HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — A medical emergency behind the wheel sent a Riverview woman careening across Interstate 75 Thursday morning, sparking a rescue effort by a quick-thinking State Trooper.
The crash occurred just after 9:30 a.m. near the 257 Milepost. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the 57-year-old woman was driving a Chrysler 300 northbound when she suffered a medical episode.
The vehicle veered into the center median, striking the guardrail, before shooting back across the northbound lanes. The car finally came to a halt after hitting a second guardrail at the exit to US-301…