SARASOTA – Florida Highway Patrol reported a multi-vehicle crash on northbound Interstate-75 south of Bee Ridge Road resulting in seven people being injured Tuesday afternoon.
The crash began as a 61-year-old man from Lawrenceville Georgia was driving a Nissan sedan traveling north within the left lane. Also traveling in the Nissan were four passengers, including a 45-year-old man from San Jose California, another man from Lawrenceville Georgia, a woman from Maple Louisiana, and a 15-year-old teenager from Maple Louisiana.
Driving in the center lane adjacent to the Nissan sedan was a Mack truck semi driven by a 21-year-old man from Winter Haven Florida with two other passengers, a 22-year-old man from Lake Wales Florida, and a 20-year-old man also from Lake Wales Florida.
Traveling north in the right lane of I-75 next to the Mack Semi was a 38-year-old man from Bradenton driving a Pickup truck.
At 3:40:00 PM, the driver of the Nissan sedan attempted to change lanes moving from the left lane into the center lane, however, the report states that the driver “failed to make sure the center lane was clear before changing lanes”. This action resulted in the front right portion of the Nissan slamming into the left side of the Mack Truck. The force of the crash caused the Mack Truck to swerve to the right and crash into the pickup truck driven by the man from Bradenton, the right front of the Mack Truck colliding with the left front of the pickup.
All told seven people sustained minor injuries in the chain-reaction crash. Those injured included both the driver and several passengers of the Nissan sedan, including the 15-year-old girl from Lawrenceville GA, and the 45-year-old man from San Jose California.
All three of the occupants of the Mack Truck sustained minor injuries during the accident. The man from Bradenton also sustained minor injuries in the crash.
Fortunately, according to the report, all parties involved in the crash had been wearing seat belts at the time of the collision.
FHP has stated that the crash remains under investigation.
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