Truck driver killed, passenger hospitalized after Turnpike crash in St. Lucie County

What role is the Florida Highway Patrol playing in the crash investigation?

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — A 66-year-old Miami man driving a box truck was killed Monday after the vehicle overturned on Florida’s Turnpike in St. Lucie County.

The crash happened near mile marker 166 in unincorporated St. Lucie County. FHP said the truck was traveling north in the outside lane when, for reasons still under investigation, it partially entered the outside paved shoulder before re-entering the travel lanes and overturning, according to Florida Highway Patrol…

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