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Deputy recovering after Jupiter crash that shut down Turnpike access at Indiantown Road for hours

Deputy recovering after Jupiter crash that shut down Turnpike access at Indiantown Road for hours
WE’LL SEND THAT STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE. ALL ROADS ARE REOPENED THIS AFTERNOON AFTER A DEPUTY GOT INTO A CAR CRASH DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN JUPITER. JOSE CARBONARA WAS FIRST ON THE SCENE THIS MORNING AND HAS VIDEO FROM THAT CRASH. SHE JOINS US NOW FROM SAINT MARY’S MEDICAL CENTER. WELL, TWO PEOPLE, INCLUDING THAT DEPUTY, ARE HERE AT SAINT MARY’S MEDICAL HOSPITAL. THE OTHER PERSON WAS IN A TRUCK AND THAT PERSON IS ALSO HERE BEING LOOKED AT. AND WE STILL DON’T KNOW THEIR CONDITIONS. BUT TAKE A LOOK. THIS IS WHAT THE SCENE LOOKED LIKE EARLIER. VERY CHAOTIC. DEPUTY CRUISER, YOU CAN SEE THERE AS WELL. THAT CRUISER WAS LEFT MANGLED AROUND A METAL BOX. IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 6 A.M. ALONG INDIANTOWN ROAD IN JUPITER. THE I-95 NORTHBOUND RAMP TO INDIANTOWN ROAD WAS CLOSED FOR HOURS WHILE INVESTIGATORS DOCUMENTED THE SCENE. AND AGAIN, AS OF RIGHT NOW, IT’S STILL UNCLEAR WHAT THE CONDITIONS ARE OF THOSE TWO INDIVIDUALS. THE DEPUTY THAT WAS IN THE CRUISER AND THE PERSON THAT WAS IN THAT WHITE FORD TRUCK YOU SAW IN THAT VIDEO. BUT WE ARE FOLLOWING THIS STORY VERY CLOSELY. WE’LL HAVE ALL THE LATEST BOTH ON AIR AND ONLINE RIGHT HERE ON WPBF 25 NEWS AS THINGS DEVELOP. FOR NOW, REPORTING LIVE FROM WEST PAL
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Deputy recovering after Jupiter crash that shut down Turnpike access at Indiantown Road for hours
Video above: Previous coverage of crash Two people, including a Palm Beach County deputy, were injured in a crash near the Florida Turnpike in Jupiter on Thursday.WPBF 25 News learned Friday the deputy is at home recovering after being admitted to St. Mary's Medical Center. Officials say though he is in pain, he is expected to make it. The other driver involved is stable, alert and conscious, according to Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. Follow: Interactive traffic map The accident happened at 4:50 a.m. near the Turnpike exit on Indiantown Road. The collision involved a truck and a deputy cruiser. Both cars had severe front-end damage.The truck driver was also taken to the hospital.WPBF 25 First Warning Traffic Anchor Yasmine Julmisse reported the crash and its impact on drivers during their morning commutes. The Indiantown Turnpike exit ramp for hours.A look at the crash during the morning hoursStay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25

Video above: Previous coverage of crash

Two people, including a Palm Beach County deputy, were injured in a crash near the Florida Turnpike in Jupiter on Thursday.

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WPBF 25 News learned Friday the deputy is at home recovering after being admitted to St. Mary's Medical Center. Officials say though he is in pain, he is expected to make it.

The other driver involved is stable, alert and conscious, according to Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.

Follow: Interactive traffic map

The accident happened at 4:50 a.m. near the Turnpike exit on Indiantown Road. The collision involved a truck and a deputy cruiser. Both cars had severe front-end damage.

The truck driver was also taken to the hospital.

WPBF 25 First Warning Traffic Anchor Yasmine Julmisse reported the crash and its impact on drivers during their morning commutes. The Indiantown Turnpike exit ramp for hours.

A look at the crash during the morning hours

Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25