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Tag Archives: I-75 Crash
I-75 signage on Payne’s Prairie still months away
By Alexys Martinez on August 30th, 2012 | Last updated: December 7, 2012 at 9:41 pm
WUFT reports on the area of Gainesville near Paynes Prairie, where several people died earlier this year, and changes that have been made to prevent another tragedy.
In the wake of I-75 tragedy motorists will soon see improved signage
By Front Page Edition on April 26th, 2012 | Last updated: November 27, 2012 at 11:11 am
By Donna Green-Townsend – WUFT-FM In the weeks following the January I-75 tragedy that left 11 people dead, Republican State Representative Keith Perry from District 22 pushed lawmakers for improved signage along the interstate. Perry says the accidents that occured during [...]
First responders of I-75 tragedy honored at ceremony
By Front Page Edition on April 13th, 2012 | Last updated: October 4, 2012 at 2:51 pm
By Kelsey Diaz – WUFT-FM The actions of medical staff and professionals who assisted during the fatal I-75 crashes in January are being commemorated this week. Alachua County Sheriff Sadie Darnell hosted a ceremony yesterday to honor medical staff and [...]
Names of last three victims from I-75 crash released
By Front Page Edition on February 3rd, 2012 | Last updated: September 10, 2012 at 10:27 am
By WUFT-FM Staff The Florida Highway Patrol has released the names of the last three victims from this past Sunday’s deadly Interstate 75 pile-up. Investigators says it was a family of three from Pensacola. According to a family member with knowledge [...]
11th victim discovered in I-75 crash
By WUFT News on January 31st, 2012 | Last updated: January 31, 2012 at 11:18 pm
Alachua County medical examiners have discovered the remains of a third victim in one of vehicles involved in Sunday’s I-75 accident near Paynes Prarie, according to a release from the Florida Highway Patrol this evening. This brings the tally of [...]
Emotional trauma suffered by first responders at I-75 crash
By Front Page Edition on January 31st, 2012 | Last updated: January 31, 2012 at 8:19 pm
By Katiana Krawchenko – WUFT-FM Not only did this weekend’s horrifying crash cause emotional trauma for those who were involved in it, the pain extends to the first emergency responders on the scene. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Katiana Krawchenko reports the stress of it all [...]
Santa Fe student among casualties in Sunday’s I-75 crash
By Maria Tridas and Alyssa Averette on January 31st, 2012 | Last updated: March 28, 2013 at 4:57 pm
The Santa Fe College Fine Arts department has identified one of the victims in the crash Sunday along I-75 as former student, Christie Nguyen. Nguyen, 27, earned two associate degrees in business administration, and two additional vocational certificates in business [...]
‘It was like waking up from a bad dream’ – An I-75 crash survivor recounts his story
By Katiana Krawchenko on January 30th, 2012 | Last updated: March 28, 2013 at 4:57 pm
WUFT-TV’s First at Five talks with one of the survivors of the I-75 crash on Sunday, Steven Camp.
While forestry crews fight muck fire, others recall night of crash
By Front Page Edition on January 30th, 2012 | Last updated: February 1, 2012 at 12:24 pm
By WUFT News Staff (Jillian Baach, Stephanie Denardo, Chris Gilmore, Donna Green-Townsend, Jordan Matich and Bailey Myers) Though traffic is flowing in both the north and southbound lanes of I-75, law enforcement officials continue their investigation into the multiple-vehicle crash [...]
Footage shows fire and smoke still dangerous on area highways
By Front Page Edition on January 30th, 2012 | Last updated: February 1, 2012 at 12:34 pm
Video and a photo gallery from the aftermath of Sunday’s deadly multi-vehicle crash on I-75.
