Category: Florida Truck Accidents

JACKSONVILLE, FL – Jacksonville Fire Rescue had to extricate a driver from their 18-wheeler after they crashed into a building Tuesday morning.  According to video footage obtained by WFLA, it appears that the driver lost control of their big rig and struck a pickup truck prior to plowing through the building in the Eastside area.  […]

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ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FL – An 18-wheeler driver suffered minor injuries following a collision on Florida’s Turnpike north of mile marker 170 Tuesday.  For reasons unclear, the truck jackknifed and then plowed into a median guardrail, according to WPBF. The driver declined transportation to a hospital.  The truck was left with significant damage. Officials did […]

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SARASOTA, FL – Fire crews and law enforcement were dispatched to the scene of a tractor-trailer rollover collision on I-75 last Friday, April 4.  According to My SunCoast, the truck overturned and landed in a grassy median near University Parkway. Due to the serious nature of the wreck, first responders blocked at least three lanes to […]

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PORT ST. LUCIE, FL – A tractor-trailer driver lost their life, and another person was hospitalized following a collision on FL’s Turnpike Tuesday, WPTV said. Just before 11:30 p.m., the truck driver had crashed into a concrete rail and a small car. The truck’s tandem trailer was said to have “possibly scraped the bottom” of […]

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WESLEY CHAPEL, FL – A 51-year-old Riverview man sustained non-life-threatening injuries in a trash truck rollover collision on I-75 South Saturday. Fox 13 News said the truck had spilled numerous piles of rock, prompting temporary lane closures. All lanes have reopened since. The driver is recovering at a hospital. Troopers have not confirmed why the […]

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FORT PIERCE, FL – A person suffered fatal injuries as a result of a three-vehicle head-on crash involving a garbage truck Monday, TC Palm said.  The collision took place at the intersection of North Kings Highway and Saint Lucie Boulevard, west of Treasure Coast International Airport.  St. Lucie County deputies and fire rescue crews responded […]

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