Broward County

Her husband was teaching her how to drive a motorcycle. She crashed into a house, cops say.

Miami Herald File

A woman was learning how to drive a motorcycle from her husband Wednesday night, when she accelerated and crashed into a Pembroke Pines house, police said.

The 61-year-old, who was not wearing a helmet, suffered life-threatening head injuries and was rushed to Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood.

According to police, the woman’s husband was teaching her how to drive a 2008 Honda Rebel motorcycle in the 8000 block of Northwest Seventh Street.

“The driver accelerated the motorcycle forward, left the roadway and struck the front of the house...” police said in a news release.

No other information was available Wednesday night.

This story was originally published July 31, 2019 at 11:13 PM.

Carli Teproff
Miami Herald
Carli Teproff grew up in Northeast Miami-Dade and graduated from Florida International University in 2003. She became a full-time reporter for the Miami Herald in 2005 and now covers breaking news.
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