Miami-Dade County

Here’s why you should stay off the Florida Turnpike out of Miami-Dade this morning

Just south of the Hollywood Boulevard exit, only one lane was open on the Florida Turnpike’s northbound side as of 9:30 a.m.
Just south of the Hollywood Boulevard exit, only one lane was open on the Florida Turnpike’s northbound side as of 9:30 a.m. Florida Department of Transportation

SUNDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE: The crash has cleared and all lanes are back open.

Two Florida Turnpike northbound lanes remain closed before the exit at Hollywood Boulevard by a Sunday morning crash that had all lanes closed for almost a half hour.

Traffic has been backed up into Miami Gardens, past the exit for Hard Rock Stadium since around 8:30 a.m.

Florida Highway Patrol said there was a rollover crash and the driver was taken to Hollywood’s Memorial Regional Hospital with serious injuries.

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This story was originally published April 18, 2021 at 9:54 AM.

David J. Neal
Miami Herald
Since 1989, David J. Neal’s domain at the Miami Herald has expanded to include writing about Panthers (NHL and FIU), Dolphins, old school animation, food safety, fraud, naughty lawyers, bad doctors and all manner of breaking news. He drinks coladas whole. He does not work Indianapolis 500 Race Day.
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