Monday fuel spill cleaned up and the southbound Florida Turnpike returns to normal flow
A crash and fuel spill shut down the Florida Turnpike’s southbound lanes around the Northwest 12th Street exit for more than three and a half hours Monday.
All lanes opened up around 12:55 p.m.
The Florida Highway Patrol said around 9:15 a.m. a crash of a truck and a car led to the truck and its trailer jackknifed and the car overturned. From the truck came 150 gallons of fuel across the road.
There were only minor injuries but the cleanup caused the shutdown of all lanes. Drivers got around the mess by exiting at Northwest 12th Street, then get use the Turnpike South entrance at Northwest 12th Street.
This story was originally published May 10, 2021 at 11:04 AM.
David J. Neal
Miami Herald