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One man dead after rollover crash that shut down a causeway to Miami Beach at rush hour

TUESDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE: The lanes reopened at 11:35 a.m.

The eastbound lanes of the 79th Street Causeway were closed for about three hours Tuesday morning after a man died in a pickup truck crash, Miami police said.

Police don’t exactly know why the driver lost control on the causeway connecting Miami to Miami Beach through North Bay Village. But the truck flipped off the right shoulder and went into the water.

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This story was originally published March 15, 2022 at 9:34 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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