HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – A strong wind gust is believed to have caused a crash involving a semi and an SUV on Interstate-75 in Hillsborough County on Monday morning.
The Tampa Bay area continued to see high winds Monday from a severe storm system that moved into the area on Sunday.
A Florida Highway Patrol spokesperson said a strong wind gust is believed to have blown a semi-truck from a northbound lane into the southbound lanes of I-75 during the Monday morning commute. It happened near mile marker 259 in the Brandon area. The semi tore up a metal guardrail on the interstate during the crash.
A Range Rover SUV was also blown from the northbound to southbound lanes.
One person was transported to a local hospital.
The Florida Highway Patrol said on Monday morning that a high-wind advisory remains in effect on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.
