3 dead, 2 injured in I-75 crash in Sarasota County
Courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say three people are dead and two people are injured after a crash involving multiple vehicles on Interstate 75 in Sarasota County.
According to Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Gregory Bueno, a semitrailer used to transport cars was one of the vehicles involved in the crash early Sunday.
Bueno said in an email that three people had been killed and two people have been transported from the scene with injuries.
The crash has closed the southbound lanes of the interstate. The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office has issued an advisory warning drivers about traffic congestion due to traffic being rerouted from southbound I-75.