{"id":2319,"date":"2024-02-15T16:50:20","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T22:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/?p=2319"},"modified":"2024-02-15T16:50:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T22:50:20","slug":"tractor-trailer-overturns-while-dodging-crash-on-i-95-sb-in-miami-driver-airlifted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/florida-truck-accidents\/tractor-trailer-overturns-while-dodging-crash-on-i-95-sb-in-miami-driver-airlifted\/","title":{"rendered":"Tractor-trailer overturns while dodging crash on I-95 SB in Miami, driver airlifted"},"content":{"rendered":"

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL — A big rig hauling Coca-Cola products overturned Thursday morning as its driver tried to avoid a crash scene on Interstate 95 in Miami, according to CBS News Miami<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The rollover accident impacted the southbound lanes of I-95 between Ives Dairy Road and Miami Gardens Drive, bringing traffic to a complete stop.<\/p>\n

A preliminary investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol indicates the driver swerved to avoid a crash ahead. The quick maneuver caused the tractor-trailer to lose control and strike a guardrail, which sent the truck on its side, leaving soda cans and water bottles scattered across the roadway.<\/p>\n

First responders rushed the semi driver, who suffered serious injuries, to Ryder Trauma Center. No updates on the patient’s condition have been released.<\/p>\n

A passenger car was said to have been involved in the wreck, leaving one regular lane and one express lane blocked, but no other major injuries have been reported.<\/p>\n

Authorities had a section of the southbound interstate shut down in the immediate aftermath, causing traffic to be backed up to Hollywood Boulevard.<\/p>\n

While multiple lanes reopened by 11:30 a.m., two right lanes stayed blocked as crews continued the cleanup.<\/p>\n