A tractor-trailer crash had part of Florida’s Turnpike shut down most of the day
All southbound lanes on Florida’s Turnpike were blocked at Okeechobee Road all morning and most of the afternoon after a predawn crash that ended with a tractor-trailer overturned near the Northwest 106th Street exit in North Miami-Dade.
The crash happened at 5:15 a.m., the Florida Highway Patrol said. The southbound lanes opened back up around 3 p.m.
The tractor-trailer wound up on its side on an embankment. Overhead traffic video showed an SUV or minivan flipped onto its side, one of three other vehicles involved in the crash. All injuries in the crash are non-life threatening, FHP said.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said 18 units, including a tactical rescue team with a trauma surgeon, were on the scene to extricate the driver. He was airlifted to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
This story was originally published January 13, 2021 at 7:34 AM.
