 25, 2022 October 19, 2022 October 1, 2022<\/b> September 19, 2022<\/b> September 2, 2022<\/b> August 9, 2022 <\/b> August 7, 2022 <\/b> August 2, 2022<\/b> June 7, 2022<\/b> May 31, 2022<\/b> May 7, 2022<\/b> May 2, 2022<\/b> April 13, 2022<\/b> March 12, 2022<\/b> February 15, 2022 <\/b> VHI Investigators en route to analyze Vehicle VS Brightline Train within the City of Lake Worth Beach. Around 4:07pm we responded to seventeenth Ave North and F Street. Upon arrival, deputies positioned not less than one particular person deceased in a automobile that was struck by a Brightline Train. pic.twitter.com\/QB7ZByELgU<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 PBSO (@PBCountySheriff) February 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \nFebruary 13, 2022<\/b> Man Killed by Brightline Train in Hollywood https:\/\/t.co\/ppAOjhKumn<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NBC 6 South Florida (@nbc6) January 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \nJanuary 27, 2022<\/b> January 4, 2022<\/b> Brother and sister on option to work killed in Brightline crash in Aventura, police say https:\/\/t.co\/w6zhL2avuv<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) January 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n December 30, 2021<\/b> December 13, 2021<\/b> December 11, 2021<\/b> NE 163 ST\/ Biscayne Blvd is at present blocked off as a result of a pedestrian being struck by the prepare. Please keep away from the realm and examine our Twitter for updates #316<\/p>\n \u2014 North Miami Beach PD (@myNMBPolice) December 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n December 7, 2021<\/b> March 17, 2020<\/b> An SUV reportedly making an attempt to beat the Brightline prepare was struck in Pompano Beach, killing the motive force https:\/\/t.co\/X2rnJT3okw<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/lGC1YbqesI<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) February 18, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n February 18, 2020<\/b> January 1, 2020<\/b> December 20, 2019<\/b> A girl has died after her automotive was struck by a Brightline prepare close to Aventura. https:\/\/t.co\/YMUQHFAYH4<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) November 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n November 15, 2019<\/b> November 13, 2019<\/b> Brightline is experiencing delays as a result of a trespasser incident. Please examine again for updates.<\/p>\n \u2014 Brightline (@GoBrightline) September 24, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n September 24, 2019<\/b> What is left of Maserati going round down crossing arms to beat a southbound freight prepare. What he did not see was the northbound high-speed passenger (Brightline) prepare. What is left. Why do individuals try to go round down arms. pic.twitter.com\/jC8I2IJqxP<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Cary (@MrRADRC) September 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n September 12, 2019<\/b> September 5, 2019<\/b> August 20, 2019<\/b> June 3, 2019<\/b> I\u2019m in Lake Worth Beach, the place authorities say a Brightline prepare struck and killed one particular person. Story right here: https:\/\/t.co\/G6jdhTDNCv<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/zikN7vWTWK<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Sam Howard (@SamuelHHoward) May 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n May 18, 2019<\/b> May 12, 2019<\/b> March 7, 2019<\/b> February 13, 2019<\/b> January 23, 2019<\/b> Man drowns in canal after being struck by Brightline prepare https:\/\/t.co\/v8fVE8hoVA<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/rGVEL2mS9S<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 South Florida Sun Sentinel (@SunSentinel) January 4, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n January 1, 2019<\/b> UPDATE: Detectives are investigating how a Brightline prepare ended up killing a lady in Hollywood tonight https:\/\/t.co\/qvkRCFnAye<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/8JRFYZneQt<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 WPLG Local 10 News (@WPLGLocal10) November 24, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n November 23, 2018<\/b> through Federal Railroad Administration <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \n November 3, 2018<\/b> June 20, 2018<\/b> We are on scene of @GoBrightline<\/a> prepare that struck a pedestrian on the tracks simply south of Woolbright Road. The male sufferer is lifeless. No roadways are affected by the investigation.<\/p>\n \u2014 bbpd (@BBPD) June 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n June 1, 2018<\/b> April 8, 2018<\/b> March 11, 2018<\/b> This is Jeffrey King, the bicyclist hit and killed by Brightline prepare in Boynton on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com\/lMwZZZzKqj<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Alexandra (@alexseltzer) January 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n January 17, 2018<\/b> January 12, 2018<\/b> Jennifer Reed, 35, was pronounced lifeless on the scene of the Brightline collision, Broward Sheriff\u2019s PIO stated https:\/\/t.co\/2j12lChago<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 SFBJ Venture (@SFBJVenture) November 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n November 1, 2017<\/b> July 24, 2017<\/b>
A Brightline prepare struck and killed a pedestrian <\/a>in Aventura, WSVN reported. <\/p>\n
A person was pronounced lifeless on the scene after his automobile was hit by a Brightline prepare in Palm Beach County. According to WPTV, the 36-year-old from Boynton Beach was driving a Cadillac in Lake Worth Beach when a northbound prepare collided with the automotive<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/p>\n
A Brightline prepare touring via Dania Beach rammed into a person<\/a>, inflicting deadly accidents. According to Local 10, the incident befell round 6:30 p.m. between Stirling Road and SW 4th Avenue.
A person was reportedly strolling on the railroad tracks in Lantana when a Brightline prepare struck and killed him<\/a>. According to CBS12, the person was in his 30s or 40s. His loss of life got here two days after one other pedestrian was killed by a Brightline prepare, lower than twenty miles away. \u00a0 <\/p>\n
<\/b>Another pedestrian was fatally injured by a Brightline prepare in Palm Beach County. The prepare hit the sufferer round SW 18th Street<\/a> close to Dixie Highway in Boca Raton. <\/p>\n
<\/b>A Brightline prepare fatally struck a pedestrian in North Miami Beach<\/a>, in response to police. <\/p>\n
A pedestrian was hit and killed by a Brightline prepare<\/a> round 6:30 p.m. close to the Coral Ridge Isles neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale, which sits close to town\u2019s northern border. The sufferer was pronounced lifeless on the scene.<\/p>\n
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Brightline prepare<\/a> shortly after midday close to downtown Hollywood. According to NBC 6, the incident was a suicide.<\/p>\n
A pedestrian died after being struck by a Brightline prepare<\/a> on Commercial Boulevard in Oakland Park.<\/p>\n
A pedestrian was struck and killed<\/a> by a Brightline prepare whereas reportedly strolling throughout the tracks in Lake Worth Beach.<\/p>\n
A 67-year-old man was killed by a Brightline prepare<\/a> in Boynton Beach close to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Federal Highway after reportedly strolling across the crossing gates and colliding with the prepare, which was estimated to be touring 65mph.<\/p>\n
A person was struck and killed whereas reportedly strolling throughout the prepare tracks in Delray Beach<\/a>. He was pronounced lifeless on the scene.<\/p>\n
A person died in Oakland Park after his automotive collided<\/a> with a Brightline prepare. It’s unclear what led to the deadly crash, which befell close to NE 62nd Street and Dixie Highway.<\/p>\n
An individual was struck and killed by a <\/b>Brightline prepare within the late afternoon in Pompano Beach<\/a>. The circumstances of the crash are unclear.<\/p>\n
A girl driving a scooter<\/a> died after colliding with a Brightline prepare in Pompano Beach. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO), the prepare was heading south when the lady, who was additionally heading south, tried to cross the railroad tracks and struck the aspect of the prepare.<\/p>\n
A 27-year-old man died after reportedly driving across the railroad gates<\/a> and crashing right into a Brightline prepare. The conductor of a close-by freight prepare informed Local 10 News\u00a0it appeared the motive force was making an attempt to beat his prepare and was struck by the Brightline heading in the wrong way.<\/p>\n
An individual was killed after being struck by a Brightline<\/a> <\/b><\/a>prepare<\/a> in Aventura. It’s unclear what led to the crash. <\/p>\n
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Brightline prepare<\/a> close to Coolidge Street in Hollywood.
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A person was struck and killed by a Brightline prepare after strolling onto the tracks<\/a>\u00a0in Delray Beach. Authorities imagine his loss of life was a suicide. It was the fourth Brightline crash in Palm Beach County<\/a> that week. <\/p>\n
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Brightline prepare<\/a> close to South Dixie Highway in Hallandale Beach. Authorities pronounced the particular person lifeless on the scene.<\/p>\n\n
\nHidegalde Perez, 48, drove his Ford Fusion across the lowered crossing gates and was killed <\/a>after being struck by an oncoming Brightline prepare in Lake Worth.<\/p>\n\n
\nA person was decapitated<\/a> after being struck by a Brightline prepare whereas trying to cross the road close to twenty first Avenue and Harris Street in Hollywood. <\/p>\n
A Brightline prepare struck and killed a pedestrian<\/a> close to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Boynton Beach. <\/p>\n\n
\nA brother and sister had been <\/a>struck and killed by a Brightline prepare close to NE 214th Street by the Miami-Dade and Broward border when the motive force, Marc Charleus, 68, tried to drive throughout the tracks regardless of the crossing gates having been lowered. He was taking his sister, Veronique Charleus, 58, to work.<\/p>\n
A Brightline prepare<\/a> struck a lady in her early 70s close to the Fort Lauderdale Brightline station. She was rushed to Broward Health Medical Center however died from her accidents.<\/p>\n
Hollywood Police Department stated {that a} man was struck and killed after stepping in entrance of a northbound Brightline prepare<\/a> close to Van Buren Street in Hollywood. It was being investigated as a possible suicide.<\/p>\n\n
\nA Brightline prepare struck and killed a pedestrian<\/a> close to NE 163rd Street in North Miami Beach.<\/p>\n
A Brightline prepare struck and killed not less than one particular person trying to cross the tracks of their automotive<\/a> close to the 600 block of NE Seventh Avenue in Pompano Beach. <\/p>\n\n
\nA southbound Brightline prepare struck and killed a person driving a van<\/a> that went via the crossing gates close to Atlantic Boulevard in Pompano Beach.<\/p>\n
A southbound Brightline prepare struck and killed<\/a> a male pedestrian within the 300 block of Dixie Highway in Pompano Beach.<\/p>\n
A northbound Brightline prepare struck and killed<\/a> 55-year-old Jose Roibal, who West Palm Beach Police say had been trying to cross the tracks regardless of the crossing gates having been lowered. <\/p>\n\n
A girl trying to drive a Mercedes SUV throughout the tracks was struck and killed by a Brightline prepare<\/a> in Aventura.<\/p>\n
A Brightline prepare struck and killed a person<\/a> close to forty eighth Street in Deerfield Beach.<\/p>\n\n
\nA Brightline prepare struck and killed<\/a> a 47-year-old pedestrian close to Taft Street in Hollywood. <\/p>\n\n
\nA 46-year-old Fort Lauderdale man named Clivet Romero tried to drive his Maserati throughout the prepare tracks close to Oakland Park All 4 crossing gates had been lowered and warning bells had been sounding as a freight prepare approached from the north and a Brightline prepare approached from the south. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office<\/a>, the rear finish of the automotive “was wedged beneath the Brightline prepare and burst into flames.” Romero died on affect.<\/p>\n
A Brightline prepare<\/a> struck and killed a lady in a automotive close to NE Fourth Street in Delray Beach.<\/p>\n
A bicyclist was struck and killed by a Brightline prepare<\/a> within the 3300 Block of North Dixie Highway in Pompano Beach. According to the Miami Herald<\/a><\/i>, witnesses stated the person crossed the tracks making an attempt to beat the prepare.<\/p>\n
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Brightline prepare close to Gateway Boulevard in Boynton Beach. According to the Palm Beach Post<\/i><\/a>, an individual who recognized themself as a relative stated the sufferer was 16. <\/p>\n\n
\nPrincess Davis<\/a>, 32, was struck and killed by a Brightline prepare close to twelfth Avenue in Lake Worth as she tried to cross the prepare tracks.<\/p>\n
A girl was struck and killed by a Brightline prepare<\/a> close to Woolbright Road in Boynton Beach.<\/p>\n
A Brightline prepare struck and killed a 43-year-old man at Garfield Street in Hollywood. He reportedly was making an attempt to beat<\/a>\u00a0the oncoming prepare.<\/p>\n
A Brightline<\/a> prepare struck and killed a lady north of Hypoluxo Road in Lantana.<\/p>\n
A Brightline prepare<\/a> struck and killed a 59-year-old man on a bicycle close to NE thirty eighth Street in Oakland Park.<\/p>\n\n
\nAndres Israel Rodriguez-Oliva, 36, was strolling to fulfill mates and go fishing when he was struck by a Brightline prepare close to a Fort Lauderdale bridge, fell into the canal, and drowned<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n
\nA pedestrian was struck and killed by a Brightline prepare close to Fillmore Street in Hollywood<\/a>. According to the Sun Sentinel<\/i><\/a>, police had been investigating the loss of life as a possible suicide. <\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/media2.miaminewtimes.com\/mia\/imager\/u\/blog\/13794115\/fra_11032018.png?cb=1643397242\")
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\nAccording to the Federal Railroad Administration, a 26-year-old man was trying to cross the tracks when he was struck and killed by a southbound Brightline prepare<\/a> in Miami-Dade.<\/p>\n
Luke Sherrill, a 29-year-old from Boca Raton, was struck and killed<\/a> after reportedly working out in entrance of a Brightline prepare between East Gateway Boulevard and Miner Road in Boynton Beach. His loss of life was later dominated a suicide. <\/p>\n\n
A 46-year-old Lakeland man named Christoper Bailey reportedly<\/a> jumped in entrance of a southbound Brightline prepare close to Woolbright Road in Boynton Beach. He was struck and killed.<\/p>\n
A northbound Brightline prepare<\/a> struck and killed a person close to SE Fourth Street in Delray Beach. At the time, Delray Beach police stated it was too quickly to say if the loss of life was a suicide.<\/p>\n
A Brightline prepare struck and killed John Nitz close to Forest Hill Boulevard in West Palm Beach<\/a>. Witnesses reported that the 56-year-old sat on the tracks and refused to maneuver out of the best way of the oncoming prepare. <\/p>\n\n
\nA Brightline prepare struck and killed a bicyclist in Boynton Beach<\/a>, lower than a mile away from the place Melissa Lavell was hit 5 days earlier. Jeffrey King<\/a> had reportedly pedaled his bike across the security gates whereas they had been down and rode throughout the tracks.<\/p>\n
The night time earlier than Brightline started restricted service between Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, a prepare on a VIP run struck and killed a 32-year-old <\/a>pedestrian in Boynton Beach. The girl, Melissa Lavell, had reportedly ducked beneath the gates and tried to beat the oncoming prepare. <\/p>\n\n
\nA northbound Brightline prepare on a take a look at run struck and killed<\/a> 36-year-old Jennifer Reed on the 4500 block of South Dixie Highway in Deerfield Beach.<\/p>\n
A Brightline prepare on a take a look at run struck and killed an 18-year-old girl in Boca Raton close to Florida Atlantic University. Officials later dominated her loss of life a suicide<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n