Two commercial truck drivers were injured Thursday morning, November 5, 2026, when a cement mixer and a semitrailer crashed on Interstate 75 along Alligator Alley in Collier County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol and local reporting. The crash happened in the southbound lanes at mile marker 63, on the stretch of I-75 that connects the Fort Lauderdale and Miami area with Florida’s Gulf Coast.

The Florida Highway Patrol announced the crash at about 9:45 a.m. on November 5. Traffic backed up for about two miles in both directions, and the road was blocked in both directions until just before 3 p.m. By 3:30 p.m., authorities had lifted the roadblock, although traffic remained congested. Live cameras near mile marker 63 showed southbound drivers using the median to turn around and take a detour. NBC2 and Gulf Coast News reported that a semitruck crossed the median and crashed into a concrete truck, that both drivers were injured, and that the interstate was shut down in the area for hours. The wreck was one of four crashes reported across a four-mile stretch of I-75 in the span of four hours that morning, the Naples Daily News reported. Authorities are investigating, and officials have not announced a cause. Source: Naples Daily News, November 5, 2026, reporting Florida Highway Patrol information, with additional reporting by NBC2 and Gulf Coast News.

Why Truck Crashes Demand Fast Evidence Work

A crash between two commercial trucks is not investigated like an ordinary fender-bender. Commercial vehicles carry evidence that can disappear quickly: electronic logging device records, dash-camera video, dispatch messages, maintenance and inspection records, and data recorded by the truck itself. Companies and insurers begin their own investigation right away, and vehicles are often repaired and returned to service, which can change or erase what the physical evidence would have shown.

If you are involved in a crash with a commercial truck, get medical care first and call law enforcement so the crash is documented. If you can do so safely, take photos of the vehicles, the roadway, and any company name or identifying numbers on the truck and trailer, and save any dashcam video. Keep your own records of treatment and time missed from work, and be cautious about giving a recorded statement to a trucking company’s insurer before you understand how it may be used. Acting quickly to preserve records and video can matter, because some of that material is held by the trucking company, not by you.

Medical Care, Insurance, and Fault in Florida

Get medical care promptly after any serious crash, even if you feel only sore at first, and keep follow-up appointments. Florida personal injury protection, often called PIP, can pay a portion of medical bills and lost wages regardless of fault in many crashes involving a motor vehicle, but treatment generally must begin within 14 days for PIP benefits to apply. Commercial truck crashes can involve several layers of insurance, and which policies respond is not always clear while an investigation is still open.

Florida follows modified comparative negligence: a recovery is reduced by the claimant’s percentage of fault, and it is barred entirely if the claimant is found more than 50% at fault. An early news summary is not a final decision about fault or about any person’s claim.

If you were injured in this Alligator Alley incident or another serious truck crash in South Florida, Tacher Law offers a free consultation. Call +1 (305) 644-2211 or reach us through our contact page.

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