Truck Accidents

September 12, 2023

News: 2 dead in crash involving semi-truck on I-75 in Alachua County

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ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said an accident in Alachua County on Saturday afternoon left two people dead.

According to WFTV, the incident occurred on Interstate 75 southbound near mile marker 372. The FHP’s investigation indicated that a semi-truck hauling cars overturned on the west shoulder of the interstate. Two people inside a minivan involved in the collision were killed.

The southbound lanes of I-75 were shut down near the scene, and southbound traffic was detoured at CR 234 and Williston Road while authorities responded to the wreck.

September 11, 2023

News: Pickup truck and semi involved in fatal collision at SR-471 intersection

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SUMTER COUNTY, FL – A tractor-trailer and a pickup truck were involved in a fatal collision in Sumter County early Thursday morning, according to WKMG.

The Florida Highway Patrol’s crash report said the pickup truck driver was going east on County Road 476 at about 4:50 a.m., and failed to yield to the semi-truck headed north on State Road 471. The pickup crashed into the undercarriage of the semi at the intersection.

The pickup driver, a 29-year-old man from Crystal River, was pronounced dead at the scene. No injuries were reported for the other driver, a 63-year-old Coleman man.

August 10, 2023

News: Crash involving tractor-trailer shuts down U.S. 27 in Ocala

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OCALA, FL – A tractor-trailer accident in Ocala Monday night left a driver injured and caused shutdowns on U.S. 27, WKMG reported.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the 38-year-old truck driver was headed south on Interstate 75 at about 11:15 p.m. and was trying to change lanes when he hit a vehicle in the next lane that he had failed to observe.

When the truck driver swerved to his right, he struck a concrete barrier wall on the shoulder, causing the trailer to detach from the cab and roll over the wall. The trailer spilled rock-form sulfur onto U.S. 27.

July 26, 2023

News: Southbound lanes of I-75 in Bushnell closed due to fatal truck crash

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SUMTER COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol was called to the scene of a fatal accident on Interstate 75 in Sumter County Wednesday afternoon, according to WTSP.

The incident took place on I-75 near Sumter County Road 48 in Bushnell, where state troopers arrived shortly after 11 a.m. The FHP reported that one person was killed when a dump truck crashed into a guardrail at mile marker 314..

The southbound lanes and one northbound lane of I-75 were shut down along a two-mile portion of the roadway, causing traffic delays through the area.

July 18, 2023

News: Truck collision on CR-578 in Pasco County kills 1, injures 3

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – One person was killed and three others injured in a collision in Pasco County early Saturday morning, according to a New Port Richey Patch report.

The Florida Highway Patrol said two trucks collided nearly head-on on County Road 578 just west of Robert Barns Road at about 2:50 a.m. The investigation found that a man lost control of his truck while driving west and entered the eastbound lane, resulting in the crash with the other vehicle. The first truck overturned while the second ended up on the shoulder of the roadway.

The driver of the first truck, a 63-year-old man from Dade City, was pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver, a 20-year-old Dade City man, and his two passengers sustained minor injuries.

July 12, 2023

Multiple truck accidents snarl traffic on Interstate 75 in Ocala

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OCALA, FL – Rush-hour traffic was snarled on Interstate 75 in Ocala Tuesday morning following multiple truck accidents, according to WKMG.

Two of the crashes, involving a pickup truck and a semi-truck, occurred on I-75 north shortly after 6 a.m. No one was injured in either incident.

A few hours later, a third collision involved a pickup truck and a semi near the overpass for Highway 27 on I-75 south. The pickup driver was thrown from the overturned vehicle and was hospitalized. No details were released on the person’s condition. The semi jackknifed as a result of the crash.

June 21, 2023

News: I-75 shut down in Alachua County following crash, chemical spill

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ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – A multi-vehicle accident shut down Interstate 75 in Alachua County in both directions for most of the day on Tuesday, reports the Gainesville Sun.

The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash happened in the southbound lanes of I-75 after a vehicle hydroplaned near Northwest 39th Avenue just before 6 a.m. That caused a collision involving six other vehicles, including two tractor-trailers and two pickup trucks.

One of the semis overturned, causing a chemical spill of thousands of gallons on the interstate at mile marker 391.

June 16, 2023

News: Man killed, child injured in collision of tractor-trailers on I-75

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GAINESVILLE, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said two trucks were involved in a fatal collision on Interstate 75 early Wednesday morning.

The accident happened on I-75 in Gainesville, according to a report by WOFL.

The FHP said a blue tractor-trailer crashed into the back of a tan tractor-trailer that was traveling slowly on the interstate at about 2:30 a.m. The driver of the first truck, a 55-year-old man, was killed in the wreck. His passenger, a 10-year-old girl, sustained minor injuries and was transported to an area hospital. The other driver was not injured.

February 24, 2023

News: 18-wheeler crashes into overpass on I-75 near Ocala, snarling traffic

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MARION COUNTY, FL – An accident involving a semitractor-trailer caused massive traffic delays on Interstate 75 in Marion County Tuesday morning, the Bradenton Herald reports.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a Freightliner 18-wheeler with an oversized load struck an overpass on I-75 north at Southwest 66th Street/Williams Road near Ocala at about 9:19 a.m.

The driver, a 50-year-old man from Lakeland, was not injured. The overpass and the northbound lanes of I-75 were shut down and traffic was backed up for miles in both directions.

October 28, 2022

News: Truck driver dies after vehicle hits guardrail, trees on I-75

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ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol said a truck driver died following an accident in Alachua County on Tuesday morning.

According to WGFL, the driver of a Volvo semi-truck pulling a flatbed trailer was headed south on Interstate 75 when he traveled onto the right shoulder near the Archer Road exit at about 7:50 a.m. The truck hit a guard rail, went down an inclined shoulder of the roadway, and crashed into several trees.

The driver, a 55-year-old man from Lake City, was pronounced dead at the scene. No other vehicles were involved in the crash.