Lake City semi driver dies in I-75 accident

Oct 25, 2022 1:21 pm
A Lake City tractor-trailer driver died on Tuesday morning when he ran off I-75 near the Archer exit.
A Lake City tractor-trailer driver died on Tuesday morning when he ran off I-75 near the Archer exit. (Photo by J.C. Derrick)
Photo by J.C. Derrick

A Lake City man died when his flatbed tractor-trailer left I-75 southbound near the Archer exit in Gainesville and crashed into trees on Tuesday morning.

According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) release, a 55-year-old Lake City man was in the outside lane driving southbound on I-75 at 7:50 a.m. when it traveled onto the right shoulder of the freeway. The semi, loaded with shingles, struck the guardrail and traveled down an inclined grass shoulder where it hit several trees.

Emergency responders pronounced the driver dead on scene.

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Debris from Tuesday morning's tractor-trailer accident off I-75 near the Archer exit.
Photo by J.C. Derrick Debris from Tuesday morning’s tractor-trailer accident off I-75 near the Archer exit.
Debris from the tractor-trailer accident off I-75 near the Archer exit from Tuesday morning's accident.
Photo by J.C. Derrick Debris from the tractor-trailer accident off I-75 near the Archer exit from Tuesday morning’s accident.

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    C.J. Gish is the senior editor for Mainstreet Daily News. He is a Pacific Northwest transplant who grew up in Oregon and moved to Florida in 2018. C.J. has spent more than 30 years in media, public relations and marketing, including stints as a newspaper reporter, working at two TV stations (FOX and ABC) in Boise, and as a media specialist for Eastern Oregon University. C.J. enjoys sports, especially the NFL and NBA, and is the father to three amazing adult children. Send story ideas to editor@mainstreetdailynews.com

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