12 hospitalized after multi-vehicle accident in Davie

A multi-vehicle accident on I-75 in Davie on Saturday has left 12 people hospitalized, officials said.

The accident occurred in the northbound lanes near the Sheridan Street exit shortly after 5 p.m. Davie Fire Rescue initially transported seven patients with significant injuries to Memorial Regional Hospital, said Jorge Gonzalez, the Assistant Fire Chief of the Davie Fire Department.

Gonzalez said Saturday evening that the crash involved multiple vehicles, but he did not have an exact number.

On Sunday afternoon, Memorial Healthcare System confirmed that they received 12 transfers: “Nine adult and three pediatric patients — all generally in stable condition,” says Kerting Baldwin, Administrative Director of Corporate Communications.

The accident was possibly caused by “some sort of rollover,” Gonzalez said.

The accident shut down all northbound lanes of the highway around 5:30 p.m. Saturday. They were cleared shortly after, according to FL 511, the alert system run by the Florida Department of Transportation.