Clearwater Family Dies In Crash With Semi Truck On I-75 In Pasco

Lutz FL

09 January, 2022

3:32 PM

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PASCO COUNTY, FL — Three people from Clearwater lost their lives on Interstate 75 in Pasco County Saturday night when an SUV collided with a tractor trailer truck. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at 9:53 p.m., a tractor trailer truck driven by a 55-year-old Miami man was headed south in the center lane on I-75 in Pasco. A sports utility vehicle driven by a 57-year-old Clearwater Beach man was headed the same direction in the inside lane. Troopers said the truck driver changed lanes and entered the path of the SUV, which hit the left rear of the truck's trailer. All three people in the SUV were killed at the scene, including a 53-year-old Clearwater woman and a 16-year-old Clearwater boy. The crash closed I-75 in both directions until 4:22 a.m. Sunday.