Interstate 75 cuts through Marion County as one of Florida’s busiest freight corridors, with convoys of semi-trucks passing Ocala every hour. Recent pileups and fatal crashes along local stretches of I-75 show how quickly an ordinary drive can turn dangerous.
This guide pinpoints the most crash-prone segments near Ocala, safer habits for sharing lanes with big rigs and practical steps to follow if your family is caught in a truck collision on I-75.
Where I-75 turns dangerous in Marion County
For most local drivers, the highway feels routine until traffic suddenly grinds to a halt near an interchange. Crash summaries and safety dashboards from the Ocala/Marion County Transportation Planning Organization highlight clusters of collisions around busy access points such as:
- State Road 200
- State Road 40
- County Road 484
- State Road 326
In these areas, local traffic merges with long-haul trucks at high speeds, creating more opportunities for serious crashes.
Engineers, planners and legal professionals review five-year crash snapshots, heat maps and performance targets to understand why certain ramps and lanes see more wrecks than others…