Advocate calls for more prevention after deadly Sawgrass wrong-way crash
A wrong-way crash on the Sawgrass Expressway left one person dead and another driver in critical condition late Thursday night.
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A wrong-way crash on the Sawgrass Expressway left one person dead and another driver in critical condition late Thursday night.
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