Semi truck driver entrapped for nearly two hours after I-75 crash

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A 39-year-old Maryland man was injured today in a crash that closed southbound I-75 for hours.

According to a release from the Florida Highway Patrol, at about 10:50 a.m., a 26-year-old man from Doraville, Georgia, was driving southbound near the 390 mile marker of I-75 when a tire malfunction caused him to veer into the path of a semi truck driven by a 39-year-old man from Hyattsville, Maryland.

The driver of the semi took evasive action to avoid hitting the other car, ran off the road, and hit several trees. It took nearly two hours for crews to extricate the driver of the semi, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Meanwhile, a UF Health Shandscair helicopter landed on the interstate, resulting in a complete closure for multiple hours. As of 3:11 p.m., the right lane was still blocked.

The Georgia man was uninjured; both drivers were wearing seatbelts.

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