1 Dead in I-75 Crash

A 36-year-old Brooksville man is dead following a crash on Interstate 75 just north of State Road 56.

The Florida Highway Patrol says Charles Hostetter, Jr., was heading southbound on I-75 in the outside lane around 6:30 a.m. as two semis were traveling in the same direction in the center lane. One of those trucks was towing a “low-boy” trailer at the time.

Hostetter attempted to move into the center lane and struck the right rear of the trailer being towed by the semi. The impact caused Hostetter’s vehicle to rotate and collide with the other semi.

Michael Hakey, 49, of Fremont, Ind., was driving the semi towing the trailer. He was uninjured in the crash. The second truck was driven by Quintin Travis, 50, of Midwest City, Okla. He was also uninjured.

Hostetter died at the scene, the Highway Patrol said.

The crash closed portions of the Interstate until 10:30 a.m.