FLORIDA'S TURNPIKE

A fiery crash involving a semitruck along Florida's Turnpike on Tuesday shut down traffic along the roadway, according to FL511.

The southbound lanes of Florida’s Turnpike are closed in Orange County because a vehicle is on fire.

Two men were killed in a crash on the Florida Turnpike that involved a pickup truck and a stationary tow truck, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — A vehicle fire resulted in dozens of cows clogging a part of the Florida Turnpike Monday morning, according to highway officials. Troopers around 11:40 a.m. responded to mile marker 226 on the turnpike in Osceola County. The semi-cab of a cattle hauler carrying around 70 cows caught fire, highway officials said. Fire crews arrived on scene and extinguished the fire, and the hauler was towed from the scene. See our photo gallery below:Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 5 Cows on Florida Turnpike Cows stop traffic on Florida Turnpike after hauler catches fire (wftv.com)PHOTOS: Cows stop traffic on Florida Turnpike after hauler catches fireCrash closes stretch of Florida's Turnpike in Osceola County (WFTV)Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.

Crash closes stretch of Florida's Turnpike in Osceola County (WFTV)OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — A traffic crash shut down a section of Florida’s Turnpike Thursday morning in Osceola County near the Orange County line. The crash happened in the Turnpike’s northbound lanes at mile marker 248 near Osceola Parkway, according to Florida Highway Patrol. READ: Person rushed to hospital after being pulled from submerged vehicle in Orange County, officials sayThe crash happened around 5 a.m.Florida's Turnpike crashAs of 6:15 a.m., FHP reported that all northbound lanes of the Turnpike were still closed. *All lanes closed*Backups stretch for miles. pic.twitter.com/4BNULWXRUN — Alexa Lorenzo (@ALorenzoTV) June 30, 2022Channel 9′s Alexa Lorenzo said northbound traffic was backed up for several miles in the area of the incident.

Authorities say a 20-year-old man drove a stolen Mercedes SUV as fast as 178 mph as he led law enforcement officers on a chase through six counties along Florida’s Turnpike and Interstate 95.

A semitrailer overturned Monday morning in a fiery crash that is creating delays on State Road 408 in Orange County.

Elementary school students learn about engineering using chocolatePublished: February 21, 2020, 12:58 pmAs part of National Engineers Week, Florida's Turnpike engineers taught students how to build roads from the bottom up using "Chocolate Asphalt."

As part of National Engineers Week, Florida's Turnpike engineers taught students how to build roads from the bottom up using "Chocolate Asphalt." Thanks @ezzycastro @news6wkmg for coming to Florida's Turnpike #EWeek2020 Chocolate Asphalt event at Tildenville Elementary School! https://t.co/dPoprtXqCm @DiscoverEorg pic.twitter.com/eLiSJaxSeu — Florida's Turnpike (@FloridaTurnpike) February 21, 2020Students used ingredients like chocolate, walnuts, oats, coconut, and sugar to build their road. Banet is Florida’s Turnpike Program Director. He said doing a hands-on project like “Chocolate Asphalt” is a way to inspire young students.

Infant in critical condition after crash on Florida’s TurnpikePublished: January 31, 2020, 1:20 pmAn infant is in critical condition after a two-vehicle crash on Florida’s Turnpike Friday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – An infant was critically injured Friday morning in a two-vehicle crash on Florida’s Turnpike, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash happened around 9:20 a.m. in the southbound lanes near mile marker 261. The man’s grandson, a 4-month-old, was in a car seat in the back of the car and suffered critical injuries, the FHP said. Alcohol did not play a role in the crash, the FHP said. Three of the four southbound lanes of the Turnpike were closed after the crash.

Man stabs, kills pro-Trump boss, drapes American flag over him, deputies sayPublished: January 21, 2020, 12:36 pmA man was stabbed to death by his coworker in an apparent argument over their views on the government and President Donald Trump, officials say.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A man who was on the run for hours after fatally stabbing his employer at a construction site on Florida’s Turnpike Monday morning has been taken into custody, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. The victim, identified Monday afternoon as 28-year-old William Steven Knight, was pronounced dead at the scene, Orange County sheriff’s spokesman Christian Marrero said. UPDATE: Mason Toney has been captured by OCSO and taken into custody without incident. https://t.co/OHuT7gTvUl — Orange County Sheriff's Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) January 20, 2020Toney fled the area driving a stolen white Dodge Ram with the Florida Tag of LGZX24, according to deputies. Exit 254 was closed for hours on Monday as deputies investigated the fatal stabbing but it has since been reopened.

Lake County commissioners and other area dignitaries will formally open Citrus Grove Road Phase I to the public during a ribbon cutting at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Citrus Grove and Hancock roads. It involves widening the road from two lanes to four lanes and extending it from Grassy Lake Road to Hancock Road, which has access to the Turnpike. Parks' district is south Lake County and includes the Citrus Grove Road project. This new highway will have a tremendous impact on our local road network.The next phase of the project will begin later this year, when crews will begin widening the portion of Citrus Grove Road from Grassy Lake Road west to U.S. 27. Immediately following the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, Citrus Grove Road Phase I will open to traffic.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Get your passes ready. Tolls will soon be active once again along Florida's Turnpike. Ron DeSantis on Sunday announced that tolls would be suspended to allow for residents to evacuate before Hurricane Dorian swept by the state. Now that the storm has passed, officials from Floridas Turnpike Enterprise announced Wednesday that they would being reinstating tolls. Below is the schedule they provided:Effective at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, tolls on the following will be reinstated:Homestead Extension of Floridas Turnpike (SR 821)Interstate 95 Express LanesInterstate 595 Express LanesInterstate 75 Express LanesAlligator AlleyEffective at 12:01 a.m. Friday, motorists should expect toll collection to resume for the following:The Turnpike Mainline (State Road 91)Beachline Expressway (State Road 528)Sawgrass Expressway (State Road 869)State Road 417State Road 429The Central Florida Expressway Authority also will resume toll collection at 12:01 a.m. Friday on the following roads:State Road 408State Road 414State Road 451State Road 453State Road 538State Road 551At 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, tolls will resume collection for:First Coast Expressway (State Road 23)Interstate 295 Express LanesCopyright 2019 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. - A 41-year-old woman died in a crash Friday morning on Florida's Turnpike in Osceola County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said Gerson de Silva Giotto, 45, was driving an SUV southbound near mile marker 191 at about 5:40 a.m. when, for an unknown reason, he failed to slow down as he approached a semi truck driving in front of him. The front right side of the SUV hit the rear of the semi, killing front seat passenger 41-year-old Leah Giotto, of Orlando, according to the report. Gerson de Silva Giotto suffered serious injuries and passenger Liode de Silva Giotto, 71, suffered critical injuries, troopers said. The semi truck driver was not injured.

The Florida Turnpike Enterprise confirmed that all Florida's Turnpike roadways are going to all-electronic tolling in a 70-mile stretch from Osceola County to Sumter County by next summer. Copyright 2019 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.

CLERMONT, Fla. – Two people, including a teenage girl, were injured in a shooting Saturday morning that shut down a portion of Florida's Turnpike in Lake County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. All southbound lanes of the turnpike were shut down before State Road 50 around 10:15 a.m., after a 37-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl, both from Miami, were shot by someone in a gray Toyota Camry, troopers said. [READ: Orlando ranks among top U.S. cities for road rage]Both victims were taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center with gunshot wounds, officials said. Troopers said the shooting was believed to have been a case of road rage and are reviewing surveillance video at tollbooths to identify the driver of the gray Camry. Troopers are advising all drivers to not engage in a road rage incident, because you don't know what the other driver has as far as weapons.