Fort Lauderdale firefighters cut woman from mangled car

A violent wreck early Saturday along West Commercial Boulevard forced Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue firefighters to cut an injured woman from her wrecked car.

The crash happened about 6:45 a.m. in the 1000 block of W. Commercial Blvd.

The driver, who was not identified, was taken to a local hospital in critical condition, fire rescue officials said.

It was not immediately known what caused the accident.