Gainesville man killed in I-75 crash in Marion County

Staff report

OCALA, Fla. – A 27-year-old Gainesville man was killed today when his car hit a disabled semi that was stopped on the outside emergency shoulder of I-75.

According to a release from the Florida Highway Patrol, at about 4:05 p.m., a disabled semi truck was stopped on the outside southbound emergency shoulder near mile marker 359 on I-75, and the Gainesville man was driving a sedan southbound.

For reasons still under investigation, the sedan traveled onto the emergency shoulder and hit the trailer of the semi. The driver of the sedan, who was wearing a seatbelt, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the semi was not injured in the crash.

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