Why I-75 was blocked at rush hour: 1 SUV, 4 people, 0 seat belts, 1 Miami woman dead
A Miami woman died in an overnight, single-car crash that shut down southbound Interstate 75 in Broward County well into Wednesday morning’s rush hour, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
FHP didn’t release the woman’s name, as per a policy the agency began last year, but did say the woman was 60 years old.
Also on the accident report: none of the passengers, not even the 8-year-old boy, were wearing a seat belt.
The report says around 1:43 a.m. near Miramar Parkway, the driver lost control of the SUV, hit the guardrail off the right side of the highway, careened back across the highway and smashed into a concrete wall.
The injuries to the 30-year-old woman driving were described as “serious.” The injuries to the boy and 30-year-old man were described as “minor.”
Until around 8:30, all main I-75 southbound lanes were blocked. Traffic was being directed onto to Miramar Parkway and into the express lanes.
This story was originally published January 6, 2021 at 8:32 AM.
