Parrish man dies after tractor-trailer U-turn crash on I-75, troopers say

A Parrish man has died after a tractor-trailer attempted an illegal U-turn to get around traffic on Interstate 75, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

On Monday afternoon, a tractor-trailer, driven by Julio Dones, 45, was stuck in slow-moving traffic on I-75, troopers say. Near the Hillsborough and Manatee County line, Dones attempted to perform a U-turn onto the southbound portion of the interstate to bypass traffic, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

While performing the U-turn, Dones entered the path of a Toyota Corolla driven by a 28-year-old Parrish man, and the vehicles crashed, troopers say . The Parrish man was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries, according to a news release .

In an update Wednesday evening, troopers announced that Parrish man died from his injuries.

Dones has been arrested and transported to Hillsborough County Jail on charges of reckless driving involving serious injury.

The Florida Highway Patrol asks anyone who witnessed the crash to contact them by dialing *347.