A man has died after his SUV crashed through a guard rail and fell off the Palmetto Expressway in Miami Gardens early Wednesday, troopers said.
Miami Herald File
A man was killed Wednesday when his SUV crashed through a guardrail on the Palmetto Expressway and ended up hanging off a highway wall in Miami Gardens
The driver was heading east on State Road 826 near Northwest 27th Avenue when he “lost control” of his white Infiniti SUV, crashed through the rail and hit two trees and bushes on the embankment, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The SUV then rolled off the wall and onto the grassy shoulder of Northwest 167th Street, troopers said. Video taken by Miami Herald news partner CBS4 showed the SUV dangling off the wall, debris and broken trees on the ground below it.
The SUV’s driver was ejected during the crash and died from his injuries, troopers said.
On Tuesday, a 31-year-old man from Davie died after his pickup truck fell off a ramp to Interstate 95 and crashed into a construction site in Broward County.
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