Mess on northbound I-75 in Sarasota County

CREATED Sep. 18, 2012

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SARASOTA, Fla. - A dump truck crashed this morning forcing a shutdown of I-75 at mile marker 200 in Sarasota County. 

The truck blew out its right front tire causing the driver to lose control of his vehicle.

The dump truck went into spin and overturned coming to rest in the right hand lane.  The truck spilled its full load of gravel across the highway, damaging the roadway.

The center and right lanes will remain closed until about 5 p.m. will the road is repaired.