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RV Crashes On I-75 In Sarasota County After Tire Blowout: FHP

The RV's passenger, a 44-year-old Ohio woman, was seriously in the crash and was airlifted to Sarasota Memorial Hospital, FHP said.

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The RV’s passenger, a 44-year-old Ohio woman, was seriously in the crash and was airlifted to Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Florida Highway Patrol said.
The RV’s passenger, a 44-year-old Ohio woman, was seriously in the crash and was airlifted to Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Florida Highway Patrol said. (Courtesy of Florida Highway Patrol)

NORTH PORT, FL — An RV crashed on Interstate 75 in North Port Wednesday morning after a tire blowout, Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release.

The RV, driven by a 49-year-old Ohio man, was heading north on I-75, approaching the Toledo Blade exit ramp at mile marker 179, around 11:20 a.m. when its front right tire blew.

The blowout caused the RV to drive into the grassy shoulder, hitting a pine tree with its right side, FHP said. It came to a stop against the tree line and shrubbery in the shoulder.

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It had a motorcycle attached to its rear and was towing a Jeep SUV at the time of the accident.

The passenger, a 44-year-old Ohio woman, was seriously injured in the crash and was airlifted to Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

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