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4-vehicle crash shuts down I-75 for several hours on Saturday: FHP

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Published  May 4, 2025 4:20pm EDT
Hillsborough County
FOX 13 News

The Brief

    • A four-vehicle crash shut down I-75 for several hours on Saturday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
    • The victim, a 56-year-old woman from Gainesville, was heading southbound on I-75 in her Hyundai Sonata when she entered the center lane and collided with a Mazda 6, FHP says.

TEMPLE TERRACE, Fla. - The Florida Highway Patrol has released more information about the deadly crash that shut down the northbound lanes of I-75 for several hours on Saturday afternoon.

The backstory:

The victim, a 56-year-old woman from Gainesville, was heading southbound on I-75 in her Hyundai Sonata when she entered the center lane and collided with a Mazda 6, according to FHP.

That's when investigators say the Hyundai was redirected into the guardrail, flipped and ended up in the northbound lanes of I-75.

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A Kia Sorento was struck by the Hyundai in the northbound lanes and debris from this crash hit a Honda Civic.

The driver of the Honda suffered minor injuries. 

First responders said the victim died at the scene and two other people involved were injured.

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The Source: Information for this story was provided by the Florida Highway Patrol.

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