The Brief
- A massive tractor-trailer crash on northbound I-75 near Milepost 280 blocked all lanes Saturday morning following a lane-change collision.
- An empty evaporator tank broke free from an oversized hauler and overrode a passing SUV, trapping it underneath.
- Two Georgia women riding in the smashed vehicle escaped with minor injuries and are recovering at an area hospital.
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. – Two women were hospitalized Saturday morning after an oversized tractor-trailer part detached and crushed their SUV on northbound I-75.
I-75 semi crash
What we know:
A 36-year-old Kansas man was driving a tractor-trailer with two oversized trailers attached to each other northbound in the outside lane of I-75. At the same time, a 23-year-old Georgia woman and her 22-year-old female passenger were traveling northbound in a Subaru Forester in the center lane.
Florida Highway Patrol said around 9:52 a.m. near Milepost 280, a 70-year-old Havana man driving a Dodge Ram 2500 helper vehicle for the semi-truck unlocked the rear trailer to help the semi change lanes. …