A rollover crash shut down a stretch of Interstate 595 in Broward County for hours Friday.
A fatal crash in Davie on Friday shut down a stretch of Interstate 595 in Broward County for hours and sent rush-hour traffic into gridlock.
Davie police said one person was killed in the rollover crash at State Road 84. Helicopter video taken by TV news showed a pickup truck rolled on its side, with a yellow tarp near it on the road.
All eastbound lanes of I-595 near the exit ramp to Florida’s Turnpike and 441 (Exit 8) and the eastbound I-595 entrance ramp from Davie Boulevard were closed during the more than seven hour-long investigation. The road reopened shortly before noon Friday.
6:25AM Broward: I-595 EB ramp to Turnpike/441 CLOSED due to a bad crash. Davie Rd Entrance Ramp to 595 EB also Closed Exit Early at University Dr. Head south to Griffin East to access 441 and Turnpike. https://t.co/E009tMcEj1
— Total Traffic Miami (@TotalTrafficMIA) April 1, 2022
This story was originally published April 1, 2022 at 6:40 AM.
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