Wrong-way driver crashes into van, killing 4 in FL
Apr 3, 2013, 12:25 PM
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Four people have died in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 95 in South Florida south of Fort Lauderdale.
The Florida Highway Patrol says the crash happened early Wednesday. They say police were pursuing a sport utility vehicle when it headed northbound in the interstate’s southbound lanes.
The Miami Herald (
http://hrld.us/12dXcTw) reports the SUV crashed into a minivan at Hallandale Beach Boulevard, killing all four occupants.
The Florida Highway Patrol says the driver of the SUV was taken to the hospital with two broken legs.
Opa-locka police spokesman David Chiverton says officers had stopped pursuing the SUV before it got onto I-95.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office says all southbound lanes of I-95 were shut down while an investigation continued.
None of the victims’ names have been released.
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Information from: The Miami Herald,
http://www.herald.com
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