4 Killed In I-75 Crash In Hillsborough County: FL Highway Patrol

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL — Four people are dead following a Thursday afternoon two-vehicle crash on I-75 just north of the Selmon Expressway, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release.

Two pickup trucks were traveling south on I-75 when a truck driven by a 36-year-old Clearwater man tried to change lanes and hit the other truck around 3 p.m. The collision caused both trucks to rotate on the interstate.

The truck changing lanes overturned as it entered the grassy median and all four occupants were ejected, FHP said.

The driver and two passengers — a 34-year-old woman and 12-year-old boy, both from Clearwater — died from their injuries.

A fourth passenger, a 14-year-old Texas boy, also later died from his injuries, FHP said.

None of the four victims were wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

The second truck, driven by a 30-year-old South Carolina man, came to a controlled stop in the inside emergency lane. The driver and his passengers, a 4-year-old boy and 3-year-old girl, also from South Carolina, were uninjured in the crash.