FHP: Flipped semi-truck blocks Pasco County traffic for 3 hours on I-75
Courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol
DADE CITY, Fla. - Southbound lanes on I-75 were blocked by a semi-truck for about three hours on Thursday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers say the truck was in the outside lane on I-75 near Milepost 293 around 5:52 p.m when another semi-truck merged into its path.
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The truck driver, a 49-year-old Jacksonville man, steered to the outside shoulder and hit a light pole, according to officials.
Courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol
According to FHP, the driver over-corrected back onto the road and the truck flipped.
Authorities say the southbound lanes were blocked until 8:53 p.m. The driver was not injured, according to troopers.