Interstate Closed after Semi Crash

The southbound lane of Interstate 75 is closed at mile marker 132, after a semi plows through a guardrail. Road managers are working to get the mangled semi removed. In the meantime, they are now dealing with cars running out of gas while waiting on the interstate.

The incident happened around 3:00 Thursday afternoon. Road officials say it was around the same time temperatures were dropping. They say slush and precipitation on the interstate had turned into ice.

Emergency managers say fortunately the driver only suffered minor injuries, but this one of several accidents emergency managers and road crews responded to throughout the day.

"We've been really busy all day, one right after another," says Mike Zeysing with A & Z Towing. "This is the 2nd truck accident. This is as bad as you'll ever see right here. The driver was real lucky."
After cleaning up all these wrecks, Zeysing says he has a solution. Drivers, slow down.
"On the interstate, they don't stop," he says. "They're just driving fast."

Road crews are still working to get the scene cleared on I-75, but with the semi in pieces, road managers say it's taking longer than they expected.

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