Hillsborough County – At approximately 7:10 p.m. on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, a crash occurred on southbound I-75 near the 269 Milepost involving a BMW sedan and an Amazon tractor-trailer. This is just south of Bruce B. Downs Boulevard.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the BMW, driven by an 18-year-old Wesley Chapel man, was traveling in the inside lane and operating in a reckless manner. The driver lost control, causing the vehicle to move into the outside center lane and travel under the trailer of the southbound tractor-trailer, driven by a 49-year-old St. Cloud man.
Video of crash released by FHP
The impact caused the tractor-trailer to jackknife and come to rest in the center median, with the BMW pinned beneath the trailer.
No injuries were reported to either driver or to the two 18-year-old Wesley Chapel men who were passengers in the BMW.
The crash remains under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol.
