A 13-year-old girl died Thursday night in a vehicle crash on Sugarloaf Key.
The name of the child was not available as of Friday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol, which is investigating the accident.
The vehicle was traveling west at a high rate of speed on Old State Road 4A, approaching 15620 Old State Road 4A, according to the FHP. For unknown reasons, the vehicle veered into the eastbound lane, left the road on the east shoulder, traveled down an embankment, overturned and ended up facing northeast in a muddy area, according to FHP.
The vehicle s driver has not yet been identified, according to FHP. The 13-year-old girl was taken to Mariners Hospital in Tavernier, then flown to Nicklaus Childrenâs Hospital in Miami. She passed away at 9:20 p.m. Thursday, according to the FHP.
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On Thursday morning, workers from a British company placed basketball-size cardboard boxes into six yards in the Florida Keys.
Then they added water.
In a week or so, 12,000 male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes will – one by one – begin buzzing out of each box, the first genetically modified mosquitoes to be released in the United States.
Local officials argue the trial is necessary at a time when pesticides are increasingly ineffective against these dangerous pests. A 2016 vote on the project indicated a solid majority of support in most of the surrounding counties. At the end of the day, our hope is to be able to control this mosquito more efficiently and keep our population below any sort of disease transmission threshold, said Andrea Leal, executive director of the Florida Keys Mosquito District. Our toolbox for Aedes aegypti control is shrinking, unfortunately, and that s making us think outside of the box.
A 41-year-old Big Pine Key woman was arrested recently after attacking a neighbor, deputies and paramedics.
Ashley Marie Tweed was charged with two counts of a battery on a law enforcement officer, two counts of resisting with violence, two counts of resisting arrest without violence and battery. She also had warrants out of Broward County for possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, trespassing and prostitution.
Deputy Anthony Buscemi responded to Geranium Drive at approximately 10:25 p.m. on Friday, March 12, regarding a suspicious person who attacked someone. The male caller said he saw a blonde woman lying in the street. He went to check on her when she slapped the drink out of his hand and began hitting him. The female fled but was found by the caller nearby. This time she was naked and was hitting someoneâs car.