Interstate 95 was shut down Monday afternoon after a tractor-trailer truck crashed into a Toyota just before the Pembroke Road exit in Broward County.
The accident happened a little before 1:30 p.m. Monday. The Florida Highway Patrol said the first car, a Toyota Corolla, lost control and went to the left, hitting the concrete barrier wall before ending up in the path of the tractor-trailer.
The truck then hit the driver’s side of the car and both vehicles came to a stop.
FHP said the driver of the Corolla, Steve Jeannot, 19, was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured in the accident.
Traffic on I-95 backed up for miles as all southbound lanes on the interstate were shut down. Emergency vehicles on the scene kept the interstate blocked for more than four hours as investigators looked at the accident’s aftermath.
The road eventually re-opened to traffic around 6:30 p.m.
