Three people were killed in a fiery crash on Dec. 19. Part of I-75 near Wildwood was shut down. A thick fog was covering the area at 4:17 a.m. when the crash occurred on northbound I-75 south of SR 44.
A 22-year-old Dunnellon man was driving a pickup when he “failed to negotiate a curve in the wet, foggy conditions,” according to an accident report from the Florida Highway Patrol. His truck left the roadway, struck a tree and erupted in flames.
The driver, a 20-year-old female passenger from Ocala and a 43-year-old passenger from Ocala died at the scene of the crash. Three other passengers from Ocala were seriously injured.
Portions of I-75 were closed due to the crash, and the roadway did not fully reopen until 9:50 a.m.
