A pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle while walking on the Sawgrass Expressway in Coral Springs early Tuesday attacked the driver before she became trapped in a drainage area, officials said.
The bizarre incident unfolded around 3:45 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the expressway near University Drive.
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Florida Highway Patrol officials said the pedestrian was walking in the northbound lanes of the highway as the vehicle approached and made an evasive movement to avoid the pedestrian but still partially hit her.
After hitting the pedestrian, the vehicle hit the guardrail and came to a final rest.
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That's when the pedestrian ran up to the vehicle, opened the passenger door, got inside and started to batter the driver, FHP officials said.
The driver bit the pedestrian, who then fled and entered a drainage culvert that goes under the northbound lanes of the highway and into the median.
The pedestrian was discovered trapped and the grate to the drainage had to be lifted so she could be freed, officials said.
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Both the driver and the pedestrian were taken to a local hospital for treatment. Their identities haven't been released.
Aerial footage showed the vehicle, a black SUV, with damage to its windshield and front end. Multiple FHP troopers and Coral Springs Police officers had part of the highway closed off.
The incident caused some major traffic delays in the area into the morning rush hour as multiple lanes were closed off.
Coral Springs Police are investigating the battery part of the incident while the FHP is investigating the crash.
This is a developing story. Refresh for updates.
