?A Kentucky man was found murdered Jan. 4 at the Alligator Alley rest area near mile marker 40, on the western edge of Broward. Sheriff's investigators say the man was killed during a botched cocaine sale. ?One man stabbed another during an argument at an I-95 rest stop in St. Lucie County in September 2006. The wounded man survived. Other cases from across the country include the January 2005 death of an Ocala man, 70, who suffered a fatal heart attack immediately after a robbery attempt at an I-95 rest stop in Florence, S.C.
. In May 2003, someone beat a Pensacola woman inside a rest stop bathroom along Interstate 65, near Montgomery, Ala., leaving her critically injured.
Six months earlier, authorities discovered a woman's head floating in the water near a boat ramp at the rest area near mile marker 35 and eventually arrested two New York men in her killing.
More commonly, authorities find stolen vehicles and fugitives at rest stops.
The potential dangers at the stopovers are enough for some travel experts to recommend an alternative for road trippers who need a nap: campgrounds.
"The safety in campgrounds is just not an issue," said Lance Wilson, executive director of the Florida RV Trade Association.
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