Crime & Safety
Seven-Vehicle Crash Shut Down Section Of I-75 N: FL Highway Patrol
Three people were injured in a seven-vehicle crash that has snarled traffic on Interstate 75 north in Venice, Florida Highway Patrol said.
Updated: Monday, 3:24 p.m.
VENICE, FL — A seven-vehicle crash has shut down a section of Interstate 75 north in Venice Monday, authorities said.
The crash happened at 10:37 a.m. at mile marker 187, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release.
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The interstate’s northbound lanes were shut down at mile marker 184, North Port Fire Rescue wrote in a Facebook post.
The scene has since been cleared, according to FHP's Live Traffic Crash and Road Condition Report.
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Three people were injured, the agency said. Trauma alert crews “are busy on scene with an extended extrication.”
Delays are expected in the area and drivers are asked to take a different route.
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