Semi driver killed in I-75 crash in Manatee County

UPDATED at 12:45 pm with further particulars.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – A truck driver was killed in a three-vehicle collision on I-75 Monday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol mentioned.

Southbound lanes had been closed for hours as police and fireplace crews labored on the scene close to State Road 64.

Investigators say a Ford Mustang was heading south in the left lane of I-75 at about 6:30 am when it collided with an SUV in the middle lane.

The impression pressured the SUV into the precise lane and into the trail of a semi-trailer.

The semi swerved and overturned onto its proper aspect and got here to last relaxation on its aspect and prime, partially in the grass median and throughout all three southbound lanes of the freeway.

The semi driver, a 34-year-old man from New Smyrna, was killed. The driver of the SUV, a 63-year-old man from Palmetto, sustained minor accidents, troopers mentioned.

The driver of the Mustang stopped momentarily after the collisions, then fled the scene southbound, troopers mentioned.

The automobile was described as a black Ford Mustang with rear louvers and probably a stick digicam on the rear.

The driver was described as a male with a grey hoodie and stocky construct.

The investigation is constant.

Anyone with info or video of this incident can contact the Florida Highway Patrol through cellular telephone (*FHP) *347, or CrimeStoppers.