{"id":4162,"date":"2024-07-05T14:39:21","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T19:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/?p=4162"},"modified":"2024-07-05T14:39:21","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T19:39:21","slug":"semi-wreck-with-extrication-in-gainesville-sends-driver-to-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/florida-truck-accidents\/semi-wreck-with-extrication-in-gainesville-sends-driver-to-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Semi wreck with extrication in Gainesville sends driver to hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GAINESVILLE, FL \u2013 A semi-truck driver was trapped, extricated, and then sent to a hospital after colliding with some trees along I-75 Thursday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcjb.com\/2024\/07\/04\/i-75-southbound-blocked-due-vehicle-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WCJB<\/a> said the events leading up to this crash unfolded around 11 a.m., when a tire from a Honda came off, causing the Honda driver to swerve off his lane and come to close proximity with the semi-truck. The semi-truck driver tried to avoid hitting that car but instead went off the road, prompting contact with the several trees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Photos showed a completely mangled blue truck cab. Due to the nature of this wreck and the driver\u2019s entrapment, fire crews had to extricate the semi-driver using the \u201cJaws of Life\u201d approach.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After firefighters freed the truck driver, a medical helicopter transported him to a hospital, where he was set to receive treatment for non-life-threatening wounds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First responders confirmed the Honda motorist was unharmed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fire crews also revealed that they closed a southbound lane on the right side so that crews could clean the fuel spill.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1bx3pF-thpS-bzIDO3c6SdWHcQoYXC9s&amp;ehbc=2E312F&amp;noprof=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you sustained injuries in a semi-truck collision caused by another driver, you should not have to bear the burden of costly medical expenses, rehabilitation bills, or even pay the price for your loss of income. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Florida truck accident lawyer<\/strong><\/a> would be committed to advocating for your right to maximum compensation for these losses as well as for your injuries and mental anguish, helping you with financial restoration. So, as you continue to prioritize your physical recovery, consider reaching out to Truck Accident Lawyers LLC to discuss your potential legal plan of action. Call our Florida office today at <strong><a href=\"tel:(888)774-5836\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"[&quot;5fd27e600188ed68cef5a757&quot;],5fd27e600188ed68cef5a757\">(888)774-5836<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or reach out <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>online<\/strong><\/a> for a free initial consultation. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GAINESVILLE, FL \u2013 A semi-truck driver was trapped, extricated, and then sent to a hospital after colliding with some trees along I-75 Thursday.\u00a0 WCJB said the events leading up to this crash unfolded around 11 a.m., when a tire from a Honda came off, causing the Honda driver to swerve off his lane and come [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-florida-truck-accidents"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4162"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4168,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4162\/revisions\/4168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}