Norman Mello, 42, killed in motorcycle crash with wrong-way driver on Interstate 95 in South Beach, Florida
Lauderdale motorcyclist killed in wrong-way crash on I-95
Moments before Mellow was killed, he was riding south on the highway behind a Dodge Ram. Suddenly, that truck swerved to the right, but still was sideswiped by an Acura TL traveling in the wrong direction, the Highway Patrol said.
Family Wants Answers in Wrong-Way Crash Last Saturday
According to Trooper Joe Sanchez of the FHP, they are trying to narrow down how Vargas' car, an Acura TL, got on the highway going the wrong way in the first place.
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The family of a man who was killed by a wrong-way driver on Interstate 95 on Saturday has more questions than answers about what led up to the deadly crash. Norman Mello, 42, was headed south on I-95 on his motorcycle Saturday evening. That’s when Florida Highway Patrol said Varissa Vargas, 20, was driving the wrong way in the express lanes between State Road 836 (Dolphin Expressway) and Highway 112.
Since motorcycle crashes often end in serious injuries, victims need immediate help
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