Truck Accidents

April 2, 2025

News: 3 injured in accident in Dunnellon involving car and tractor-trailer

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MARION COUNTY, FL – Emergency crews were called to a collision in Marion County last Thursday morning that left three people injured.

According to a Facebook post from Marion County Fire Rescue, units were dispatched to the intersection of SW Oleander Place and SW Marine Boulevard in Dunnellon shortly before 8 a.m.

It was reported that a Toyota sedan and a semi tractor-trailer were involved in the wreck, and occupants of the sedan were trapped. Three people were extricated and were taken to a local trauma hospital, with one of them designated as a trauma alert.

March 21, 2025

News: 2 injured in collision involving USPS tractor-trailer on I-75 near Micanopy

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MICANOPY, FL – A collision in Alachua County Wednesday morning left two people injured and disrupted traffic along Interstate 75, according to the Main Street Daily News.

The crash happened on southbound I-75 near the mile marker 374 exit ramp near Micanopy. The Florida Highway Patrol said a U.S. Postal Service tractor-trailer crashed into a Ford pickup truck.

The pickup was parked with no lights activated and was partially blocking the outside lane when the driver of the southbound tractor-trailer swerved to avoid it, but collided with the stopped vehicle. The tractor-trailer overturned as a result of the impact.

March 18, 2025

News: Driver killed in head-on collision with tractor-trailer on U.S. 301

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DADE CITY, FL – One person was killed and another injured in a collision involving a wrong-way driver in Pasco County on Friday morning, Pasco News Online reports.

The crash, involving a pickup truck and a tractor-trailer, occurred on U.S. 301 in Dade City shortly before 5 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said a man was driving a GMC Sierra south in the northbound lanes and collided head-on with a northbound tractor-trailer near Mickler Road.

The Sierra driver, who was not immediately identified, died at the scene. The tractor-trailer driver, a 41-year-old Haines City man, was taken to an area hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.

March 12, 2025

News: Driver dies in collision with tractor-trailer in Alachua County

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ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – A collision in Alachua County early Monday left one of the drivers dead and the other injured, the Gainesville Sun reported.

A sedan and a tractor-trailer were involved in the wreck at an intersection in Hawthorne at about 5 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol’s investigation found the driver of a sedan was going south on County Road 1469 and approached a stop sign at County Road 219A.

The driver of the sedan proceeded from the stop sign and then collided with a northbound semi tractor-trailer that was also approaching the intersection and could not stop in time. The sedan driver, a 33-year-old man from Earleton, died at the scene.

February 5, 2025

News: Emergency crews respond to multi-vehicle accident and fuel spill on Interstate 75

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OCALA, FL – Ocala Fire Rescue was among numerous agencies responding to a multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 75 on Tuesday night.

The rescue squad’s Facebook post stated the incident occurred on I-75 south at about 10:34 p.m., and involved three semi-trucks and a passenger vehicle.

The crash resulted in varying degrees of fuel and cargo spills and an engine compartment fire in one of the trucks. The three truck drivers were taken to the hospital, two as trauma alerts while the other was transported for evaluation. No one was injured in the passenger vehicle.

January 31, 2025

News: Alachua man dies following collision with tractor-trailer

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ALACHUA, FL – A tractor-trailer and a pickup truck were involved in a fatal collision in Alachua on Wednesday morning, reports the Gainesville Sun.

The vehicles crashed at about 5:55 a.m. on County Road 235A near County Road 2o54. The Florida Highway Patrol’s investigation found that the driver of the tractor-trailer was leaving the Dollar General Distribution Center and turning left onto County Road 235A.

The truck was then struck on its side by a pickup truck going south on CR 235A. The pickup truck driver, a 55-year-old man from Alachua, died at the scene. The tractor-trailer driver, a 34-year-old Ocala man, was not injured in the wreck.

December 13, 2024

News: Crash involving car and semi shuts down stretch of I-75 in Hernando County

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HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – Rescue crews were called to the scene of a crash involving a car and a semi-truck on Interstate 75 in Hernando County Wednesday.

According to a report by WTSP, the incident occurred shortly after noon and shut down the northbound lanes of I-75 at mile marker 304. A semi collided with a car, jackknifed and collided with a guardrail. The trailer of the truck went sideways as a result of the impact and blocked the northbound lanes.

Only minor injuries were reported, but drivers were advised to expect an extended closure and major delays. The exit for State Road 50 was recommended as an alternate route.

November 14, 2024

News: 1 dead in collision involving van and semi-truck on Interstate 75

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MARION COUNTY, FL – A collision in Marion County on Tuesday afternoon left one person dead and four others injured.

A report by WESH states that a Honda van and a semi-truck were involved in the crash on Interstate 75 south near mile marker 358. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver of the van was heading south at about 3:20 p.m. and veered off the roadway toward the center median.

When the driver tried to overcorrect, the van crossed every lane to enter the exit lane toward State Road 326. The driver of the semi tried veering right to avoid the van, but the front of the truck collided with the van’s right side.

November 8, 2024

News: Accident involving tractor-trailer in Citrus County leaves elderly driver dead

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CITRUS COUNTY, FL – A two-vehicle collision in Citrus County on Monday claimed the life of an elderly driver, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The crash occurred on N Suncoast Boulevard (US-19) and West Dunnellon Road in Crystal River at around noon, according to a report by WFTS.

State troopers learned that an 88-year-old man was driving a Ford Escape on US-19 when he tried to make a left turn onto Dunnellon Road. The Ford entered the path of a tractor-trailer and was hit by the truck.

August 15, 2024

News: Dunnellon man dead in dump truck accident in Marion County

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MARION COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a man died following a dump truck accident in Marion County on Tuesday morning.

The Ocala StarBanner reports the incident happened along County Road 225A near Northwest 79th Avenue Road at about 9:10 a.m.

According to the FHP, a man driving a dump truck loaded with dirt was headed north when he crossed over the center line. The vehicle went off the roadway and collided with a concrete barrier.