Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a wrong-way crash that happened on I-75 overnight and left two people seriously injured.
Troopers say a Lexus IS sedan, was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of I-75, south of SR-56. Near Milepost 272, around 3:42 a.m.
According to Florida Highway Patrol, the Lexus, driven by a 21-year-old Wesley Chapel man, collided head-on with a Chevy Colorado, traveling northbound in the inside lane.
After the initial impact, the Chevy rotated into the median and caught fire, while the Lexus traveled into the center lane.
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Once in the center lane, the Lexus collided nearly head-on with a Hyundai Santa Fe before coming to stop.
The drivers of the Lexus, a 21-year-old man from Wesley Chapel, and Chevy, a 37-year-old man from Wesley Chapel, suffered serious injury as a result of the crash.
Troopers say the driver of the Santa Fe, a 36-year-old Zephyrhills woman, was uninjured.
It is unknown where the Lexus driver began traveling in the wrong direction, and impairment is suspected.
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