Early Morning Wreck on I-75 Leaves 1 Dead in Gainesville, Florida

Gainesville, FL -- At only a few minutes before 5am, Alachua County Fire Rescue units responded to an accident at the 391 mile marker on I-75 southbound.

Upon arrival, emergency personnel discovered that a Cadillac Escalade had plowed into the back of a flatbed tractor trailer hauling tires. Unfortunately, the entire front end of the Escalade was imbedded beneath the rear of the truck and the driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

This mornings fatal crash comes on the heels of another deadly incident on I-75 that left three people dead less than a month ago.

The cause of the accident is under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol.