GADSDEN COUNTY, FL – One person was seriously hurt after a tractor-trailer driver failed to reduce their speed on I-10 Tuesday, causing a chain-reaction crash involving two other semis and two pickup trucks.
WTXL said this multi-vehicle wreck happened on the westbound lanes. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the impact of the wreck caused the first 18-wheeler to come to rest on a left eastbound lane. The second semi went on to strike a tree before coming to a stop on the north shoulder, while the third semi came to rest in the median. Both pickup trucks also came to rest in the median.
Troopers confirmed that one person suffered serious to critical injuries, but did not say which vehicle the victim was in at the time of the crash.
Midway Police, local fire crews, Florida Department of Transportation officials, Gadsden County EMS, and the Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office all joined FHP at the scene.
At this time, officials have not said whether the causing semi driver, a 54-year-old man from Kannapolis, NC, would be charged.
Updates will be added as more details surface.
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