Pickup Truck Driver Ejected, Struck by Tractor-Trailer in Deadly I-75 Wreck

Hillsborough County — A 25-year-old Tampa man was killed early this morning in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 75. The crash occurred at approximately 6 a.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, north of Fletcher Avenue at MM 268.

According to authorities, the man was driving a Dodge 1500 northbound in the outside lane of I-75. A Chevy box truck, driven by a 35-year-old Valrico man, was traveling northbound ahead of him.

Investigators said the Dodge overtook and collided with the rear of the box truck. The impact caused the box truck to come to rest along the shoulder of the highway…

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