I was on my way home from my companies Lake Mary, FL office and sat at a stand still on I-4 for about 45 minutes. Come to find out the wreck had completely closed off the eastbound lanes. Here is the story that I found. It was crazy, the “tractor-trailor” as they called it, was completely totaled. I guess wrecks like this in Florida are common? Crazyness.

Quoted from Wesh

“A fatal crash on Interstate 4 near the Longwood rest area has closed the eastbound side of the highway on Tuesday night.

Officials said the crash involves a tractor-trailer and a pickup truck. The pickup truck rolled over.

One person is dead and there are multiple patients with minor injuries, officials said.

The Florida Highway Patrol cannot reopen the roadway until it is sanded down due to a fuel spill.”

Why on earth do they do this? They have no names, no details. so do they do this to make people wonder if it is someone they know? Now scared that someone they know could be in the accident? I do hope the women involved in the accident are okay. I really do. I can’t help but think about the spoofs they do on saturday night live when the news anchor comes on and says “is your child in danger of eating this deadly food? more details after the commercial… and they continue to do this through the whole show with more and more sensational stories. It isn’t funny by any means- but it is what the news appears to do. They never give all the details just keep you hanging on the edge.

Quote from Herald Tribune

Two women were injured when the car they were in struck a tree on U.S. 41 near Bayfront Park at 6 p.m. today.

Sarasota Police officers who responded to the crash offered few details. 

At least two people were in the white convertible car that hit a tree. One woman was flown to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg. Another woman was trapped in the car and had to be removed by emergency crews. 

She was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

Crazy day! So I get to work after what happend this morning. And I look out of the window and see police cars and ambulances every where. Then not about 10 minutes later 2 helicopters go over and start life lining people from I-75 South Bound. Come to find out there was a fatal car accident at exit 208. Could this day get any crazier?!

Quote from Herald Tribune

“The Florida Highway Patrol is reporting a fatal vehicle crash with other injuries that is blocking the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 near mile marker 208, just north of Bee Ridge Road.

The northbound lanes are open.

Officials say the crash included an overturned car and was reported at 3:10 p.m. It involved one fatality and other injuries, though the total number is not yet known.

The names of the victims have not yet been released pending notification of next of kin.”