WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. — All southbound lanes of I-75 were closed at CR-54 in Wesley Chapel Friday morning after a woman died in a multi-vehicle crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP)
Officials said the crash happened at around 2:40 a.m. on July 10 in the southbound lanes of I-75 near mile marker 279.
The report said an Acura sedan, driven by a 55-year-old Gainesville woman, was traveling south in the center lane behind a Toyota Camry driven by a 34-year-old Tampa man.
FHP said a tractor-trailer, driven by a 27-year-old Kentucky man, was in the outside lane.
Traffic stopped for an unrelated crash near mile marker 279, causing the Camry and the tractor-trailer to stop, per FHP.
Officials said the Acura failed to stop, hit the back of the Camry, then continued forward and struck the back of the tractor-trailer.
The Acura driver suffered fatal injuries at the scene of the crash. FHP said the Camry and tractor-trailer drivers were uninjured.
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