PENSACOLA, FL –A 55-year-old Geneva woman driving a semi-truck hydroplaned, which led to an injury crash with a second big rig and a car Monday, WDHN reports. Florida Highway Patrol said the woman drifted from the eastbound lanes into the westbound lanes and collided with another big rig. Seconds later, the big rig driver, a […]
JACKSONVILLE, FL – Local police were summoned to the scene of a tractor-trailer collision at the northbound I-95 and Airport Road connector Sunday. After arriving, police and crews shut down at least a few lanes, and by 6:45 p.m., only one lane was closed, according to First Coast News. Officials have not specified the events […]
DADE CITY, FL – A GMC Sierra pickup truck driver died, and a tractor-trailer operator was sent to a hospital after a wrong-way wreck on U.S. 301 last Friday, March 14. The pickup truck driver had driven south on U.S. 301 North when he crashed head-on into the big rig, Pasco News Online said. Florida […]
MICANOPY, FL – A United States Postal Service tractor-trailer overturned after colliding with a pickup truck on I-75 South, leaving both drivers with minor injuries Wednesday. Florida Highway Patrol told WCJB that the pickup truck was parked and blocking part of a lane. The semi-driver drifted out of their lane to avoid hitting the pickup […]
ALACHUA, FL – Alachua police and county deputies are working to determine why a driver of a big rig lost control of their truck and crashed into an electric pole Friday. The collision occurred at the intersection of Northwest 140th Street and Northwest 158th Avenue, WCJB said. Upon arrival, officers, Alachua County deputies, and crews […]
DADE CITY, FL – A GMC Sierra pickup truck driver lost his life, and a semi-truck driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries after a head-on collision Friday. Florida Highway Patrol told WFLA that the pickup truck driver was traveling south on U.S. 301 north when he hit the tractor-trailer head-on. The pickup truck motorist’s identity was undisclosed, […]
MIAMI, FL –At least one person was injured when a box truck overturned after it was hit by another box truck on Florida’s Turnpike South Wednesday. The box truck that flipped over was initially experiencing mechanical issues and blocking a right lane prior to the crash, WSVN said. After the trucks collided, furniture spilled from […]
PALM COAST, FL – Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the details behind a deadly fiery semi-truck collision that happened on I-95 South Monday. According to First Coast News, the truck driver lost control of his vehicle, drifted off the road, and then slammed into a tree. Moments later, the big rig caught on fire. Florida […]
NORTH PORT, FL – A driver of a truck with a crane had failed to reduce their speed, causing them to rear-end a big rig and the crane truck to flip over on I-75 South Wednesday. The collision happened before 11 a.m. near Kings Highway and also caused hydraulic oil to spill from the truck, […]
NEAR WESTON, FL – A 40-year-old man was extricated from his overturned semi-truck and flown to a hospital for serious injuries after a single-vehicle crash Monday. The wreck happened around 7:30 a.m. near mile marker 40, west of Weston, according to WFLA Orlando. Broward County fire crews said the extrication took about 90 minutes to […]