I-75 Reopens After 2 Crashes Shut Down Highway: Officials

Updated: 5:11 p.m., Monday

SARASOTA COUNTY, FL — All lanes have reopened on I-75 after two crashes involving semi-trucks shut down the highway in Sarasota County Monday afternoon, Florida Highway Patrol told Patch.

Troopers investigated a multi-vehicle crash that shut down a portion of I-75 near mile marker 205, which is Clark Road, just before 11 a.m., according to Florida 511.

Vehicles stuck on the freeway were turned around and exiting I-75 using the southbound on-ramp at Bee Ridge Road earlier in the afternoon, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office shared on its Facebook page.

“All lanes of southbound I-75 are now open and traffic is flowing freely. Please continue to drive carefully,” the agency posted at 4 p.m.

A second I-75 crash also snarled traffic just south of University Parkway, Bradenton police shared on Facebook. The agency didn’t share any other details, other than there was also a semi-truck involved.

FHP told Patch that the three-vehicle crash involved three vehicles, including one that over-turned. There were no injuries, the agency said.