TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida Highway Patrol sergeant expressed concerns about reopening an interstate highway shortly before two massive crashes that killed 11 people.
A report obtained today by The Associated Press says the FHP erred in reopening fogand smoke-shrouded Interstate 75 shortly before the crash in January.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement report, though, said there were no criminal violations.
At least a dozen cars and pickup trucks, six semi-trailer trucks and a motorhome collided in north Florida near Gainesville. Some vehicles burst into flames, making it difficult to identify the victims.
The highway was blanketed with smoke from a wildfire as well as fog.
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