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Sheriff Says Doral Palmetto Crash Was Suicide as Southbound Lanes Reopen

The finding clarifies a morning shutdown that snarled traffic across northwest Miami-Dade.

Overview

  • A pickup crashed through a concrete barrier into southbound lanes near NW 36th Street Friday morning and hit an SUV.
  • Hours later, the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office said the pickup driver died by suicide and that detectives recovered a firearm at the scene.
  • Miami-Dade Fire Rescue took the SUV driver to a hospital with injuries described as not life-threatening.
  • Southbound lanes between NW 36th Street and NW 58th Street stayed closed through the morning and reopened around 1 p.m.
  • Drivers faced long delays as traffic was diverted at NW 58th Street and backups stretched to I-75 on this key Miami-Dade artery.