A tractor trailer fire shut down one side of the Sawgrass Expressway late in rush hour
The smoke from a not too distant semi-truck fire had blocked Sawgrass Expressway southbound traffic Monday morning, Florida Highway Patrol said.
Traffic began slowly moving again around 9:50 a.m. as two lanes had reopened. All lanes reopened by 10:30 a.m.
Though the 8:50 a.m. crash and blaze were off to the right shoulder and the driver wasn’t injured, the intense smoke cut down visibility enough that Sunrise police were diverting cars off at the Sunrise Boulevard exit.
This story was originally published April 19, 2021 at 9:53 AM.
David J. Neal
Miami Herald