WEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A driver is OK after an SUV plunged into a canal in West Miami-Dade, officials said.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the motorist was traveling on the exit ramp to westbound Southwest Eighth Street from the southbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike at the time of the crash, Thursday morning.
Detectives said the driver was taking the exit when they somehow lost control, went off road and ended up in the water. The victim was able to get out of the vehicle on their own.
7Skyforce hovered above the partially submerged SUV. It was seen floating in the murky waters with the sunroof open.
One man was seen standing on the side of the road with a towel on his shoulders and a cellphone in his hand as he spoke with someone on the phone.
As of late Thursday afternoon, there is no word as to what caused the crash.
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