Interstate 75 reopens in Ruskin after crash closes all northbound lanes

All lanes of Interstate 75 have been reopened after a traffic crash involving a semi near mile marker 261 in Ruskin halted northbound traffic early Tuesday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Just before 1 p.m. Tuesday, a Treasure Island woman was heading north in the inside lane of I-75 and looked down at her phone to change the radio station when she drove off the road onto the shoulder, according to a crash report. When she tried to get back into lane, she over corrected and slammed into a Bradenton man driving an Artic Air Services F-150 with a trailer in tow.

The Arctic Air Services employee then lost control of the pickup truck and went onto the outside shoulder before crossing back into the path of a semi-truck. The semi-truck, driven by a Sarasota man, slammed into the side of the F-150, pushing it forward and causing it to flip onto its side.

The Bradenton man was injured in the crash.

The Treasure Island woman was cited for careless driving.

This story was originally published September 5, 2017 at 2:58 PM with the headline "Interstate 75 reopens in Ruskin after crash closes all northbound lanes."