Deadly crash shuts down southbound turnpike in St. Lucie County Friday morning
NOW TO BREAKING NEWS. A DEADLY CRASH HAS SHUT DOWN SOUTHBOUND LANES OF THE TURNPIKE ON THE TREASURE COAST. THIS HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE SCENE FOR SEVERAL HOURS NOW. LET’S BRING IN TRAFFIC ANCHOR YASMINE JULMISSE, WHO’S BEEN TRACKING THIS ALL MORNING? YASMINE. STEVEN AND TIFFANY. THAT’S RIGHT. THIS CRASH STARTED AROUND 7:00 THIS MORNING ON THE SOUTHBOUND LANES OF THE TURNPIKE NEAR MILE MARKER 147. FOR PERSPECTIVE, THAT’S ABOUT FIVE MILES NORTH OF THE PORT SAINT LUCIE BOULEVARD EXIT. I’LL ZOOM IN HERE TO SHOW YOU EXACTLY WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT. AS YOU CAN TELL AT 1205 THIS AFTERNOON, SPEEDS ARE STILL AS LOW AS 11MPH, AND WE’RE STILL SEEING A SHUTDOWN. THIS IS ABOUT A THREE MILE BACKUP. NOW, I’VE REACHED OUT TO OFFICIALS FOR INFORMATION ON THIS DEADLY CRASH. I’M STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL. BUT YOUR WAY TO GET AROUND THIS FOR NOW IS TO GET OFF THE TURNPIKE AT OKEECHOBEE ROAD, SWITCH OVER TO I-95. YOU SEE, IT’S VERY CLOSE RIGHT THERE. AND THEN YOU CAN TRAVEL SOUTHBOUND THAT WAY. QUICK CHECK OF CONDITIONS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY FOR NOW. EVERYTHING, FOR THE MOST PART, IS CHECKING IN. CLEAR. BACK TO YOU.
Deadly crash shuts down southbound turnpike in St. Lucie County Friday morning
Updated: 12:21 PM EST Dec 19, 2025
A deadly crash on the turnpike in St. Lucie County shut down the southbound lanes for hours Friday morning. Around 7 a.m., the Florida Department of Transportation announced the closure on its website FL511.com. The multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor trailer happened near Mile Marker 147, about 5 miles north of the Port St. Lucie Boulevard exit. WPBF 25 has reached out to the Florida Highway Patrol for more information and will update this article once we learn more.
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. —
A deadly crash on the turnpike in St. Lucie County shut down the southbound lanes for hours Friday morning.
Around 7 a.m., the Florida Department of Transportation announced the closure on its website FL511.com.
The multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor trailer happened near Mile Marker 147, about 5 miles north of the Port St. Lucie Boulevard exit.
WPBF 25 has reached out to the Florida Highway Patrol for more information and will update this article once we learn more.