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Crash shuts down a major Broward eastbound artery as Tuesday morning rush hour starts

The Tuesday morning crash at Broward Boulevard and University Drive.
The Tuesday morning crash at Broward Boulevard and University Drive. Plantation Police Department

8:55 A.M. UPDATE: Broward Boulevard’s eastbound lanes are open again.

Drivers out of West Broward who usually use Broward Boulevard to get to Florida’s Turnpike or Interstate 95 in the mornings needed a different route Tuesday morning.

A multi-car crash has had eastbound Broward Boulevard shut down at University Drive since just after 7 a.m. Plantation police Tweeted at 8:11 a.m. to “please avoid the area.”

This is a developing story and will be updated as more is learned.

This story was originally published September 7, 2021 at 8:28 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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