Traffic alert: Major crash in Broward shuts down a stretch of I-95

A serious crash has shut down northbound lanes of Interstate 95 at Sheridan Street in Hollywood.

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“Everything is shut down in that area,” said Austin Carter, a traffic reporter with Miami Herald news partner CBS News Miami. “Nobody is moving. It’s a parking lot.”

The crash happened around 6:20 a.m. Thursday near the exit ramp to Hollywood Boulevard, according to the Florida Department if Transportation.

Police moved the vehicles to the highway shoulder before 7 a.m., but traffic was still stop and go.

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Another crash on I-95 near Ives Dairy Road in Northeast Miami-Dade also is making for a miserable commute during the morning rush hour.

To avoid the Sheridan gridlock, exit at Hallandale Beach Boulevard and take U.S. 1, State Road 7, Florida’s Turnpike or University Drive.

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This story was originally published August 6, 2026 at 6:35 AM.