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BSO deputy hospitalized after finding dead woman in car affixed with ‘deadly gas’ warning
Read full article: BSO deputy hospitalized after finding dead woman in car affixed with ‘deadly gas’ warningA search for a missing person Friday in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea led deputies to an Alligator Alley rest stop, where they found the man they were looking for dead inside of a car containing “a chemical substance” — and a sign in the windshield reading “DANGER - DEADLY GAS - CALL HAZMAT.”
Driver dies after being pulled from water following Alligator Alley crash, troopers say
Read full article: Driver dies after being pulled from water following Alligator Alley crash, troopers sayA driver died Friday afternoon following a crash on Alligator Alley, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
FHP: Teen driving Corvette crashed into box truck on Alligator Alley, killing driver
Read full article: FHP: Teen driving Corvette crashed into box truck on Alligator Alley, killing driverAn 18-year-old man driving a yellow Corvette crashed his sports car into the back of a box truck on Alligator Alley early Tuesday afternoon, causing the box truck to overturn, authorities confirmed.
Authorities investigating after body found on Alligator Alley
Read full article: Authorities investigating after body found on Alligator AlleyAuthorities were investigating after a body was found on Alligator Alley in far western Broward County Wednesday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
FHP: Cement truck slams into Alligator Alley toll plaza, creating backups
Read full article: FHP: Cement truck slams into Alligator Alley toll plaza, creating backupsA cement truck slammed into Alligator Alley’s eastbound toll plaza Monday, leading to traffic congestion heading into South Florida, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
2 people killed, 3 others injured after car goes into canal off Alligator Alley
Read full article: 2 people killed, 3 others injured after car goes into canal off Alligator AlleyAccording to authorities, five people were initially treated for injuries. They included three adult women and two pediatric patients.
Parents ordered not to contact their kids after wreck that killed 1-year-old
Read full article: Parents ordered not to contact their kids after wreck that killed 1-year-oldMarc Dorizar and Charlene Coriolan are charged with multiple counts of child neglect and child abuse after the Sept. 3, 2020 crash on Interstate 75 in west Broward that killed Marvens Dorizar and injured their three other children.
Officials: Florida panther struck and killed by vehicle
Read full article: Officials: Florida panther struck and killed by vehicleFORT MYERS, Fla. – An endangered Florida panther has died after being struck by a vehicle. Wildlife officials say the remains of the 1-year-old male panther were found Sunday on Alligator Alley in Collier County just a few miles east of the toll plaza. On Friday, officials say the remains of a male panther cub were found on private land near the Collier County landfill. Florida panthers once roamed the entire Southeast. Up to 230 Florida panthers remain in the wild.
18-year-old woman killed in car crash on Alligator Alley
Read full article: 18-year-old woman killed in car crash on Alligator AlleyBROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – An 18-year-old woman was killed and two others were injured early Monday morning in a car crash on Alligator Alley in Broward County, authorities confirmed. According to Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Yanko Reyes, who is also a spokesman for the agency, a Honda Civic and a Hyundai Sonata were involved in the collision in the northbound lanes of Interstate 75 near Mile Marker 42 around 2:30 a.m. The young woman was pronounced dead at the scene and the two others were airlifted to Broward Health Medical Center in critical condition, Reyes said. All lanes were blocked by authorities after the crash, but the left lane reopened at 6:48 a.m. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Caught on camera: Plane that made emergency landing clipped by truck on Alligator Alley
Read full article: Caught on camera: Plane that made emergency landing clipped by truck on Alligator AlleyBROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – A small plane made an emergency landing Wednesday morning on Alligator Alley — only to then have one of its wings clipped by a landscaping truck driving by. The single-engine Mooney M20R made the emergency landing at 9:50 a.m. at Mile Marker 40 on Alligator Alley, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and officials from the city of Weston. The landscaping truck then clipped a wing of the plane, causing it to spin into the grassy area on the side of the highway. Reyes said the pilot was forced to land the plane in the right emergency shoulder. The driver of the landscaping truck was also not harmed in the collision, authorities said.
FHP: All 7 in Alligator Alley crash not wearing seat belts, child restraints
Read full article: FHP: All 7 in Alligator Alley crash not wearing seat belts, child restraintsWEST BROWARD, Fla. – Florida Highway Patrol released some of its findings from the Thursday late afternoon crash that injured 4 adults, 3 children, and killed a 1-year-old boy. Family members who survived the crash told first responders that the 1-year-old child was missing. “This vehicle swerved into the right and rolled over,” Lieutenant Yanko Reyes of the Florida Highway Patrol said. The report said none of them were wearing seat belts or were in child restraints. The Florida Highway Patrol is continuing the investigation.
Forest Service: Everglades fire is controlled burn
Read full article: Forest Service: Everglades fire is controlled burnWEST BROWARD, Fla. – A brush fire burning by Alligator Alley about two miles west of the Miami-Dade and Broward counties line is not an accidental fire, according to the Florida Forest Service, but a prescribed and controlled burn. The Forest Service was burning underbrush Thursday afternoon in the Everglades, taking advantage of cooler temperatures as a way to clear out materials that could prove to be fire hazards in the future. Sky 10 was over the long line of flames, about 3,000 acres, west of US 27 at the County Line and South of Interstate 75. The burn was generating large amounts of smoke. The Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department tweeted that anyone with respiratory issues is encouraged to stay indoors.
Crash with injuries closes stretch of Alligator Alley in western Broward County
Read full article: Crash with injuries closes stretch of Alligator Alley in western Broward CountyBROWARD COUNTY, Fla. - A crash shut down the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 early Friday in western Broward County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, there was a crash with injuries near mile marker 48 along the stretch of I-75 known as Alligator Alley, not far from the Collier County line. A view from Sky 10 showed a mangled mess of debris on the shoulder and an SUV with severe front-end damage on a flatbed truck. The boy was airlifted to Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale. Copyright 2018 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.