Concrete falls from Fort Lauderdale tunnel, smashing rear window, driver says

A South Florida man wants answers after he says a piece of concrete fell from the ceiling of a Fort Lauderdale tunnel and onto his car The debris shattered his rear window Gary Gerbino says he was driving through the Henry E Kinney Tunnel or New River Tunnel in Fort Lauderdale Tuesday when he heard a loud noise And then crash directly I didn t know what the heck happened so I turned around and I was startled and my complete back window was crashed Gerbino mentioned It was scary really scary I was shaking His rear window was shattered and glass was everywhere Gerbino pulled over to see what went through his window He says he discovered pieces of concrete in his car It s almost like the concrete fractured in a bunch of little pieces Gerbino mentioned They re all over the car in addition to the glass there s chunks they re about the size of your fist Gerbino says the circumstance is concerning If I had a kid in the backseat they d be dead Gerbino stated I m like thank God it didn t crash the sunroof or the windshield If it crashed the windshield I wouldn t be here Gerbino says he s is also concerned because FDOT has closed this tunnel in the past to make repairs and safety improvements It s all been fixed Gerbino stated It s brand new and why is the ceiling falling FDOT started a construction project in but didn t finish until last year Gerbino thinks the agency should take another look They should close it to investigate and see what s going on Gerbino reported I mean it s cement that fell Gerbino is worried what happened to him could happen to someone else if it hasn t already When he thinks about it he gets emotional because he knows his frightening experience could have ended differently If it was my windshield I would have crashed Gerbino noted NBC reached out to the Florida Department of Transportation They say they are researching what happened