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A Miami-Dade rollover crash backed up traffic on three major roads all morning

This crash on the Don Shula Expressway, State Road 874, had northbound traffic backed up to Florida’s Turnpike.
This crash on the Don Shula Expressway, State Road 874, had northbound traffic backed up to Florida’s Turnpike. Florida Department of Transportation

A Thursday morning rollover crash on the Don Shula Expressway/State Road 874 backed up northbound traffic not only on that highway, but two other major South Miami-Dade routes to Miami proper, throughout the morning.

The 7:18 a.m. semi-trailer flip over into the median near the Southwest 88th Street/Kendall Drive exit blocked three left lanes. Traffic quickly backed up to Florida’s Turnpike. That car conga line stretched all the way back to U.S. 1 out of Homestead and Florida City. Another lane got blocked around 8 a.m. as attempts to remove the truck continued.

The Shula got cleared by Thursday afternoon.

This story was originally published April 18, 2024 at 8:00 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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