Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on State Road 31 in Charlotte County, Florida.
What Happened: A tractor-trailer allegedly struck a vehicle that had collided with another car when it may have swerved to avoid wildlife in the road.
Participants:
- Driver of car
- Passenger in car
- Driver of second car
- Driver of tractor-trailer
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Driver of car, killed
- Passenger in car, 55, injured
Details:
On or about Monday, December 6th, 2021, around 5:40 in the morning, an accident between a passenger vehicle and a tractor-trailer left one man dead and sent a 55-year-old man to the hospital. Representatives from the FHP said the accident was reported along State Road 31 in Charlotte County, Florida.
Florida Highway Patrol representatives said one as-of-yet unidentified person was killed and an as-of-yet unidentified 55-year-old man was injured when the car they were in was allegedly struck by a tractor-after a previous collision while attempting to avoid a hog in the roadway of SR 31. Emergency responders pronounced the driver of the car dead, while a passenger was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries.
According to Google Maps, Charlotte County is about 107 miles south of Tampa.
Officials are still working to pin down the circumstances surrounding the collision.