One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 75 on Wednesday. Here’s what we know:
Where? Along I-75, just south of the State Road 326 exit in the northbound lanes.
Vehicles involved: A semitractor-trailer and a Buick Cascada.
Who died? The woman driving the Buick. The truck driver was not injured.
What happened? Florida Highway Patrol troopers said an Amazon semitractor-trailer was northbound on I-75 when the big rig driver rear-ended a vehicle that was slowing down in front of him. The Amazon driver pulled over to the left and stopped on the paved emergency shoulder, troopers said.
A witness told law enforcement officials that the driver of the Buick was driving recklessly on the highway and slammed into the back of the parked semi.
About the victim: FHP officials said the deceased was a 27-year-old woman from Marion Oaks.
Times: Marion County Fire Rescue spokesman James Lucas said his agency was assigned the call at 9:34 a.m. and arrived at 9:44 a.m. The victim was pronounced deceased at 9:45 a.m.