UPDATE: 10:00pm, Friday, January 31
State troopers now say a speeding driver was not wearing a seatbelt when he clipped the back of a semi-tractor trailer and crashed, shutting down I-75 SB for several hours at the Tuckers Grade exit Friday afternoon.
Troopers say the driver, a 28-year-old man from Port Charlotte, was killed. A 42-year-old Miami man in the semi was not hurt.
Troopers say the victim was driving a 2-door Lexus at a high rate of speed.
They say he quote "attempted to make an unsafe lane change from the outside lane into the center lane."
Troopers say the front of the lexus clipped the rear left tire and axle of the semi and overturned in the southbound lanes multiple times.
The driver of the Lexus was ejected from the vehicle and died.
The crash remains under investigation.
UPDATE 4:50 p.m., Friday, January 31
The crash on I-75 has killed one person.
According to FHP, the crash involves a semi-truck and a car.
FHP says it will send more details on Friday evening.
ORIGINAL STORY:
Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash on I-75 near Tuckers Grade. The crash has shut down all southbound lanes.
According to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office, the crash is serious with injuries.
Florida Department of Transportation cameras captured an ambulance leaving the scene around 4:10 p.m.
Delays are expected for the next several hours, CCSO says.
