The crash happened around 1:45 a.m. in the southbound lanes of the Turnpike at Coconut Creek Parkway, the Florida Highway Patrol said
A driver was killed after crashing into a tractor-trailer that was parked in an emergency lane on the Florida's Turnpike in Coconut Creek early Tuesday, authorities said.
The crash happened around 1:45 a.m. in the southbound lanes of the Turnpike at Coconut Creek Parkway, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
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WATCH HEREThe tractor-trailer was parked in the inside emergency lane when for some reason, the driver of a Toyota Rav-4 veered into the lane and hit the tractor-trailer from behind, FHP officials said.
The driver of the Rav-4, a 30-year-old man from North Miami Beach, was taken to Broward Health North where he died from his injuries. His name wasn't released.
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Earlier Tuesday Chopper6 hovered over the scene, where a tow truck was attempting to clear the scene as all southbound lanes of the Turnpike were closed at one point.
A second crash on Coconut Creek Parkway blocked two lanes earlier Tuesday.
The crash remains under investigation.
