A driver headed the wrong way was killed after slamming into a truck on Florida's Turnpike in Broward County late Sunday night.
The crash happened just before 11:40 p.m. at Exit 53/Griffin Road.
Initial reports indicate that the wrong-way driver, identified as Tzvi Yeheskel Ference, 26, of Miami Beach, Fla., hit an 18-wheeler and flipped upside down.
Ference was killed, while two passengers inside the 18-wheeler were not injured.
Another driver tells NBC 6 that they swerved to avoid the accident and hit the rear of another vehicle. That driver was not injured.
The Turnpike was shut down at Exit 53/Griffin Road with all lanes completely blocked. All lanes were reopened at 6 a.m. Monday.
Courtesy of our news partner at NBCMiami.com
