Serious Pembroke Pines Crash Involves High-Speed Collision, Fire Hydrant Damage

Chaotic Crash on Pines Boulevard

• 💥 A high-speed collision occurred in Pembroke Pines on Pines Boulevard at 76th Avenue, resulting in two individuals being seriously injured.
• 🚗 One of the vehicles, a gray Chevy sedan, was reportedly speeding and struck a fire hydrant, causing significant flooding in the shopping center parking lot and nearby roads.
• ⚡ The other vehicle, a dark-colored SUV, spun and collided with a light pole, causing it to fall.

Emergency Response and Extrication

• 🚑 Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue responded to the scene and had to extract one person from their vehicle.
• 🏥 Two individuals were transported to Memorial Regional Hospital as level one adult trauma alerts.
• 🛠️ Workers from a nearby restaurant rushed to help, attempting to cut through the airbag and rip open a door to assist those trapped.

Aftermath and Road Closures

• 💧 The crash resulted in water pressure issues for businesses due to the damaged fire hydrant, though water pressure has since been restored for many.
• 💡 FPL quickly secured power to the damaged light pole.
• 🚧 Westbound traffic on Pines Boulevard remains closed from 77th Avenue to MacArthur Parkway as of the report.
• 🛍️ Businesses within the shopping center were impacted by the flooding throughout the morning.