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> Woman charged with armed carjacking after i-95 crash ... Feb 26/08
A woman has been charged with armed carjacking after she apparently lost control of the vehicle on Interstate 95 at PGA Boulevard and broke her back in the crash. Crystal Chapa, 25, was at her first appearance in court this morning in a wheelchair and back brace. The judge set her bail at $35,000. Chapa was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison in 2002 in a plea deal after being charged in the death of a premature baby she delivered after taking crack.... cont...

> Congress Avenue in West Palm Beach set to reopen ... Feb 26/08
The section of Congress Avenue between Okeechobee and Palm Beach Lakes boulevards was expected to reopen by 7 a.m. today, more than 24 hours late. The road was closed at 7 a.m. Saturday and was supposed to reopen at 5 a.m. Monday, but a 100-ton crane being used to lift beams for a new overpass broke down. A new crane had to be brought in, causing the delay, said Meredith Rapp, spokeswoman for The Corradino Group, the engineering firm supervising the Interstate 95 widening.... cont...

> Interstate crackdown aims to raise safety ... Feb 25/08
Three motorists were arrested for drunk driving and 280 drivers were ticketed for speeding during last week's "Staying Alive on 95" crackdown. Boynton Beach police issued 63 speeding tickets during a four-hour period in the enhanced penalty zone on Interstate 95, Maj. Frank Briganti said. The fine for speeding in the 6-mile zone south of Gateway Boulevard is $50 higher. "We need to get (more) officers out on I-95 because without police presence the lives of citizens are in danger," Briganti said. Boca Raton police stopped a driver doing 110 mph just north of Yamato Road during the crackdown.... cont...

> Kansas man arrested in fatal I-95 shooting ... Feb 22/08
A Kansas man was arrested Wednesday after he was identified as one of four people inside a car when the driver shot and killed another driver on Interstate 95 in Delray Beach. Ricardo Gordon, 25, of Wichita is charged with accessory after the fact of second-degree murder. He is accused of helping the shooting suspect flee from Florida and giving him refuge at his Kansas home. Michael Reich, 19, was killed in the shooting July 24, 2005. His friend Barbara Wallace was shot in the ankle but survived. Gordon's bail was set at $150,000 Thursday morning. The alleged gunman, Gillion Graham of West Palm Beach, and several friends had gathered outside Club Boca before the I-95 confrontation.... cont...