TAMPA, FL – Officials confirm that Monday’s semi-truck collision on the I-75 and I-4 interchange ended in a woman getting sent to the hospital.
New details from WTSP show that the semi-truck driver, a 31-year-old man, a Tampa local, was speeding on the I-75 northbound ramp connecting to I-4, making it difficult for him to maintain his lane. As a result, he crashed into a concrete barrier, which led the trailer attached to the semi to unhook, overturn, go off the overpass, and then fall right on top of a moving Jeep traveling on Highway 92 West.
Right after the semi-trailer fell on the Jeep, the Jeep itself sustained significant front-end damage, and the driver, a 61-year-old woman, a Lutz resident, was rushed to the emergency room for serious wounds.
It appears the truck driver was able to walk away from the crash unharmed, although Florida Highway Patrol did cite him for failing to maintain his lane.
Due to the severity of this wreck, FHP and crews had to shut down the off-ramp left lane for several hours (after the crash happened around noon) before reopening all lanes before 4 p.m. when crews removed the trailer from the area.
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