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Major Crash Closes Alligator Alley, At Least One Dead

Alligator Alley Crash
Alligator Alley Crash
The crash scene on Alligator Alley as of 8 a.m. Monday, October 2nd, 2023. (FDOT).

BY: TRAFFIC CENTER | BocaNewsNow.com

UPDATE @ 9:23 a.m. — Traffic is slowly being permitted to pass. Major backups remain.

BROWARD COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2023 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A major crash has closed Alligator Alley westbound as of 6:30 this morning. The closure continued at 8 a.m.

Traffic cameras — and information reported by South Florida’s First News with Andrew Colton on NewsRadio 610 WIOD — confirm that at least one person is dead in the two-vehicle crash that involved a tractor-trailer and a sedan. The crash is just past Snake Road. Traffic is not getting by — or is moving very slowly on a shoulder. Delays span miles.

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Westbound traffic, on the left of the image, is not moving on Alligator Alley near Snake Road. (FDOT).

Anyone heading west is encouraged to find alternate westbound routes. Expect the closure to continue for several hours.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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