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…
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News: Man killed, child injured in collision of tractor-trailers on I-75
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…
News: 18-wheeler crashes into overpass on I-75 near Ocala, snarling traffic
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…
News: Truck driver dies after vehicle hits guardrail, trees on I-75
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…
Top 3 Most Common Distractions for Truck Drivers | Florida Truck Accident Injury Lawyers Whittel & Melton
Distracted driving is defined as any behavior that can cause a driver to lose their focus on the task of operating their vehicle safely. When this happens, other drivers, passengers, and innocent bystanders are all placed in very real danger. While truck drivers are paid a living to drive, they…
News: Woman, 80, killed when car collides with semi in Dade City
DADE CITY, FL – An elderly woman died when her sedan was involved in an accident in Dade City Saturday evening. The accident happened at the intersection of US-301 and Payne Road at about 6:30 p.m., according to WTSP. The Florida Highway Patrol said an 80-year-old woman was driving a…
News: Pickup truck driver killed in collision with Mack truck in Clermont
CLERMONT, FL – The driver of a pickup truck died after his vehicle was involved in a collision in Lake County Monday morning, reports WKMG. The Florida Highway Patrol responded to the scene on Hammock Ridge Road near Foxchase Drive in Clermont after the accident happened at about 9:20 a.m.…
News: Semi-truck driver injured after collision with train in Marion County
MARION COUNTY, FL – A train and a semi-truck were involved in a collision in Marion County Wednesday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol said. According to WGFL, the accident happened along the railroad tracks near County Road 318 and NE 24th Avenue at about 10:45 a.m. The FHP responded to…
News: 2 drivers injured when trucks collide on I-75 in Sumter County
BUSHNELL, FL – Two truck drivers were injured when their vehicles collided in Sumter County Friday morning, according to WKMG. The Florida Highway Patrol said the two semi-trucks were both going south on Interstate 75 in Bushnell when the incident occurred at about 8:48 a.m. As one truck moved from…
News: 2 injured when semi overturns in NE Ocala
OCALA, FL – Two people were hospitalized Saturday when a semi truck hauling a tank of water overturned and struck a passenger vehicle in northeast Ocala, ClickOrlando reports. Emergency responders were called to the 2400 block of NE 14th Street at about 3:25 a.m. that morning. They extricated the passenger…