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A Riverview man was involved in a crash on I-75 while on FaceTime with his spouse and taking photos of an earlier accident involving a jackknifed tractor-trailer, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The 31-year-old man was driving a BMW X3 southbound on I-75 near State Road 60 late Thursday morning.
As he approached the scene of an earlier crash, where a tractor trailer had jackknifed and collided with a guardrail, he slowed to nearly a stop to take pictures or video while on a FaceTime call.
The earlier accident, which occurred around 9 a.m., involved a 45-year-old Ruskin man who lost control of the truck while navigating a curve. Although the truck’s driver was uninjured, the crash caused a fuel leak that blocked several lanes, causing significant delays.
As the Riverview man slowed to capture the scene, a 67-year-old Melbourne Beach woman driving a Dodge Caliber behind him was unable to stop in time, resulting in a rear-end collision.
Both drivers were taken to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.
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Source: wfla
