PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – A Brooksville man sustained serious injuries in a multi-vehicle crash that temporarily shut down southbound lanes of I-75 near mile marker 277 on Wednesday morning.
The accident occurred around 7:45 a.m. when a BMW 330E traveling southbound changed lanes and collided with a tractor-trailer behind it.
The impact sent the BMW into another vehicle, a BMW X7, while the tractor-trailer continued forward, striking a GMC Denali pickup and another tractor-trailer in succession.
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Five drivers were involved in the crash:
- The 43-year-old male driver of the BMW 330E from Wesley Chapel was uninjured.
- The 67-year-old male driver of the first tractor-trailer from Lakeland was uninjured.
- The 46-year-old female driver of the BMW X7 from Odessa was uninjured.
- The 50-year-old male driver of the GMC Denali from Brooksville sustained serious injuries and was transported to a local hospital.
- The 53-year-old male driver of the second tractor-trailer from Lehigh Acres was uninjured.
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The crash caused a major backup on southbound I-75, requiring a full closure of the lanes for over three hours while emergency responders and investigators worked at the scene.
The cause of the initial lane change that triggered the chain-reaction crash is under investigation.
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