Accident on Turnpike Southbound – North of Glades

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Palm Beach County Fire Rescue tweeted that there is an accident on the Turnpike, southbound, north of Glades Road. We don’t have more information yet, but they don’t tweet every accident so this one may be more serious.
We do see significant traffic impact on Google Maps. It’s significantly north of the Glades Road interchange, so if you’re getting on the Turnpike it should be fine. For any drivers coming southbound to get off at Glades or further south, expect significant delays. The red line signifies very low speeds.
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Rollover Accident on Glades: Photos and Eyewitness Account

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Around 2:30 pm today we were notified of an accident on Glades Road at Ponderosa, and we headed over. We spoke to an eyewitness, Andrew Setzer of Margate. He reported that the white commercial vehicle was headed northbound on Ponderosa, crossing Glades. There were two vehicles headed westbound. The one in the left lane saw the white vehicle and slowed to avoid it. It appeared that the woman driving the black car did not see it, as perhaps her view was blocked by the vehicle to her left.
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The black car “T-boned” into the white commercial vehicle, causing it to roll onto its side. As Mr. Setzer saw it, the white vehicle failed to yield right of way and the black car was not traveling at an excessive speed. Accidents like this can happen out of nowhere, and it can cause not only physical, and emotional harm but financial harm as well. If you find yourself in a car accident, although it might not be what you think of first, you might want to look into getting in touch with someone like Joye Law Firm as they might be able to help you ease the harm an accident can cause.
The intersection of Glades and Ponderosa is about 1.5 miles west of 441:

In the photo below you can see the dent in the side of the white commercial vehicle on its right (top) side.
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The black car sustained extensive damage as can be seen in the photos below:
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The woman driving the black car was taken by an ambulance soon after we arrived. You can see her on a stretcher in the photo below:
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The driver of the white vehicle, marked with “Universal Blinds & Shutters, Inc.,” was also taken by ambulance later on. Here he is on a stretcher. Please note that with both we made an effort not to show their faces in this article.
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We are happy to report that neither of the drivers appeared to be critically injured. Both appeared to be conscious and communicating with Fire Rescue workers. In accidents such as the ones in this post it could have ended a lot differently, thankfully it didn’t here. There are many who hesitate when it comes to getting compensation for their accident, unsure what to do next. However it could be helpful for their recovery, helping with hospital bills and providing other types of financial help to those who have been affect by an a car accident. It is important to look into whether or not you can claim on an accident since since there is a time limit on when you can claim. If you would like to find out more information, you might want to read up on the icbc claim time limit as well as other information that might be helpful for your case.
The Fire Rescue crew was active on the scene. We saw them taking care of some kind of fluid spill in the roadway:
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Car Flipped at El Camino Real & Powerline

Update: See bottom of article.
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Thanks to a reader for photos of a car that flipped over at or near the intersection of El Camino Real and Powerline. This was about two hours ago.

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In the comments on the Facebook post of this article, the driver let us know what happened:

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We are glad to hear Ms. Fonseca is okay, thank her for her comment, and wish her well.