No injuries in three-semi crash that closed I-75 for three hours

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – There were no injuries in a crash involving three semi trucks that closed I-75 for three hours today.

According to a release from the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), at 11:36 a.m. today, a passenger vehicle traveling southbound near the 386 mile marker on I-75 hydroplaned, moved to the left, and hit the guardrail in the center median. After hitting the guardrail, the passenger vehicle traveled back across the highway to the right-hand shoulder. FHP did not provide any information about the occupants of this car.

All three semi trucks were traveling southbound behind the passenger vehicle. Reacting to the passenger vehicle’s path across the highway, the driver of the first semi quickly moved from the right lane to the center lane, causing a series of collisions between the three semi trucks and blocking all the lanes in the southbound direction.

All lanes were cleared and reopened at about 2:35 p.m.

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