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Semi-truck overturns after chain reaction crash on I-75: FHP

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Updated  May 6, 2025 1:29pm EDT
Hernando County
FOX 13 News

The Brief

    • A crash involving a semi-truck shut down southbound I-75 in southern Hernando County on Tuesday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
    • FHP says the crash happened around 5:45 a.m. near the Pasco County line.
    • No further details have been released.

BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - A crash involving three vehicles caused a semi-truck to overturn, snarling traffic for hours on the southbound side of I-75 in Hernando County on Tuesday morning.

What we know:

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 5:45 a.m. in the area of mile marker 294 near the Pasco County line.

FHP says a Toyota Camry crashed into the back of a trailer attached to a Dodge Ram. A semi-truck then hit the Camry, according to troopers, before crashing into the guardrail and overturning.

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Courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol.

Troopers say the driver of the Camry went to the hospital and is expected to survive. No other injuries were reported.

All southbound lanes were closed for several hours. Traffic is slowly getting by in the left lane as of 1:30 p.m.

What we don't know:

FHP has not said what may have caused the initial crash.

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The Source: This story was written with information from the Florida Highway Patrol.

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