I-75 crash sends 5 Lake City residents to hospital

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The Florida Highway Patrol responded to a crash on I-75 southbound on Monday that injured five people. (File Photo by Hernando Sorzano/Shutterstock)
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Five Lake City residents, including four children, were hospitalized Monday afternoon following a wreck on southbound I-75, according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP).

The driver and four passengers, including a 7-month-old girl, are in serious condition at UF Shands, according to the FHP, which responded to the single-vehicle crash. 

According to FHP’s report, the driver, 29, lost control of a 2004 Ford SUV after a rear tire blew out. The SUV travelled onto the shoulder, overturning multiple times and ejecting a passenger.

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Besides the 7-month-old, the other three passengers, all female, included an 11-, 7- and 5-year-old.

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