A late-night crash on April 29, 2026 @ 11:40 PM along northbound Interstate 275 in St. Petersburg resulted in injuries and a DUI arrest after a vehicle struck a stopped Road Ranger truck in an active construction zone.
According to investigators, a Honda Accord driven by a 32-year-old Lithia man was traveling northbound in the inside lane of I-275, just north of 4th Street North. At the same time, a marked Road Ranger Ford F600 truck, operated by a 52-year-old Plant City man, was stopped in traffic within the same lane.
The crash occurred in an area where the remaining three northbound lanes were closed for active construction. Traffic cones had been set up to merge all vehicles into the inside lane, and officials reported the cones were upright and clearly visible. Additional warning measures were also in place, including advanced signage, illuminated arrow boards, and multiple law enforcement vehicles with emergency lights activated to alert approaching drivers…