MANATEE CO., Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said they are looking to identify a driver involved in a fatal multi-vehicle crash on I-75 in Manatee County on Monday morning.
FHP said three vehicles were traveling southbound on I-75, south of the SR-64 junction, just before 6:30 a.m. on April 20.
FHP released a video of the Ford Mustang, driven by an unidentified individual, moving from the left lane to the center lane, colliding with a Chevy Trailblazer.
FHP said the impact caused the Chevy, which was driven by a 63-year-old Palmetto man, to leave the center lane and enter the right lane, directly into the path of a semi-tractor trailer, driven by a 34-year-old New Smyrna man.
The right side of the Chevy collided with the left front side of the semi-tractor trailer, and the semi overturned before coming to a final stop on its top, blocking all southbound lanes of I-75, per the report.
Officials said the Ford stopped momentarily after the collisions, then fled southbound.
The semi-tractor trailer driver was fatally injured in the crash and the Chevy driver suffered minor injuries.
The vehicle that fled is described as a black Ford Mustang with rear louvers and possibly a stick camera on the back, and the driver is described as a man in a grey hoodie with a “stocky build,” per FHP.
Officials ask anyone with information or video of this incident to contact FHP via cellular phone (*FHP) *347, or Crime Stoppers.
This is an ongoing investigation.
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