I-75 near Micanopy blocked for hours after semi overturns, spilling drywall, fuel on highway

Austin L. Miller, Ocala Star-Banner
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A section of Interstate 75 was blocked for hours Tuesday after a tractor-trailer overturned and spilled its load over the highway, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.

Troopers said the big rig was carrying drywall when it overturned on northbound I-75 by mile marker 370, which is near Micanopy.

FHP said this semi traveling in Marion County overturned spilling its load on the roadway on Tuesday. No one was injured in the wreckage.
FHP said this semi traveling in Marion County overturned spilling its load on the roadway on Tuesday. No one was injured in the wreckage.

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Law enforcement officials said the semi veered onto the left shoulder and the front left wheel hit the guardrail. The rig and its trailer overturned spilling both fuel and its contents. Officials said the wreckage blocked both the north and southbound lanes.

The crash occurred around 3 p.m. The roadway was re-opened shortly after 9 p.m.

The 45-year-old driver from Jacksonville, Alabama, was wearing his seatbelt and wasn't injured, authorities said.

Contact Austin L. Miller at austin.miller@starbanner.com.

Overturned semi on Interstate 75 in Marion County on Tuesday afternoon.
Overturned semi on Interstate 75 in Marion County on Tuesday afternoon.

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