PUNTA GORDA — A man was killed when his SUV hit a tractor trailer on Interstate 75 near Punta Gorda on Saturday afternoon, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.
The crash happened at 3 p.m. at the Jones Loop Road exit, the report states.
An unidentified man was driving north in a 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe SUV and approaching the exit ramp, the FHP report states.
The SUV struck a 2023 International semi-tractor trailer that was disabled and pulled off onto the painted “gore area” off the main roadway, according to the report.
A gore area is a triangle area on an on or offramp highway where traffic splits or merges.
The SUV hit the rear of the tractor trailer.
The SUV driver was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, the report states.
The truck driver, a 45-year-old man from St. Cloud, Florida, suffered non-incapacitating injuries, the report states.
The crash is under investigation.