CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — A Road Ranger was struck by an SUV Tuesday afternoon on the northbound lanes of the Sawgrass Expressway, prompting a major shutdown and sending multiple people to the hospital, authorities said.
According to investigators, a Florida Highway Patrol trooper was positioned in the center lane with emergency lights activated while assisting a disabled tractor-trailer.
A Road Ranger truck was parked behind the patrol vehicle with cones and other warning devices deployed to alert approaching drivers.
The trooper and the Road Ranger were in the process of closing travel lanes when authorities said a driver in a Hyundai Genesis SUV “failed to use due care” and crashed into the rear of the road ranger truck.
At the time of the crash, they said the road ranger was outside of his vehicle and suffered a broken thumb.
Authorities said the SUV driver had a small child inside the vehicle who was not in a child safety seat.
They said the road ranger, the SUV driver and the child were all transported to Broward Health with non-life-threatening injuries.
All northbound lanes of the Sawgrass Expressway at University Drive were closed as a result of the crash, with traffic being diverted off University Drive.
Earlier, Coral Springs Fire Rescue said the crash temporarily shut down the northbound lanes between Sample Road and University Drive, but those lanes have since reopened.
Sky 10 was over the area around 1:45 p.m., where a damaged SUV, the Road Ranger truck and multiple emergency crews could be seen.
No additional details about the crash were immediately released.
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