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Female pedestrian hit, killed by car on I-75

A 22-year-old Tampa woman was killed when she was hit by a vehicle on Interstate 75 Thursday.

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Kerry Rose Ruiz was pronounced dead at the scene midway between State Road 52 and SR 54 about 3:25 p.m., Florida Highway Patrol troopers reported. Troopers said Ruiz had parked at the side of the interstate when she ran into the path of a northbound vehicle, which hit her.

Troopers said no charges will be filed against the driver, Sarmad Joseph Jamil, 36, of Gilbert, Ariz.

WESLEY CHAPEL

Female pedestrian hit, killed by car on I-75

A 22-year-old Tampa woman was killed when she was hit by a vehicle on Interstate 75 Thursday.

Related News/Archive

• Two crashes close down both directions of I-75 in Pasco
  

  10 Months Ago

• Tampa Bay area has a long history of violent, heinous crimes
  

  More than a Year ago

• I-75 northbound shut down by wreck near State Road 56
  

  More than a Year ago

• Tampa Bay area roads turn deadly with pair of triple-fatality crashes
  

  More than a Year ago

• Four dead, one badly hurt in crash near Spring Hill
  

  10 Months Ago

Kerry Rose Ruiz was pronounced dead at the scene midway between State Road 52 and SR 54 about 3:25 p.m., Florida Highway Patrol troopers reported. Troopers said Ruiz had parked at the side of the interstate when she ran into the path of a northbound vehicle, which hit her.

Troopers said no charges will be filed against the driver, Sarmad Joseph Jamil, 36, of Gilbert, Ariz.

Update (6:40 p.m.):

Interstate 75 was re-opened at 6:20 p.m. Florida Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate the fatal crash.

Earlier:

Motorists heading north on Interstate 75 this afternoon might want to get off a little early if their route takes them near the State Road 54 exit.

A fatal crash in Pasco County has forced the closing of the northbound lanes this afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

An adult woman was struck by a northbound vehicle near milepost 282 around 3:30 p.m. today, May 23, Sgt. Steve Gaskins wrote in an email to media. The woman died at the scene of the crash.

There were no other injuries reported and the pedestrian’s name hasn’t been released at this time. Gaskins said the northbound lanes may be closed until 6 p.m.

Northbound drivers are being diverted off the interstate at State Road 54.

Stay with Patch for updates as they become available.

A female pedestrian was struck and killed this afternoon on Interstate 75 in Pasco County, and the accident closed the northbound lanes past State Road 54 for a several hours, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

About 3:30 p.m., Kerry Rose Ruiz, 22, of Tampa was standing at the right front of her vehicle, which was parked with its hazard flashing lights activated, facing north on the east shoulder of I-75, FHP said. For an unknown reason, she ran into the path of a 2012 Isuzu NPR driven by Sarmad Joseph Jamil, 36, of Gilbert, Ariz., FHP said. The Isuzu was towing a boat at the time.

Jamil tried to avoid striking Ruiz, but was unable to, FHP said, and the Isuzu also struck the right side of a 2009 Acura TSX driven by Ashley Fields, 26, of Largo.

Ruiz died at the scene, FHP said.

Neither Jamil nor Fields were injured, FHP said. No charges have been filed, and an investigation is continuing.

I-75 was reopened about 6:20 p.m.

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A pedestrian was killed on northbound Interstate 75 in Wesley Chapel Thursday afternoon.

According to reports, a woman was struck by a northbound vehicle near the 282 milepost around 3:30 p.m. She died at the scene.

No other injuries were reported.

The northbound lanes of I-75 were closed but have since reopened.

The three Immokalee victims who died in a January crash on Alligator Alley weren’t wearing seat belts when their car plunged into a canal, Florida Highway Patrol investigators said in a newly released report.

Cecilia Douglas, 33, and her two daughters, Madison, 4, and Rylee, 3, died after a morning crash near mile marker 88 of Interstate 75. Investigators said Douglass rear-ended a vehicle in front of her, causing her 2005 Lexus sedan to crash through a pole and into a canal.

Investigators couldn’t determine what caused the crash, though witnesses noted light fog in the area. Survivors of the other vehicle said they were traveling at about 60 mph at the time of the crash. The report also noted that Cecelia Douglas “often drove at a high rate of speed and did not wear a seat belt.”

While the report doesn’t state whether seat belts would have saved the Douglas’, it notes that the failure to wear them “may have rendered (Cecilia Douglass) incapable of taking appropriate action” after the crash. An autopsy found Cecilia Douglas died of blunt force trauma and drowning. Autopsies weren’t performed on the two children.

The crash came under scrutiny after investigators found the Douglas’ crashed through a

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Wesley Chapel, Florida — The Florida Highway Patrol reported the sad news that the driver of a car that crashed into a dump truck on Interstate 75 near State Road 56 has died.

Troopers say 61-year-old John Porter, of Wesley Chapel, passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital around 12:30 Tuesday afternoon. Both of his passengers — his wife Mary Ann and their 3-year-old granddaughter — are in serious condition at the same hospital.

Troopers say the Hyundai was heading south on I-75 in the outside center lane, just south of SR 56, when a dump truck that had stopped on the shoulder pulled out into the car’s path. The front of the car rear-ended the dump truck, causing it to deflect to the inside paved shoulder where it then crashed into the barrier.

PHOTOS: Dump truck vs. car crash on I-75 SB

The driver of the dump truck was not injured

A 61-year-old Wesley Chapel man is dead while his wife and granddaughter are in serious condition following a crash on southbound Interstate 75 near State Road 56 Tuesday morning.

The accident happened around 10:42 a.m. May 21 as a 2012 Hyundai driven by John Porter, 61, of Wesley Chapel was heading southbound on the interstate’s outside center lane, just south of State Road 56. A dump truck driven by Cristobal Cepero, 49, of Tampa was hauling a load of dirt in the construction zone at the same time, a Florida Highway Patrol media release said.

Cepero exited the paved shoulder in an attempt to enter the southbound traffic lanes. When he did, his truck merged “directly into the path” of Porter’s vehicle.

John Porter died at St. Joseph’s Hospital from injuries sustained in the crash. His wife, Mary, 58, and their 3-year-old granddaughter Natalia Gracie Muncy were airlifted to St. Joseph’s and are in serious condition, according to Sgt. Steve Gaskins of the highway patrol.

Cepero was uninjured in the crash, Gaskins said.

An investigation into the crash continues and charges are pending.

The wreck closed southbound I-75 for two hours.

A 61-year-old Wesley Chapel man is dead while his wife and granddaughter are in serious condition following a crash on southbound Interstate 75 near State Road 56 Tuesday morning.

The accident happened around 10:42 a.m. May 21 as a 2012 Hyundai driven by John Porter, 61, of Wesley Chapel was heading southbound on the interstate’s outside center lane, just south of State Road 56. A dump truck driven by Cristobal Cepero, 49, of Tampa was hauling a load of dirt in the construction zone at the same time, a Florida Highway Patrol media release said.

Cepero exited the paved shoulder in an attempt to enter the southbound traffic lanes. When he did, his truck merged “directly into the path” of Porter’s vehicle.

John Porter died at St. Joseph’s Hospital from injuries sustained in the crash. His wife, Mary, 58, and their 3-year-old granddaughter Natalia Gracie Muncy were airlifted to St. Joseph’s and are in serious condition, according to Sgt. Steve Gaskins of the highway patrol.

Cepero was uninjured in the crash, Gaskins said.

An investigation into the crash continues and charges are pending.

The wreck closed southbound I-75 for two hours, Gaskins said.

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A dump truck pulled into speeding traffic on I-75 this morning, causing a crash that killed a Wesley Chapel man and left his wife and granddaughter badly injured.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol,  John Conrad Porter was heading south in a construction zone on I-75 when the truck pulled into the traffic lanes from the work zone right in front of Porter’s Hyundai.  The sedan slammed into the back of the truck near the S.R. 56 exit.

Porter and his wife, along with their 3-year-old granddaughter, were airlifted to St. Joseph’s Hospital.  Porter, 61, died from his injuries.  His 59-year-old wife remains in critical condition while the toddler was last listed in serious condition.

The driver of the pickup truck, meanwhile, was not hurt.  Troopers say charges are pending against Cristobal L. Cepero, 50.