Traffic & Transit
1 Seriously Injured In 5-Vehicle Crash On I-75: FL Highway Patrol
A driver was seriously injured in a 5-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer truck Wednesday morning on I-75, FL Highway Patrol said.
Updated: Thursday, 7:57 a.m.
PASCO COUNTY, FL - A driver was seriously injured in a five-vehicle crash involving commercial vehicles Wednesday morning on Interstate 75 in Pasco County, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release.
The crash happened around 7:45 a.m. near mile marker 277.
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A tractor-trailer truck, driven by a 67-year-old Lakeland man, was heading south on I-75 behind a car.
The driver, a 43-year-old Wesley Chapel man, changed lanes into the path of the truck, which hit the car, FHP said.
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The impact forced the car into another, which was stopped for traffic on the interstate.
The second car, driven by a 46-year-old Odessa woman, was then pushed forward and hit a pick-up truck driven by a 50-year-old Brooksville man, and a second tractor-trailer truck, which was driven by a 53-year-old Lehigh Acres man. Both trucks were also stopped for traffic.
The crash closed the I-75 southbound lanes in the area until about 11:20 a.m.
The pick-up truck’s driver was brought to an area hospital with serious injuries.
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