PASCO COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash in Pasco County that shut down all southbound lanes of I-75 on Saturday night.
According to FHP, all southbound lanes were blocked at MM-284, near San Antonio at around 10:30 p.m.
FHP said a sedan carrying three adults and one minor from Jacksonville changed lanes ‘at high speed’ and lost control. It rotated across the roadway and hit the back of another sedan before catching fire.
The second sedan was sent barreling towards the shoulder, where it overturned before coming to a stop. The driver, a 31-year-old man from Marianna, sustained minor injuries.
As for the first sedan, the 19-year-old male driver and 20-year-old female passenger sustained minor injuries. The 16-year-old and 19-year-old male passengers were seriously hurt.
All southbound lanes of I-75 reopened at 4:12 p.m.