FHP: Tampa man hit, killed by SUV after crashing into tractor-trailer on I-75

Published March 12, 2022 5:46 PM EST

A Tampa man died Saturday morning while trying to cross I-75 after crashing his car into a tractor-trailer, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.   

Troopers say the 20-year-old man was traveling southbound on I-75 around 5:30 a.m. when he crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer he was trying to pass. 

Both vehicles came to a final rest along the outside shoulder of the highway following the collision. 

The Tampa man got out of his car post-impact and was hit and killed by an SUV while trying to cross the southbound lanes of the interstate. 

Three people in the SUV suffered minor injuries. 
 

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