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CBS News
5 days ago
- Automotive
- CBS News
Two killed in wrong-way crash on Turnpike in Pompano Beach, FHP says
Two people were killed in a wrong-way wreck on the Florida Turnpike in Pompano Beach early Monday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened in the northbound lanes just south of Atlantic Boulevard just before 1 a.m. According to the FHP, the driver of an Acura TL sedan was heading south in the northbound lanes when he slammed head-on into a Mercedes-Benz A220. On impact, the Acura spun around, hit a concrete barrier and caught on fire, according to the incident report. The FHP said the driver of Acura, who was from Jensen Beach, and the 19-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz, who was from Oviedo, were both killed. A 22-year-old man from Key West, who was a passenger in the Mercedes-Benz, was taken to North Broward Medical Center for medical treatment. Deadly wrong-way crash on the Sawgrass Expressway In May, a 37-year-old woman was killed in a wrong-way collision on the Sawgrass Expressway in Sunrise. The woman was driving south in the northbound lanes and hit a tractor-trailer just before 3 a.m. on May 21, according to Sunrise Fire Rescue. The woman was killed. Two people hurt in the crash were taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the tractor trailer received minor injuries.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Yahoo
2 in custody after Cook County crash that left Illinois State trooper hurt: ISP
The above video is from a previous Fox 32 story. MARKHAM, Ill. - Two people are in police custody in connection with a wrong-way crash that injured an Illinois State Police trooper on Thursday in Cook County. What we know The trooper was hospitalized after the crash on 159th Street eastbound to Interstate 57 in Markham, according to the ISP. The trooper was transported to an area hospital with injuries. What we don't know It was unclear if the two individuals would be charged. Police did not identify the two individuals. The ISP trooper was not identified.
