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North Miami Beach man dies after Turnpike crash in Coconut Creek
Read full article: North Miami Beach man dies after Turnpike crash in Coconut CreekA 30-year-old North Miami Beach man was killed early Tuesday morning in a crash on Florida’s Turnpike in Coconut Creek, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

3 dead after car crashes into retention pond in Coconut Creek
Read full article: 3 dead after car crashes into retention pond in Coconut CreekCOCONUT CREEK, Fla. - Three people, including a teenage boy, are dead after a car crashed into a retention pond along the Sawgrass Expressway and the northbound entrance ramp to Florida's Turnpike. Just before 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Broward Sheriff's Office Department of Fire Rescue received a call about a car submerged in water. Divers from Coral Springs-Parkland and Margate-Coconut Creek fire departments assisted what BSO Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Michael Kane described as an "aggressive search." The driver, Boby Matthew, 47, and passenger, Dolly Matthew, 41, both of Coral Springs, were pronounced dead at Broward Health North. Steve Manoj, 16, of Coral Springs, also died at the hospital.

2 dead after car crashes into retention pond in Coconut Creek
Read full article: 2 dead after car crashes into retention pond in Coconut CreekCOCONUT CREEK, Fla. - Two people are dead after a car crashed into a retention pond along the Sawgrass Expressway and the northbound Florida's Turnpike ramp. Just before 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Broward Sheriff's Office Department of Fire Rescue received a call about a car submerged in water. Divers from Coral Springs-Parkland and Margate-Coconut Creek fire departments assisted what BSO Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Michael Kane described as an "aggressive search." One of the people inside the car was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other two victims were taken to Broward Health North. The survivor of the crash, who was a minor, was listed in stable condition at Broward Health North.

Man pulled from car found in canal near Florida's Turnpike
Read full article: Man pulled from car found in canal near Florida's TurnpikeDORAL, Fla. - A 44-year-old man was pronounced dead at a hospital after being pulled from a car found in a canal Tuesday morning in Doral. The Subaru went into the water next to Florida's Turnpike near Northwest 74th Street. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the victim was on the northbound ramp to the Turnpike when he lost control of his car at the curb and crashed into the canal. The man was pulled from the canal and taken to Kendall Regional Medical Center, where he died. A view from Sky 10 shows a large oil slick in the canal where a man was found inside a submerged car.

Overhead sign removal prompts emergency closure of Florida's Turnpike
Read full article: Overhead sign removal prompts emergency closure of Florida's TurnpikeMIAMI - A stretch of Florida's Turnpike was closed in both directions Wednesday morning in Miami. The turnpike was closed between the Southwest Eighth Street exit and the Dolphin Expressway because of emergency construction. Florida Department of Transportation workers were removing an overhead sign that spans both directions at Southwest Eighth Street. "It is currently unsafe to allow vehicles to travel under the sign structure," the FDOT said in a news release. The turnpike was closed for several hours before reopening shortly before 10:30 a.m.

Man accused of striking FHP trooper with BMW arrested in New York
Read full article: Man accused of striking FHP trooper with BMW arrested in New YorkHOLLYWOOD, Fla. - A man accused of striking a Florida Highway Patrol trooper in May on Florida's Turnpike has been arrested in New York City's Queens borough, authorities announced Tuesday. Authorities said a trooper was conducting a seat belt enforcement detail on the exit ramp and had stopped Reddy, who was in a white BMW. The video shows the car striking another trooper, Arsenio Caballero, as Caballero was crossing the street in front of the car. Caballero is seen in the video flipping over the hood of the car as the other trooper runs to his aid. "The safety of every member of the Florida Highway Patrol is and will always be my number one priority," said Col. Gene S. Spaulding, director of the Florida Highway Patrol.