Portion of SR 82 reopens following crash

A stretch of State Road 82 reopened Thursday afternoon crash involving an overturned commercial motor vehicle, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The two-vehicle crash happened around 9:17 a.m. on State Road 82 at Jaguar Boulevard, according to the FHP. State Road 82 was closed between Jaguar Boulevard and Harcourt Avenue for several hours and reopened around 4:08 p.m.

It’s unclear how the crash happened or if anyone was hurt.

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