Crash involving Florida Highway Patrol trooper causes traffic mess on Palmetto Expressway

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida Highway Patrol trooper was involved in a crash Sunday morning.

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It happened in the eastbound lanes of State Road 826 at approximately 6:50 a.m.

According to Florida Highway Patrol, a gray Kia drove into a work zone and struck a parked white Ford truck, which caused the the truck to hit a parked, marked FHP vehicle that had its emergency lights activated.

All lanes were closed just west of Northwest 57th Avenue, but have since reopened.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said nobody required hospitalization as a result of the accident and FHP said no workers were struck.

As such, only minor injuries were reported, FHP said.


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David Dwork joined the WPLG Local 10 News team in August 2019. Born and raised in Miami-Dade County, David has covered South Florida sports since 2007.

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