Trucker airlifted after crashing while avoiding prior wreck

A trucker was taken to the hospital after crashing his tractor-trailer while trying to avoid a wreck in Miami on Thursday morning. The accident happened on the morning of February 15 in Miami, Florida. According to NBC Miami, the driver was traveling southbound on Interstate 95 between Ives Dairy Road and Miami Gardens Drive when he swerved to avoid another traffic accident. The truck driver lost control of the vehicle and it crashed before overturning. The force of the impact damaged the trailer and knocked over soda and Coca Cola water bottles. The driver, whose name has not been released, was airlifted to the scene with serious injuries. Their current status is unknown. The damage caused southbound I-95 to be closed in the area. Only one highway is open to traffic. No other information was released.