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UPDATE: Sunrise Highway Closed For Four Hours Following Accident Friday

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EMS crews responded to an accident on Sunrise Highway that shut down portions of the highway and County Road 39 in both directions on Friday. DANA SHAW

EMS crews responded to an accident on Sunrise Highway that shut down portions of the highway and County Road 39 in both directions on Friday. DANA SHAW

EMS crews responded to an accident on Sunrise Highway that shut down portions of the highway and County Road 39 in both directions on Friday. DANA SHAW

EMS crews responded to an accident on Sunrise Highway that shut down portions of the highway and County Road 39 in both directions on Friday. DANA SHAW

EMS crews responded to an accident on Sunrise Highway that shut down portions of the highway and County Road 39 in both directions on Friday. DANA SHAW

EMS crews responded to an accident on Sunrise Highway that shut down portions of the highway and County Road 39 in both directions on Friday. DANA SHAW

EMS crews responded to an accident on Sunrise Highway that shut down portions of the highway and County Road 39 in both directions on Friday. DANA SHAW

EMS crews responded to an accident on Sunrise Highway that shut down portions of the highway and County Road 39 in both directions on Friday. DANA SHAW

authorGreg Wehner on Mar 6, 2020
UPDATE: Saturday, 10:45 a.m. In a press release on Saturday, State Police said Craig Meier, 26, of Manorville was driving westbound on Sunrise Highway in a Nissan Armada when he... more

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