NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) – A crash along the Florida Turnpike in Northwest Miami-Dade sent two Florida Highway Patrol troopers to the hospital and led to the brief closure of all northbound lanes.<\/p>\n
7Skyforce hovered above the scene of the wreck off Northwest 106th Street, just before 11 a.m. on Monday, capturing patrol vehicles smashed and crumpled. <\/p>\n
Troopers said a silver FHP Chevy pickup truck was towing a trailer followed by a marked FHP Charger. The trailer had a flat tire and both vehicles pulled over to the emergency shoulder. <\/p>\n
While in the shoulder, a black Cadillac SUV veered off the roadway and collided into the Charger. The charger then struck one of the troopers that was standing outside near the trailer. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhile they were attending to the flat tire, a black Cadillac SUV veered off the roadway and struck the Florida Highway Patrol car with the emergency lights flashing,\u201d said Chief Matthew Williams, FHP Southern Region Patrol Operations Commander.<\/p>\n
The troopers have been identified as Alexis Otano and Amaury Quinones.<\/p>\n
\u201cSgt. Otano was outside of the vehicle and he was between the patrol car and the trailer,\u201d said Williams. <\/p>\n
According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, paramedics airlifted one of the troopers and transported the other by ground to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital with serious injuries. <\/p>\n
\u201cI have spoken to both troopers and they are both speaking,\u201d said Williams. <\/p>\n
At the hospital, several marked law enforcement vehicles were seen parking outside as colleagues offered their support to the victims. <\/p>\n
Back at the scene, 7Skyforce captured an FHP cruiser with extensive damage.<\/p>\n
The driver of the Cadillac, identified by FHP as Yasmel Rodriguez Moreno, was also taken to the hospital. Troopers said he had a suspended license and had his blood drawn. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a situation that never should have happened. Florida has a move over law for a reason. Drivers are required to move over. We should have never been in this situation to begin with but thankfully they are both here. It could\u2019ve been a lot worse,\u201d said Williams.<\/p>\n
Troopers said Rodriguez Moreno is expected to face charges. <\/p>\n
Authorities shut down all northbound lanes near Northwest 106th Street while they investigated. The lanes have since re-opened. <\/p>\n
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