On November 8, 2021, the “higher-speed” prepare — which runs from West Palm Seaside to Miami — slammed into a girl and her grandchild driving throughout the railroad tracks in Pompano Seaside. Whereas they miraculously walked away with minor accidents, others have not been as lucky in recent times.
Dubbed the deadliest prepare per mile in America by the Related Press, Brightline has killed a minimum of 55 folks throughout Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Seaside counties within the greater than three years since its 2017 debut. Since relaunching service in November, 5 folks have been in deadly collisions with Brightline trains.
Here’s a timeline of Brightline deaths in South Florida for the reason that service’s 2017 debut:
October 1, 2022
A pedestrian was hit and killed by a Brightline prepare round 6:30 p.m. close to the Coral Ridge Isles neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale, which sits close to town’s northern border. The sufferer was pronounced lifeless on the scene.
September 19, 2022
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Brightline prepare shortly after midday close to downtown Hollywood. Based on NBC 6, the incident was a suicide.
September 2, 2022
A pedestrian died after being struck by a Brightline prepare on Industrial Boulevard in Oakland Park.
August 9, 2022
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Brightline prepare whereas reportedly strolling throughout the tracks in Lake Value Seaside.
August 7, 2022
A 67-year-old man was killed by a Brightline prepare in Boynton Seaside close to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Federal Freeway after reportedly strolling across the crossing gates and colliding with the prepare, which was estimated to be touring 65mph.
August 2, 2022
A person was struck and killed whereas reportedly strolling throughout the prepare tracks in Delray Seaside. He was pronounced lifeless on the scene.
June 7, 2022
A person died in Oakland Park after his automotive collided with a Brightline prepare. It is unclear what led to the deadly crash, which befell close to NE 62nd Avenue and Dixie Freeway.
Could 31, 2022
An individual was struck and killed by a Brightline prepare within the late afternoon in Pompano Seaside. The circumstances of the crash are unclear.
Could 7, 2022
A lady driving a scooter died after colliding with a Brightline prepare in Pompano Seaside. Based on the Broward Sheriff’s Workplace (BSO), the prepare was heading south when the girl, who was additionally heading south, tried to cross the railroad tracks and struck the facet of the prepare.
Could 2, 2022
A 27-year-old man died after reportedly driving across the railroad gates and crashing right into a Brightline prepare. The conductor of a close-by freight prepare advised Native 10 Information it appeared the motive force was making an attempt to beat his prepare and was struck by the Brightline heading in the wrong way.
April 13, 2022
An individual was killed after being struck by a Brightline prepare in Aventura. It is unclear what led to the crash.
March 12, 2022
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Brightline prepare close to Coolidge Avenue in Hollywood.
February 19, 2022
A person was struck and killed by a Brightline prepare after strolling onto the tracks in Delray Seaside. Authorities imagine his loss of life was a suicide. It was the fourth Brightline crash in Palm Seaside County that week.
February 15, 2022
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Brightline prepare close to South Dixie Freeway in Hallandale Seaside. Authorities pronounced the particular person lifeless on the scene.
VHI Investigators en route to analyze Automobile VS Brightline Prepare within the Metropolis of Lake Value Seaside. Round 4:07pm we responded to seventeenth Ave North and F Avenue. Upon arrival, deputies situated a minimum of one particular person deceased in a car that was struck by a Brightline Prepare. pic.twitter.com/QB7ZByELgU
— PBSO (@PBCountySheriff) February 13, 2022
February 13, 2022
Hidegalde Perez, 48, drove his Ford Fusion across the lowered crossing gates and was killed after being struck by an oncoming Brightline prepare in Lake Value.
Man Killed by Brightline Prepare in Hollywood https://t.co/ppAOjhKumn
— NBC 6 South Florida (@nbc6) January 28, 2022
January 27, 2022
A person was decapitated after being struck by a Brightline prepare whereas trying to cross the road close to twenty first Avenue and Harris Avenue in Hollywood.
January 4, 2022
A Brightline prepare struck and killed a pedestrian close to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Boynton Seaside.
Brother and sister on option to work killed in Brightline crash in Aventura, police say https://t.co/w6zhL2avuv
— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) January 3, 2022
December 30, 2021
A brother and sister have been struck and killed by a Brightline prepare close to NE 214th Avenue 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.
December 13, 2021
A Brightline prepare struck a girl in her early 70s close to the Fort Lauderdale Brightline station. She was rushed to Broward Well being Medical Heart however died from her accidents.
December 11, 2021
Hollywood Police Division stated {that a} man was struck and killed after stepping in entrance of a northbound Brightline prepare close to Van Buren Avenue in Hollywood. It was being investigated as a possible suicide.
NE 163 ST/ Biscayne Blvd is presently blocked off on account of a pedestrian being struck by the prepare. Please keep away from the world and test our Twitter for updates #316
— North Miami Seaside PD (@myNMBPolice) December 7, 2021
December 7, 2021
A Brightline prepare struck and killed a pedestrian close to NE 163rd Avenue in North Miami Seaside.
March 17, 2020
A Brightline prepare struck and killed a minimum of one particular person trying to cross the tracks of their automotive close to the 600 block of NE Seventh Avenue in Pompano Seaside.
An SUV reportedly making an attempt to beat the Brightline prepare was struck in Pompano Seaside, killing the motive force https://t.co/X2rnJT3okw pic.twitter.com/lGC1YbqesI
— Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
A southbound Brightline prepare struck and killed a person driving a van that went by the crossing gates close to Atlantic Boulevard in Pompano Seaside.
January 1, 2020
A southbound Brightline prepare struck and killed a male pedestrian within the 300 block of Dixie Freeway in Pompano Seaside.
December 20, 2019
A northbound Brightline prepare struck and killed 55-year-old Jose Roibal, who West Palm Seaside Police say had been trying to cross the tracks regardless of the crossing gates having been lowered.
A lady has died after her automotive was struck by a Brightline prepare close to Aventura. https://t.co/YMUQHFAYH4
— WSVN 7 Information (@wsvn) November 15, 2019
November 15, 2019
A lady trying to drive a Mercedes SUV throughout the tracks was struck and killed by a Brightline prepare in Aventura.
November 13, 2019
A Brightline prepare struck and killed a person close to forty eighth Avenue in Deerfield Seaside.
Brightline is experiencing delays on account of a trespasser incident. Please test again for updates.
— Brightline (@GoBrightline) September 24, 2019
September 24, 2019
A Brightline prepare struck and killed a 47-year-old pedestrian close to Taft Avenue in Hollywood.
What’s 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’s left. Why do folks try to go round down arms. pic.twitter.com/jC8I2IJqxP
— Cary (@MrRADRC) September 12, 2019
September 12, 2019
A 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 have been sounding as a freight prepare approached from the north and a Brightline prepare approached from the south. Based on the Broward Sheriff’s Workplace, the rear finish of the automotive “was wedged beneath the Brightline prepare and burst into flames.” Romero died on affect.
September 5, 2019
A Brightline prepare struck and killed a girl in a automotive close to NE Fourth Avenue in Delray Seaside.
August 20, 2019
A bicyclist was struck and killed by a Brightline prepare within the 3300 Block of North Dixie Freeway in Pompano Seaside. Based on the Miami Herald, witnesses stated the person crossed the tracks making an attempt to beat the prepare.
June 3, 2019
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Brightline prepare close to Gateway Boulevard in Boynton Seaside. Based on the Palm Seaside Publish, an individual who recognized themself as a relative stated the sufferer was 16.
I’m in Lake Value Seaside, the place authorities say a Brightline prepare struck and killed one particular person. Story right here: https://t.co/G6jdhTDNCv pic.twitter.com/zikN7vWTWK
— Sam Howard (@SamuelHHoward) Could 18, 2019
Could 18, 2019
Princess Davis, 32, was struck and killed by a Brightline prepare close to twelfth Avenue in Lake Value as she tried to cross the prepare tracks.
Could 12, 2019
A lady was struck and killed by a Brightline prepare close to Woolbright Street in Boynton Seaside.
March 7, 2019
A Brightline prepare struck and killed a 43-year-old man at Garfield Avenue in Hollywood. He reportedly was making an attempt to beat the oncoming prepare.
February 13, 2019
A Brightline prepare struck and killed a girl north of Hypoluxo Street in Lantana.
January 23, 2019
A Brightline prepare struck and killed a 59-year-old man on a bicycle close to NE thirty eighth Avenue in Oakland Park.
Man drowns in canal after being struck by Brightline prepare https://t.co/v8fVE8hoVA pic.twitter.com/rGVEL2mS9S
— South Florida Solar Sentinel (@SunSentinel) January 4, 2019
January 1, 2019
Andres Israel Rodriguez-Oliva, 36, was strolling to satisfy mates and go fishing when he was struck by a Brightline prepare close to a Fort Lauderdale bridge, fell into the canal, and drowned.
UPDATE: Detectives are investigating how a Brightline prepare ended up killing a girl in Hollywood tonight https://t.co/qvkRCFnAye pic.twitter.com/8JRFYZneQt
— WPLG Native 10 Information (@WPLGLocal10) November 24, 2018
November 23, 2018
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Brightline prepare close to Fillmore Avenue in Hollywood. Based on the Solar Sentinel, police have been investigating the loss of life as a possible suicide.
November 3, 2018
Based on 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 in Miami-Dade.
June 20, 2018
Luke Sherrill, a 29-year-old from Boca Raton, was struck and killed after reportedly operating out in entrance of a Brightline prepare between East Gateway Boulevard and Miner Street in Boynton Seaside. His loss of life was later dominated a suicide.
We’re on scene of @GoBrightline prepare that struck a pedestrian on the tracks simply south of Woolbright Street. The male sufferer is lifeless. No roadways are affected by the investigation.
— bbpd (@BBPD) June 1, 2018
June 1, 2018
A 46-year-old Lakeland man named Christoper Bailey reportedly jumped in entrance of a southbound Brightline prepare close to Woolbright Street in Boynton Seaside. He was struck and killed.
April 8, 2018
A northbound Brightline prepare struck and killed a person close to SE Fourth Avenue in Delray Seaside. On the time, Delray Seaside police stated it was too quickly to say if the loss of life was a suicide.
March 11, 2018
A Brightline prepare struck and killed John Nitz close to Forest Hill Boulevard in West Palm Seaside. Witnesses reported that the 56-year-old sat on the tracks and refused to maneuver out of the way in which of the oncoming prepare.
That is Jeffrey King, the bicyclist hit and killed by Brightline prepare in Boynton on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/lMwZZZzKqj
— Alexandra (@alexseltzer) January 18, 2018
January 17, 2018
A Brightline prepare struck and killed a bicyclist in Boynton Seaside, lower than a mile away from the place Melissa Lavell was hit 5 days earlier. Jeffrey King had reportedly pedaled his bike across the security gates whereas they have been down and rode throughout the tracks.
January 12, 2018
The evening earlier than Brightline started restricted service between Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Seaside, a prepare on a VIP run struck and killed a 32-year-old pedestrian in Boynton Seaside. The lady, Melissa Lavell, had reportedly ducked beneath the gates and tried to beat the oncoming prepare.
Jennifer Reed, 35, was pronounced lifeless on the scene of the Brightline collision, Broward Sheriff’s PIO stated https://t.co/2j12lChago
— SFBJ Enterprise (@SFBJVenture) November 3, 2017
November 1, 2017
A northbound Brightline prepare on a take a look at run struck and killed 36-year-old Jennifer Reed on the 4500 block of South Dixie Freeway in Deerfield Seaside.
July 24, 2017
A Brightline prepare on a take a look at run struck and killed an 18-year-old lady in Boca Raton close to Florida Atlantic College. Officers later dominated her loss of life a suicide.
