Gainesville man killed in I-75 crash in Marion County
June 30, 2024
Staff report
OCALA, Fla. – A 27-year-old Gainesville man was killed today when his car hit a disabled semi that was stopped on the outside emergency shoulder of I-75.
According to a release from the Florida Highway Patrol, at about 4:05 p.m., a disabled semi truck was stopped on the outside southbound emergency shoulder near mile marker 359 on I-75, and the Gainesville man was driving a sedan southbound.
For reasons still under investigation, the sedan traveled onto the emergency shoulder and hit the trailer of the semi. The driver of the sedan, who was wearing a seatbelt, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the semi was not injured in the crash.
People looking at their damn phones instead of what’s in front of them. Make Florida a hands free device state now.
Yours Truly — The truth of the matter is you don’t know what happened unless you were there and witnessed it. There’s no need to make judgmental statements. The person is dead.
He sure is dead, very sad and unfortunate. But these comment sections are a most appropriate platform for those who love to speculate like me.
Unfortunately that’s not going to help much. It’s already a “don’t text and drive” and people can’t drive out of their driveways before they start reading their e-mails or reading something.
Enforce the current laws.
True. I love when the idiots at intersections, and you can see many in the residential neighborhoods from a 1/2 mile, sitting at stop signs…sitting…sitting – on their damn phones! Then they pull out in front of you when you’re 50 yards away from them.