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Sawgrass Expressway shut down during rush hour, Florida officials say. What we know

All northbound lanes of the Sawgrass Expressway at Coral Ridge Drive are closed due to Florida Highway Patrol activity, causing heavy traffic.
All northbound lanes of the Sawgrass Expressway at Coral Ridge Drive are closed due to Florida Highway Patrol activity, causing heavy traffic. Florida 511

All rush hour traffic going north on the Sawgrass Expressway is being diverted, causing growing stand-still traffic, after state troopers shut down all lanes, officials say.

Around 4:50 p.m., Florida 511 reported all northbound lanes of the Sawgrass Expressway at Coral Ridge Drive were closed due to Florida Highway Patrol activity.

The Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department was initially called to the scene but were called off by troopers before they could get there, Deputy Fire Chief Michael Mosser said.

Details on the investigation were not immediately available.

This is a developing story.

Devoun Cetoute
Miami Herald
Miami Herald Cops and Breaking News Reporter Devoun Cetoute covers a plethora of Florida topics, from breaking news to crime patterns. He was on the breaking news team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2022. He’s a graduate of the University of Florida, born and raised in Miami-Dade. Theme parks, movies and cars are on his mind in and out of the office.
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