PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – A highway slowdown turned deadly on Interstate 75 in Pasco County when a multi-vehicle collision claimed the life of a Gainesville woman.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the incident occurred in the southbound lanes near Milepost 279. Traffic on the highway had come to a halt due to an unrelated, earlier traffic crash further ahead.
A Toyota Camry, driven by a 34-year-old Tampa man, and a tractor-trailer, driven by a 27-year-old Kentucky man, had both stopped safely in response to the backup. The Camry was positioned in the center lane, while the tractor-trailer was stopped in the outside lane.
An Acura sedan, driven by a 55-year-old Gainesville woman, was traveling southbound in the center lane behind the stopped vehicles. State troopers reported that the driver of the Acura failed to stop, crashing directly into the rear of the Camry. Following that initial impact, the Acura continued forward and struck the back of the tractor-trailer.
The 55-year-old female driver of the Acura sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The drivers of the Toyota Camry and the tractor-trailer were not injured in the crash. The Florida Highway Patrol has not released the names of those involved.
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