One person killed in chain reaction crash on Alligator Alley

A 52-year-old man was killed just after midnight on Friday morning, in a chain reaction crash on Alligator Alley.

Florida Highway Patrol says seven vehicles, including three semi trucks, were involved in the crash in the southbound lanes of I-75, near mile marker 96.

Troopers say a semi truck driver stopped in a travel lane because smoke in the area limited visibility. A second semi truck rear-ended the first, and then five more vehicles crashed behind it.

The 52-year-old man who was killed was from Madeira Beach. FHP says he driving a pick-up truck and was the fourth vehicle in the crash. He had two passengers with him, a 38-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy. They have serious injuries…

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