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FHP Trooper, Driver Hospitalized After Crash on I-95 in Fort Lauderdale

The crash took place just after 5 a.m. along the northbound lanes of I-95 between State Road 84 and Broward Boulevard

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A Florida Highway Patrol trooper and another driver were hospitalized after a crash on Interstate 95 in Fort Lauderdale Thursday morning.

The crash took place just after 5 a.m. along the northbound lanes of I-95 between State Road 84 and Broward Boulevard.

FHP officials said trooper was involved in a collision with a white Tesla SUV.

The trooper and the SUV driver were taken to local hospitals with non-life threatening injuries. Both were wearing their seatbelts, officials said.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

"This investigation is still ongoing, we don’t know if the Tesla or the trooper was at fault," FHP Lt. Indiana Miranda said. "Both have front end damage and the patrol car has some sort of passenger side damage."

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