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Motorcyclist Dies After Collision with BMW and Being Run Over in Caguas
12 updates over 5 days — last updated Jun 25, 2026
Man Shot to Death in Río Piedras
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A violent death was reported at 2:47 am on Saturday in Calle José Abad, Avenida 65 Infantería, in Río Piedras. According to preliminary information, a 911 call was received about a man's body on the pavement. When agents arrived, they…
Forest Fire Reported Near Senior Home in Gurabo
via El Nuevo Día
A forest fire was reported on Saturday in the Mamey neighborhood, near the El Almendro senior home in Gurabo. According to Ivonne Rosario, spokesperson for the Fire Department, units from Caguas, San Lorenzo, and Gurabo, as well as personnel from…
Man Assassinated in Front of Business in Gurabo
via Primera Hora
A man was killed in the afternoon on Saturday in front of a business in Gurabo, according to the Police Press Office. The incident was reported at 1:47 p.m. through the 9-1-1 Emergency System. It occurred in front of a…
Pedestrian Killed in Accident on PR-3 in Carolina
via El Nuevo Día
A 61-year-old pedestrian, Iván Calderón Pérez, was killed in a traffic accident on PR-3 in front of the Dr. Federico Trilla hospital in Carolina. The incident occurred at approximately 8:49 p.m. when a 911 call reported the accident in a…
Social and Cultural Stigmas Affect Mental Health of Parents in Puerto Rico
via El Nuevo Día
Ezequiel Pérez Díaz and Xavier Colón Márquez, two fathers in Puerto Rico, express unconditional love for their children, but struggle with perpetual anxiety due to social pressure to provide for them economically and the constant battle with cultural ideals of…
Driver Dies After Car Accident in Caguas
via El Nuevo Día
A driver died in a traffic accident on Saturday night in Caguas, according to the Police. The incident occurred at approximately 9:46 p.m. on kilometer 1.5 of PR-763 road. The driver, described as between 75 and 80 years old, was…
Three Dead in Traffic Accidents Reported Between Saturday and Sunday
via El Nuevo Día
Three people have died in traffic accidents in Puerto Rico between Saturday and Sunday. The most recent incident occurred in Barranquitas, where 42-year-old Alvin L. Rodríguez Rodríguez lost control of his 2017 Polaris RZRRXP 1000 and crashed into a sign…
Motorcyclist Seriously Injured in Crash with Jeep in Carolina
via El Nuevo Día
A 27-year-old woman, Francinnette Castro Boria, was seriously injured in a traffic accident on Sunday morning on PR-3 highway, at the intersection with San Marcos street in Carolina. According to preliminary information from the Police, Castro Boria was driving a…
78-year-old Driver Dies in Arecibo Traffic Accident
via Primera Hora
A 78-year-old man, Dámaso Concepción Correa, died in a traffic accident that occurred on PR-681 highway in the Islote neighborhood of Arecibo. The incident was reported at 1:32 p.m. through the 911 emergency system after Correa's vehicle, a white Toyota…
19-year-old dies in traffic accident in Juana Díaz
via El Nuevo Día
A 19-year-old man, Miguel Benítez Pérez, died after a traffic accident on PR-149, kilometer 65.1, in Juana Díaz. According to the preliminary investigation by the Ponce Highway Patrol Division, Benítez Pérez was driving a 1997 Toyota Corolla when he allegedly…
19-year-old dies after being ejected from car in Arecibo
via Primera Hora
A 19-year-old man, Naim Vélez González, died in a traffic accident on Wednesday night in the Miraflores neighborhood of Arecibo. According to the Puerto Rico Police, the incident occurred at approximately 11:25 p.m. on kilometer 2.7 of PR-637. Vélez González…
Motorcyclist Dies After Collision with BMW and Being Run Over in Caguas
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A motorcyclist died on Wednesday night in a traffic accident in front of the VETS PR veterinary clinic on Degetau Avenue in Caguas. According to the Puerto Rico Police, the incident occurred at 10:26 p.m. when the driver of a…